Helen Clark News

The life of Brian . . . Otago University students Simon Rankin and Brendon Harper made the news this year with Brian, their pet kune kune pig.

John Key and his family are off to Hawaii for the holidays, but he says Kiwis staying at home should 'enjoy the best' of NZ.

Prime Minister John Key has embraced the silly season with a wobbly performance of Snoopy's Christmas on The Edge radio station.

John Key seems to be channelling Helen Clark's spirit as he tackles Labour head on.

China can become a powerful force to help developing nations fight both climate change and poverty with low-cost exports of wind or solar technologies, the head of the U.N. Development Programme said.

Alex Salmond has been accused of needing a a oereality checka over the Scottish Governmenta s efforts to tackle climate change.

Monday, 14 December 2009, 11:24 am Press Release: Air New Zealand Final few hours of Air New Zealand's "Kids at Christmas" Charity Auction Air New Zealand's "Kids at Christmas" charity auction only has a few hours to go and there are over 12,000 New Zealanders watching the online auction to get some great last minute deals and some fantastic ...

The National Party is down but still well ahead in the latest TV3 opinion poll. These latest numbers have National's support among voters down almost 5 points to just over 55 percent.

The rich nations have less to spend on imports from poorer countries. It is a vicious circle, says Fran O'Sullivan. Helen Clark is leading the push to extract financial reparations from "rich countries" - like New Zealand - for the damage climate change has wrought to poorer nations.

It is one of the Waikato's most mysterious landmarks, where the fairy-like Patupaiarehe are said to watch weary travellers.

A row has broken out after National said former prime minister Helen Clark barred ministers from keeping taxpayer-funded self-drive cars in Wellington after one was caught drink-driving. Labour then produced evidence to show the rule was changed three years before Ruth Dyson, Labour minister at the time, was convicted of drink-driving. Ms Dyson ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of former Costa Rican Vice-President Rebeca Grynspan to be second-in-command at the United Nations agency tasked with providing countries with the knowledge, experience and resources that aid economic growth.

A row over ministerial perks has turned personal after National claimed Labour brought in a rule change barring minister's from keeping their taxpayer funded self-drive cars in Wellington because one of them had been picked up for drink-driving. Prime Minister John Key confirmed today he reversed the rule change earlier this year because it was ...

Friday, 4 December 2009, 1:47 pm Press Release: Air New Zealand "Kids at Christmas" Charity Auction Air New Zealand's "Kids at Christmas" charity auction kicks off today, aiming to raise more than $400,000 for children's charities.

John Key's plan to cement National's relationship with the Maori Party by repealing the Foreshore and Seabed Act now looks like taking him down a path every bit as fraught and rocky as the one trod by Helen Clark.

A FORMER city MP wept with relief in court yesterday after her conviction for threatening behaviour was overturned by a judge.

Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 3:13 pm Press Release: Ban the Tower Inc Press Release for Immediate Release Ban the Tower is delighted with the report of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee into Electromagnetic Radiation, which was released yesterday.

Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to New Zealand Yachts founder and chairman Allen Jones at the 2001 opening of the company's construction shed.

Labour leader Phil Goff seems to be trying out a new swagger this week. It's a kind of blue-collar, leather jacket look that is about as far away from Helen Clark as it is possible to get.

The Greens say Prime Minister John Key's decision not to meet with the Dalai Lama is disappointing.