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Activist keen to go head to head with protesters
Exiled Chinese Muslim leader Rebiya Kadeer says she wants to "meet with the enemy" during her New Zealand visit.

No trouble borrowing $40b, says English
Bill English is confident New Zealand would have no trouble raising a loan of $40 million.

Nats MP Melissa Lee under investigation - report
National MP Melissa Lee is reportedly under investigation over the way her television production company used taxpayer funds.

Critics vocal on Obama's peace prize
US President Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize has generated much praise as well consternation around the world.

Turning Japanese with perfect timing
At the age of 38, Tim Williams already has a CV that would make Sir Richard Branson proud.

US may buy NZ skyhawks, reverse military training ban
The US says a military training ban with NZ, put in place over our anti-nuclear stance is absurd and should be reviewed.

Hong Kong: The animals went in two by two
Graham Reid finds a refuge of biblical proportions in Hong Kong.

Air NZ chief blasts climate change 'circus'
Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe has lashed out at dithering over cutting emissions, described climate talks as a 'bureaucratic circus'.

Key silent on meeting with Dalai Lama
Two months after sending John Key an invitation to meet the Dalai Lama, organisers of the Buddhist leader's NZ visit say they have not received a response.