How Rudd's sorry speech came about
Paul Keating had Don Watson, Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam had Graham Freudenberg and Kevin Rudd has. . . Kevin Rudd....
Bai Ling arrested for shoplifting in LA
Chinese-born actress Bai Ling has been arrested for shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport after a gift shop employee accused her of stealing two magazines and a pack of batteries....
Judge labels spitter 'nasty'
A Taupo man who spat in an Asian teenager's face and told him to "get out of my country" has been labelled as nasty by a judge....
Arrest in Chch teen murder case
There has been an arrest by detectives investigating the death of a 16-year-old whose body was found in a Christchurch park......
Man arrested over assault on dead teen
BREAKING NEWS: A 30-year-old man will appear in court today charged with assaulting Shaun Finnerty, who was found dead in a Riccarton reserve on Wednesday....
Police close in on murder caller
Christchurch police say they are closing in on a man who alerted emergency services to the body of a 16-year-old in a Christchurch park......
No-one sought over double shooting
Two people have died in a double shooting in Southland but police are not looking for anyone else in their inquiry......
Friends believe fatal fire was an accident
Friends drinking with three men only hours before the vineyard workers were killed in a Blenheim house fire believe the blaze was accidental....
Hezbollah threatens Israel at funeral
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with "open war" and accused the Jewish state of killing a top commander who was among the United States' most wanted men......
Friends believe fatal fire was an accident
Friends drinking with three men only hours before the vineyard workers were killed in a Blenheim house fire believe the blaze was accidental....
Tagging crackdown on the way
The fight against tagging gets a boost on Friday with the Prime Minister expected to announce a ban on spray paint sales to under 18 year olds......
Complaint laid against Blue Chip firms
High-profileproperty investor and consultant Olly Newland has laid a complaint with the Commerce Commission alleging breaches of the Fair Trading Act by companies associated with structured residential property investor Blue Chip....
Nia accused want trial venue out of Rotorua
Lawyers for five people accused of the death of Rotorua three-year-old Nia Glassie want the trial to be held outside Rotorua....
Obama takes on rivals over US economic woes
Buoyed by a string of eight consecutive victories, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has bashed rival Hillary Clinton over the ailing US economy and also took aim at Republican front-runner John McCain....
No excuses in Cooper's Canes campaign
Colin Cooper didn't want a bar of it. Plans for a picture to be taken of the Hurricanes coach to highlight the start of the Super 14 were quickly scuppered....
Call to ban union ad campaign
Labour's biggest union ally could be barred from running a big advertising campaign at the next election, after an objection from National-linked blogger David Farrar....