New Zealand has been slipping off the international tourism radar since the Rugby World Cup. Can New Zealand movie-makers put us back on screen with global travelers? The Peter Jackson Formula is about to be put to the test.
Read MoreRugby World Cup
Eyes off the ball while their eyes will be on the ball
National are starting to act like they've got the election in the bag - and if they weren't confident enough already, the Rugby World Cup is just another thing in their favour
Read MoreHappy Feet vs Feet on Street
Emperor Penguin and Rugby World Cup provide convenient political distractions -- but 30th anniversary of 1981 Springbok Tour a timely reminder of the potential of people power
Read MoreThere ain't no party like a JK party 'cause a JK party don't stop ...
In which the author tries his hand at satire. Results most definitely not guaranteed.
Read MoreParty Central can go jump in the water
For once Aucklanders seem to be realising the wisdom of patience. Queens Wharf is worth waiting for and shouldn't be buggered for the sake of the rugger
Read MoreOne nation under the influence of one drug
Television has not been kind to the government this week
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, March 13
Auckland regional fuel tax could be scrapped; the spoils of Rugby World Cup shared out; Bollard unlikely to cut much more from OCR; Graeme Hunt now Australasia's richest man; Crown says Bain's fit a fake; temporary jobs abound in Southland
Read MoreNati0nal News Brief Thursday, September 4
World Cup quarterfinal venues revealed; Teachers want fewer tests in high school; Defence report says military struggling to fly, sail, and fight; NZ First paces possible police probe; and more
Read More