"Every fraction of a degree we warm brings a catastrophe," Marshall Islands President says.

A senior Green MP says Pasifika voters have rewarded those with a track record of dealing with their issues.

Tonga rugby league team co-captain Jason Taumalolo to be inducted in the inaugural International Rugby League Hall of Legends.

Voters in areas with large Pacific populations have once again shown a clear preference on who should lead the country.

Officials say the fuel crisis triggered in late February due to the war between Iran and the United States of America has cost the Pacific region nearly a billion dollars in its first six months.

"Global scientists learned a lot from this too," Earth Sciences New Zealand volcanologist Graham Leonard said.

Police said one person was in a serious, but stable condition, while three others were in a minor condition.

Three occupants of a car received non-serious injuries.

Artist Ben Foster is loaning his sculpture to raise awareness about respecting Kaikōura's marine environment.

MPI’s food safety unit must do better than a press release telling the public not to wash their chicken, Professor Michael Baker says.