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The Government is taking security at next year's Rugby World Cup very seriously and it will be very different to the way provincial games are handled, Prime Minister John Key says.Today he echoed Friday's criticism by Police Minister...

Most New Zealanders want the Government to lower the drink drive limit for all adult drivers, according to a Motor Trade Association (MTA) poll.Half of the poll's 500 respondents said that the limit should be decreased for all...

The convicted murderer of schoolgirl Karla Cardno has been refused parole.The Parole Board has also made a three year postponement order on Paul Dally, effectively suspending his annual consideration for parole.In its decision,...

MILAN, Italy - David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan.His international career for England is all but over....

Rumours that the Government has decided not to back Auckland's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games will be confirmed or denied later this week, Prime Minister John Key said today.Asked about the rumours, Mr Key said an announcement...

The Government is taking security at next year's Rugby World Cup very seriously and it will be very different to the way provincial games are handled, Prime Minister John Key says.Today he echoed Friday's criticism by Police Minister...

The Government is urging New Zealanders in Fiji to register with the High Commission in Suva as the devastating Cyclone Tomas hits the islands.Prime Minister John Key said today about 450 were registered, but there were likely...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Look closely at the foreigners buzzing around a hospital tent above one of Haiti's biggest earthquake-refugee camps and a face stands out: There, carrying the box of supplies, that's Sean Penn.Now he's...

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada - An avalanche that killed at least two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently unleashed a deadly wall of snow...

The New Zealand sharemarket edged ahead 0.2 per cent today, with mixed movements among the big players.The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 6.01 points to 3231.15, with Telecom down 2c at $2.21 but Fletcher Building up 3c at $8.18...

The New Zealand dollar drifted lower during the day after a morning spike on weekend media reports suggesting Eurozone members had worked out a bailout for Greece.The kiwi, which stood at US69.98c at 5pm on Friday, rose to about...

The prime minister says there has been too much "hysteria" in the media over the issue of mining in conservation areas.Speaking at a post-Cabinet news conference at the Beehive this afternoon, John Key said his message to the...