New Zealand has helped establish a new detector dog facility in Tonga, to curb the illegal drug trade around the Pacific.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given in to public pressure and made a complete U-turn from his position on tabling the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 this week.

Pasifika people in Aotearoa are saying this election is about the basics - getting kai on the table, petrol in the car, and access to affordable health services.

The family of a Sri Lankan woman who has been stuck in the Cook Islands for three years because Australia and New Zealand refuses to let her transit warns her "mental state is not good".

Prime Minister La'auli joined a pro-Israel parade in Apia over the weekend, where he broke down in tears, linking his support for Israel to his Christian faith.

Seven staff who recently resigned have been invited back under new management.

The review was commissioned amidst criticism that the council was being "too tough" on forestry companies.

Laisa Waka Tunidau was stabbed to death by Zakariye Mohamed Hussein outside her Sockburn home in June 2022.

MBIE has received five reports about Millie Moon nappies, with the complaints referring to a "rash/blisters forming" after using them.

He faced two charges of criminal nuisance.