Thrice Were Warriors:Director wraps trilogy with The Convert

Thrice Were Warriors:Director wraps trilogy with The Convert

The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film,and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?

  • byKarl Quinn

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Clinical Chiefs end Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby season

Clinical Chiefs end Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby season

The Queensland Reds’ season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in Hamilton.

  • byDarren Walton
NZ upset by Giles decision to replace ‘direction 99’ rule on deporting criminals

NZ upset by Giles decision to replace ‘direction 99’ rule on deporting criminals

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said the new direction would prioritise the “protection of the Australian community and common sense”.

  • byMatthew Knott
Seeing this oddball New Zealand duck should be on your wishlist

Seeing this oddball New Zealand duck should be on your wishlist

The wellbeing of this oddball of the duck world,with pouty,designer lips and webbed feet that fold like an umbrella,is an indicator of how the rest of its environment is doing.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
‘Can’t get story straight’:Confusion over plan to allow foreigners to serve in ADF

‘Can’t get story straight’:Confusion over plan to allow foreigners to serve in ADF

Defence Minister Richard Marles sidestepped questions about whether permanent residents from autocracies such as China would be allowed to serve in the ADF.

  • byMatthew Knott
Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the sensational statement in an interview on Thursday during a bruising week for the government over immigration.

  • byAngus Thompson andOlivia Ireland
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Migration and crime blame game enters ugly territory
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Migration and crime blame game enters ugly territory

The finger-pointing over migration and crime is beginning to get ugly.

  • byThe Herald's View
Doubts over drone program after under-fire minister’s detainee claim

Doubts over drone program after under-fire minister’s detainee claim

Despite Andrew Giles’ assertion,government sources say drones are not being used to track detainees after the practicality of the program was questioned.

  • byAngus Thompson andDavid Crowe
Giles says he’s using drones to track freed foreign criminals

Giles says he’s using drones to track freed foreign criminals

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ claim comes as several caucus colleagues are privately discussing his future in the portfolio.

  • byAngus Thompson,Matthew Knott,James Massola andOlivia Ireland
Ditching deportation deal a concern for New Zealand

Ditching deportation deal a concern for New Zealand

The political brawl in Canberra over the deportation of convicted New Zealanders who have spent most of their lives in Australia is causing long dark clouds across the Tasman.

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Emerging cricketers hit for six by $2.5 million collapse of tour operator

Emerging cricketers hit for six by $2.5 million collapse of tour operator

The collapse of cricket tour specialist Calypso Destinations has left dozens of parents and coaches out of pocket and shattered emerging players’ dreams of a trip of a lifetime.

  • byChris Barrett