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Travel gadget: TomTom Start 10
I took the TomTom Start 10 with me to Europe because it's very small and easy to pack.

Venice taxes visitors
Rising sea levels and more frequent winter storms are threatening the city of Venice. City officials are looking at ways of paying for its survival.

Catherine Field: For Italy's young there's no place like home
Sixty per cent of Italians aged 18 to 34 still live with their parents, the highest percentage of young stay-at-homes anywhere in Europe.

Crisis to rival 2008 credit crunch if US debt talks fail
Higher interest rates and an economic shock could be in store for Kiwis if US debt crisis talks fail.

'Beautiful, caring' girl confirmed dead in Norway massacre
The family of a NZ-born girl killed in a Norway terror attack are mourning their "beautiful, caring and vigorous girl"....

Silence observed for Norway victims
Red balloons have released at Parliament this lunchtime, as the New Zealand Labour Party held a commemorative ceremony for those who lost their lives in Norway's bombing and mass shooting.

Joe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economy
Balancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...

Amy Winehouse autopsy results inconclusive, say police
An autopsy on the body of singer Amy Winehouse has revealed no cause of death, according to police officials.

All Blacks: Dangerous Wallabies send warning
The All Blacks have the advantage of player depth over old foe Australia for the World Cup, says former skipper Sean Fitzpatrick.

Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter: The great climate debate
Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter says the global temperature has not risen over the past 13 years.