Act Party rejects Maurice Williamson
Former Act leader Don Brash made an approach to Act president John Thompson recently to ask whether National's Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson could join the party, it has been revealed.
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NZME, APN complete demerger
NZME, APN complete demerger
Newly-listed NZME, publisher of the New Zealand Herald, said it has completed its demerger from Australia's APN News & Media.
MPs behaving badly: melodrama, monkeys and clowns
MPs behaving badly: melodrama, monkeys and clowns
United Future leader Peter Dunne has given up on his annual list of worst-behaved MPs, saying Speaker Lockwood Smith's reign has ushered in a new era of dignity and propriety.
ANZ found to have breached Fair Trading Act
ANZ found to have breached Fair Trading Act
A High Court judge has declared that ANZ Bank breached the Fair Trading Act for misleadingly representing interest rate swaps to some customers.
Heads speak up on 'teacher crisis'
Heads speak up on 'teacher crisis'
Principals at two of Auckland's top high schools have accused education officials of doing nothing to address a "crisis" over a shortage of maths and physics teachers.
NZ business leader; world-leading firm
NZ business leader; world-leading firm
How do we catch up with Australia by 2025? Don't ask Mike Daniell.
Colleges to slash spending
Colleges to slash spending
Financially strapped secondary schools are cutting back on classroom activities, dropping field trips, ditching science experiments and even removing courses after a crackdown on parent donation rules.
Midwife at fault in girl's birth
Midwife at fault in girl's birth
A midwife has been faulted over her care of a woman whose baby girl, her first child, was stillborn.
NZ, Fiji to appoint 'counsellors'
NZ, Fiji to appoint 'counsellors'
New Zealand has begun to rebuild its diplomatic relations with Fiji after a string of tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats, but Foreign Minister Murray McCully has cautioned it will be process of "small steps".
Top Auckland school kicks boys out over images
Top Auckland school kicks boys out over images
Four students have been excluded from one of the country's top schools for taking and sending images that constituted "harassment".
Wild weather on way for parts of NZ
Wild weather on way for parts of NZ
Civil Defence teams are on standby ahead of what's likely to be a wet and windy end of the week for many parts of the country.
Shape up - some clear targets for Goff's pep talk
Shape up - some clear targets for Goff's pep talk
If the past week was National's re-entry to politics this year, with Cabinet resuming, the three strikes policy announced, the tax review out, a Royal visitor to host and an outing to Ratana, it's Labour's turn next.
Intruder sent man tumbling down stairs
Intruder sent man tumbling down stairs
The family of an Auckland building manager are appealing to the public to turn in an intruder who sent Brent Mathieson tumbling 2m down a staircase, breaking multiple bones.
Not enough people to fill tech jobs
Not enough people to fill tech jobs
A Government move to expand technology education in schools doesn't go far enough to develop the specialists the growing sector needs, say industry leaders.
Roth enjoys switch to US TV show
Roth enjoys switch to US TV show
Tim Roth, star of Lie To Me, returns to his second season as Dr Cal Lightman, genius psychologist who deciphers micro-expressions to obtain the truth from veteran criminals.
Cricket: Taylor, Williamson lead NZ to win
Cricket: Taylor, Williamson lead NZ to win
In an indication of the quantum steps one-day international cricket has taken of late, New Zealand had the equivalent of an open wicket practice chasing England's 302 with three wickets and six balls to spare at the Aegas Bowl.
Man shot by police still critical
Man shot by police still critical
A man shot by police in Rotorua yesterday is this morning in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
Murdered girl's mother takes stand
Murdered girl's mother takes stand
Rebecca Templeman told a jury of six men and six women about her frantic search for her daughter on the night of Saturday November 1, 2008, after the 15-year-old failed to respond to text messages.
Cricket: England claim series victory over Black Caps
Cricket: England claim series victory over Black Caps
A career-defining 83 off 60 balls from Jonny Bairstow resuscitated England's hopes and decided the series 3-2 in a rain-interrupted final one-day international against New Zealand.
Stolen car crashes into sex shop
Stolen car crashes into sex shop
Lubricant and porn were strewn among the broken glass from an Auckland sex-shop window destroyed by a stolen car today.