Sitiveni Rabuka has not yet set a "definitive date" for Fiji's next general election as the government pushes ahead with its plans to amend the country's 2013 Constitution.

Reports filtering out from West Papua say six civilians were shot by Indonesian security forces last week in Yahukimo Regency.

President David Adeang used a UN gathering of world leaders to announce his country's voluntary withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and criticise the International Seabed Authority.

An Auckland law academic is urging Pacific voters to look beyond election promises and consider what parties have actually delivered for their communities ahead of the general election.

The head of Vanuatu's Citizenship Office says it has not made a decision to revoke Tate's Vanuatu citizenship, as earlier reported.

Damning review reveals raft of issues, including "unsustainable" workloads and deep fears about speaking out.

Chinese, Vietnamese, South Korean and Japanese communities mark the season through customs shaped by their own history, food and family rituals.

Currently there is no known cure for phytophthora agathidicida, otherwise known as kauri dieback.

Cleo was born at Kamo Wildlife Park and spent her 20 years there.

Auckland Transport officials is talking to residents about six level crossings from Kingsland to Mount Albert.