Fame, fortune and a free week in a de luxe Auckland inn await the winners of an especially groovy writers residency award ...

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Mario Draghi’s plan for the EU suffers from the same fundamental flaws that hindered the Lisbon Strategy in 2000, argues Dr Oliver Hartwich. Photo: Getty Images Opinion: It was an ambitious plan to ...

Paul Goldsmith was repeatedly called out by the Waitangi Tribunal. Photo: Getty Images Analysis: Seldom have the actions of one Cabinet minister been more thoroughly exposed by a statutory tribunal ...

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The US Federal Reserve hasn't cut interest rates for four years - now speculation of a "jumbo" cut is growing.

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ACC’s dispute resolution service is in chaos, Wellington lawyer Warren Forster says, and the minister needs to fix it ...

'Without regulations, our votes mean little because the government we elect wouldn’t have any power or any leverage over an unregulated corporate sector that would be free to use, accumulate and ...

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As the Government throws back responsibility for everything from water to speed humps, the country's heavily indebted councils face paying more to service their debt. Jonathan Milne reports.