Anote Tong, who is the chair of the Pacific Elders' Voice, says the argument that religious affinity justifies the Pacific Islands Forum's partnership with Israel does not stack up.

Super Typhoon In-fa has regained strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour as it approaches the CNMI's Northern Islands.

Frank Bainimarama has been granted permission by the High Court to travel to New Zealand to accompany his sick wife for medical treatment.

The prime minister was admitted to the National Referral Hospital last weekend and referred by doctors for further treatment in Australia on Wednesday.

The Deen Welfare Trust has offered to escort a Sri Lankan woman currently stranded in the Cook Islands through New Zealand and back home.

Research has found rangatahi Māori are over-represented at about 2.3 times their share of the population.

A time capsule has Walton School principal Jeremy Kurth tracking down students from the class of 1999.

Non-notified consent had been granted for a Queenstown Lakes District Council contractor in January.

The murder-accused was among a group of people laughing after attack on 15-year-old Kaea Karauria, witness tells the High Court at Palmerston North.

Actions to deal with the problem can take between three and five years to show results, the regional council says.