The NZ US Council today welcomed the opening round of negotiations for an expanded Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) which is to commence in Melbourne on Monday 15 March.

John Key has broken another major election promise following reports of Government plans for a radical reorganisation of the public service, Labour's State services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today.

AP Chief Tom Curley To Keynote the 17th World Editors Forum

With each new long, drawn out, and substantively empty speech, President Obama's silver tongue has revealed a brain of mush.

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, the global summit meetings of the worlds press, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7-10 June next.

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has agreed to open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, the global summit meetings of the worlds press, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7-10 June next.

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US equities rebounded yesterday, after a two-week battering, helping commodities and risky currencies do the same. Strong manufacturing surveys in the US, Eurozone, and UK sparked investors into buying at the opening bell and holding those gains into the session.

One year after President Barack Obama's inauguration, he has had mixed achievements. In some respects, he has pleased left wingers and liberals both in America and around the world with some progressive policy achievements. On others, he has served to disappoint.

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Labour leader Phil Goff has welcomed the announcement that Mike Moore is to be appointed the next New Zealand Ambassador to Washington.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to the United States will be the Rt Hon Mike Moore, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

"Mike Moore will bring a huge amount of experience to this position," Mr McCully said.