The Act Party conference this weekend has publicly exposed the divisions emerging within that party.

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Today's resignation of Phil Heatley from Cabinet probably displays that the Ninth Floor have been pressuring Heatley to go.

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A new book is set to uncover the secrets of John Key and National's success in the 2008 general election.

The Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, will host an investiture ceremony on Wednesday 17 February 2010 at Government House Auckland for former New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clark.

Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) Jade and Hard Stone Carving Programme Co-ordinator, Jayne Beaumont, has had a piece of her work purchased and placed on display at New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa in Wellington.

An honorary Doctor of Laws degree will be conferred on the former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Helen Clark, at The University of Auckland next Wednesday 17 February.

The ceremony at the University's Fale Pasifika in Wynyard Street starts at 6pm and is expected to last nearly an hour.

The ongoing economic and financial crisis presents an opportunity to implement social protection programmes in the Pacific that address the needs of the vulnerable, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark in her keynote address at the Pacific Conference on the H

The Q+A interview with Labour Leader Phil Goff is transcribed below.

The full length video interviews and panel discussions from the first episode of Q+A 2010 can be seen on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news

Christchurch, Jan 22 NZPA - Two or three days beginning May 31 have been set for the trial of Mark Stafford Feary, who faces 14 charges of threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm to the prime minister and public officials.

Commonwealth Secretary General HE Mr Kamalesh Sharma has asked Labour's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Chris Carter to lead an election team to monitor the general election to be held in St Kitts and Nevis. The election in the small Caribbean state is scheduled for the 25 January.