World15 dead in new clashes in southern SyriaSyrian police launched a relentless assault on a neighbourhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in a pre-dawn operation, witnesses said.24 Mar 06:20 AM
WorldSaga of many familiesSimon Sebag Montefiore tells Stephen Jewell about writing ‘the greatest story ever told’ and why the history of Jerusalem is the story of the world.14 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyOil shockHigher fuel prices are likely to mean lower profit margins and lower real wages.11 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMark Lister: How to cut the risks from higher oil pricesMiddle East tension poses a threat to the delicate global recovery.11 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldAll Kiwis now out of Libya - McCullyAll New Zealanders who wanted to leave Libya had now left, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.02 Mar 11:04 PM
LifestyleA Kitchen in TurkeyFood writer Leanne Kitchen has had an enviable career, including writing a new cookbook, which took her to delicious Turkish nooks and crannies.24 Feb 11:00 PM
BDBDEnergyOil, gold prices soar on Libya turmoilInvestors flocked to oil and gold on world markets overnight amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with violence in Libya gathering steam.21 Feb 06:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Terror myth clouds reality of Egypt revolutionThere is also nothing moderate about a government instituting a system of torture against political dissidents.21 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldLibyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reportsLibya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.21 Feb 04:13 AM
WorldGaddafi's son warns of civil warThe son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.21 Feb 01:40 AM
New ZealandMiddle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professorThe wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.21 Feb 12:59 AM
New ZealandDubai love trio deny sex chargesA high-flying banker from NZ has denied having sex with two women caught in a love triangle that went violently wrong.17 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldPower of brutality and its limitsLessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.17 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldGaddafi sweats as protest fever reaches LibyaClashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of people injured in Libya today.16 Feb 08:40 PM