Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - Maverick Maori MP Hone Harawira says while some may think he has had a bad year he's happy with what his party achieved.

Wellington, Nov 23 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key heads to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm).

Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - Prince William may visit New Zealand next year, but Prime Minister John Key will neither confirm nor deny. British newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported the trip -- which would be his first official visit on behalf of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.

The 70th anniversary of the commencement of the Second World War should make us think of the sacrifices made long ago and yet how all unnecessary they were from an historical perspective.

Over the New Year's weekend, a Research New Zealand poll disclosed that a growing number of New Zealanders are wanting to do away with the monarchy.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - Parliament's 122 MPs were sworn in today, 35 of them for the first time.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is to meet the Queen next Tuesday. Mr Key flies to Peru today for an APEC meeting on the economy. He is heading on to Britain to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other politicians.