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Govt makes it a lot easier for the rich to get NZ passports
Changes to the Government's business migration scheme will make it easier for rich foreign investors to qualify as investor migrants.
History of Bin Laden's property unveiled
Osama bin Laden's inner circle of trusted friends and family kept his location secret from everyone right until the end.
Daughter: Bin Laden was taken alive
Osama bin Laden's 12-year-old daughter has reportedly told Pakistani investigators that her father was captured alive.
Crucified body found in Korea
The body of a man with his hands and feet nailed to a wooden cross and a crown of thorns on his head was found in an abandoned Korean quarry.
Brian Rudman: Brit fantasy to Hollywood action spin
Week of nostalgia covers antiquated monarchy, yesterday's terrorist and old political battles
'Weak' NZ terror laws worried US
A leaked diplomatic cable shows the US was deeply concerned with "inherent weaknesses" in NZ's terror laws.
Editorial: Bin Laden's death symbolic victory for US
If there is a day that a 'war on terror' can end, it might have been yesterday.
Nintendo vows to fight back with Wii replacement
As the technology for Nintendo's best-selling Wii and DS consoles has aged, sales have slowed significantly.
China: Striding in the steps of Kublai Khan
Pink dragons and magnificent history go side by side at Lanzhou, writes Jim Eagles.
Security forces scramble to find Taleban escapees
Nato and Afghan security forces are trying desperately to round up some of the 475 escaped Taleban prisoners.
Youngest on Hillary's Everest team dies
Sherpa mountaineer Nawang Gombu, the youngest member of the climbing team that first scaled Mount Everest, has died.
NZ SAS prisoners tortured - report
Fresh questions are being raised about New Zealand's elite SAS soldiers and their role in detaining prisoners and then handing them on to other forces who may have tortured them. At least three people, including one child, have reportedly..
Liz Hurley, 'Warnie's' Indian cheerleader (+ photos)
Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....
Outrage as Malaysia sends 'effeminate' boys to anti-gay camp
The Malaysian authorities are at the centre of an increasingly heated row after it emerged that 66 Muslim boys identified by teachers as "effeminate" had been dispatched to a special camp to discourage them from becoming gay.