Pope arrives in Israel calling for two-state solution; Next week's Obama-Netanyahu talks previewed; Japanese Opposition leader resigns; hundreds of thousands flee Swat Valley; and more
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National News Brief, Monday March 23
Just "one or two" companies on board for nine-day fortnight; government to allow workers to cash in fourth week's leave; Kiwis believe in climate change; and Dunedin has a new mall
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday March 20
Roads, roads and roads: what's in and what's out as the government announces seven "roads of national significance"; three strikes law could breach international law; police leave camera behind during raid; and a Kiwi drill solves global warming puzzle
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, March 19
PM: Donate your tax cut to charity; more sensitive documents left with gang members; stem cell trial in New Zealand; cancer treatment times (or health boards) to be slashed; 1080 drop in Wellington water catchment; woman gives birth on plane then leaves baby on board
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday March 18
Investigation clears police of Wallace shooting but recommends drug test; Housing New Zealand manager flees home after Mob threats; high country could again be for sale to foreign owners; no trains for World Cup; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday March 17
$1 billion boost for roads; TVNZ to cut 90 jobs; unions say fire foreign workers first; anti-terror squad recruitment begins; no more spying on MPs; 15-year-old secret revealed at Bain trial
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 16
KiwiRail could buy commuter trains; warnings in new bullying report; government to reform overseas investment rules; ACT abandons party whips; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, March 13
Auckland regional fuel tax could be scrapped; the spoils of Rugby World Cup shared out; Bollard unlikely to cut much more from OCR; Graeme Hunt now Australasia's richest man; Crown says Bain's fit a fake; temporary jobs abound in Southland
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, March 12
Super fund contributions could be reduced; workers to get just $62.50 on the tenth day; OCR to fall again today; are the National Front targeting school kids?; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, March 11
Ports of Auckland could be privatised; Government ditches green schemes; police investigation of Bain murders under scrutiny; agricultural "super-university" proposed; Auckland and Wellington now cheaper to live in; national cycleway gets the tick
Read MoreNati0nal News Brief, Tuesday March 10
ACC boss sacked; private prisons to return; Corrections CEO keeps his job despite minister's lack of confidence; Don McKinnon knighted by the Queen; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 9
Private companies to run prisons; house prices to fall further; ACC chairman to lose job; backdated knighthoods on offer; drivers would use biofuel if cheaper; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday March 6
David Bain trial begins; gang members carry concealed weapons; Ngai Tahu charging eelers; ACC entitlements to be cut; new political programme; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, March 5
ACC entitlements to be cut; Aussie-owned NZ banks among world's safest; Black Caps tour canned; Pacific Brands closes factories; $50 million Dunedin windfarm project stalled; how to treat stings and bites
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, March 4
New Zealand cricket tour to Pakistan in doubt after terror attack; National plans "significant changes" to ACC; government backs away from nine-day fortnight; Avondale teacher stabbed by pupil; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday March 3
KiwiRail to build $40m carriages in Dunedin, buy locos in China; first government-insured finance company fails; common border for New Zealand and Australia?; Bluff oyster season begins; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 2
Proposed $60 million spend to boost tourism; police called to schools to deal with unruly students; sharp rise in newborns taken into CYF care; three-strikes law could breach human rights; drinking age to be reviewed; Arthur Allan Thomas joins Bain support camp
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, February 27
Job summit begins with help expected for apprentices and relocation; PM refuses to guarantee tax cuts; boot camps "worst sentence" says judge; pay keeps Kiwis overseas; Lonely Dog Hollywood-bound; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday February 26
Now is the time to buy a house; surgical super-hubs planned; pilots' union member joins Airbus investigation team; crime-stopping phone-line talks begin; identity fraudsters could be responsible for missing passports; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, February 25
Air NZ crash report: too low, too slow; 20 percent of workers fear for their jobs; Kiwi troops to stay in Afghanistan another year; Otago toga parade turns ugly; and more
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