Viliame Gavoka says Fiji's HIV emergency should not alarm tourists from countries such as Australia and New Zealand, as health researchers and community groups call for stronger response.

With an election looming and political parties in campaign mode, the Fijian government has hinted that a new constitution could be in place by Christmas Eve.

It comes just over three weeks after another unlicensed boat carrying several New Zealand Anglican Church delegates the capized and sank.

In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific, US Ambassador to the Cook Islands Jared Novelly said the port upgrade in the northern Cook Islands would be "an extreme maritime benefit".

A New Zealand national and a Samoan national have been charged by Samoa Police in relation to the alleged shooting murder of a suspected gangleader in Vietnam in May.

Daughter of man who died in Waikato Hospital's ED among members of the public speaking out for World Patient Safety Day.

A major Auckland property developer doesn’t believe there will be a single new apartment built in the short term because of the government’s proposal.

A warning has been issued by police to anyone in possession of the medication.

Centre staff have threatened to resign en masse next week, unless their pleas for help are taken seriously.

Pippa Yates found the bones of the now-extinct New Zealand bird at St Andrews Beach.