Indonesia's government says the proposed visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is on track.

Pacific solidarity has been strong at Koroneihana as international guests converged on Tūrangawaewae marae.

Leaders in the Pacific have registered their concern over a nuclear-capable missile test conducted by China in July, calling on all states to provide advance warning ahead of any testing.

Recently sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says further resignations from Cabinet are coming.

Lianyong Wei, 51, died on 23 August at a hospital in Saipan after he was found unresponsive at the local detention facility.

The move has left councils struggling to see how they can fund road maintenance, public transport and other costs.

A shotgun was stolen from an Annesbrook shop before the shooting a few streets over.

A team of 17 volunteers is calling for donated curtains to help families in cold, damp homes.

Loyalty programmes are likely to become more sophisticated as retailers make more use of the data collected about shoppers, one professor says.

The deputy PM says a completed but unreleased review has not shown the Māori and Pacific medical school admissions scheme is justified.