Cook Islands Cabinet backs China deal, Prime Minister Brown | RNZ News
Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Minister says Cabinet ministers have endorsed the comprehensive strategic agreement the country will sign with China this week.| RNZ
Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Minister says Cabinet ministers have endorsed the comprehensive strategic agreement the country will sign with China this week.| RNZ
The New Zealand government says the Cook Islands has failed to properly consult it on proposed agreements its Prime Minister Mark Brown will be signing in China this week - and Brown has now left for China.| RNZ
The Cook Islands prime minister says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with Beijing which is expected to be signed next week.| RNZ
"The strong bonds between Kiribati and New Zealand will enable a resolution to this unfortunate standoff," the Kiribati President's Office said on Monday.| RNZ
A trio of academics are calling on the Canterbury Regional Council to take urgent action on what they deem a water pollution crisis.| RNZ
If Richard O’Brien had landed the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar his smash cult musical The Rocky Horror Show might never have happened, he says.| RNZ
The move comes as Australia's PM Anthony Albanese confirms Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN.| RNZ
A group of civil society organisations is writing to Emmanuel Macron calling on him to change his stance toward the indigenous people of New Caledonia.| RNZ
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Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is France's new Minister for Overseas.| RNZ
As French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government has fallen to a motion of no confidence just three months after coming to office, New Caledonia is among the major victims.| RNZ
Small and medium business federation president Nicole Moreau says the crisis following the May 2024 riots was not only human and economic, but also social.| RNZ
Dan McGarry said despite facing charges, because Tate has not been convicted, "none of that is disqualifying".| RNZ
Rates of 'high risk' burnout have more than doubled since December.| RNZ
Mouthguards that light up when a player sustains a significant head impact will be used this year.| RNZ
It took just minutes, could be done on your phone, and didn't require a criminal mastermind to figure it out.| RNZ
The findings may help explain why planet-heating methane emissions are soaring, even as countries grapple with expensive climate-change fuelled disasters.| RNZ
What's billed as a historic change under the Resource Management Act is being released to the public for feedback.| RNZ
Any end result of a new NZ-US project "cannot be a moa", a zoology professor says.| RNZ
In the mood for some big emotions? Want to feel better about the environment? Film critic Dan Slevin serves up his pick of what's on offer at this year's festival.| RNZ
Ai Weiwei's Turandot leads a strong line-up of seven films related to China at this year's festival.| RNZ
Doc Edge has screened the documentary, despite a request from the Consulate-General of China in Auckland to not do so.| RNZ
Long Covid can impact people for years and have "considerable" health impacts, researcher says.| RNZ
The Environmental Law Initiative is challenging the Environmental Protection Authority's refusal to reassess glyphosate and glyphosate-based substances| RNZ
Security with secretive pasts, heart-breaking stories on borders and running on the adrenaline of 20-hour workdays.| RNZ
Irish author John Boyne’s latest novel, Air, is the final in an interlinked quartet of novellas.| RNZ
Hard To Find Books owner Warwick Jordan says he couldn’t sleep last night, thinking about the various offers he's made to take all the books from the National Library.| RNZ
Malaysian authorities raided a bookstore this week to seize two books on the grounds of morality. But for the bookstore staff and publishers, it was just another day.| RNZ
A huge chunk of the nation's next emissions budget rests on a single project, which the owner now says probably won't happen.| RNZ
Trapdoor spiders live on mud banks in long silk-lined tunnels with a camouflaged trapdoor, and Vikki Smith has developed a cunning way of luring them out| RNZ
A total of 188 New Zealanders who have made their mark in everything from sport to business to comedy have been awarded today.| RNZ
Anae Arthur Anae has been honoured for services to the Samoan community.| RNZ
Air Rarotonga chief executive officer and owner Ewan Francis Smith has been knighted for services to Cook Islands business and tourism.| RNZ
The majority of all female elected representatives across the Pacific Islands region visited Wellington for a development event, showcasing the merits of soft diplomacy, Parliament-style.| RNZ
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the government was still committed to the revitalisation of te reo Māori.| RNZ
Iwi would not allow the government to degrade its whenua, moana or awa for the purpose of urban development, ministers were told.| RNZ
The government has back-tracked on contentious parts of legislation aimed at getting NZ "back on track". Here's what you need to know.| RNZ
The law is 'economically necessary', the Regional Development minister says.| RNZ
The state housing provider is being taken to court by private developer Winton Land after refusing to fast-track a huge Auckland housing development.| RNZ
A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.| RNZ
From changes to KiwiSaver and benefits to a business tax break and savings from pay equity changes, here's the key parts of Budget 2025.| RNZ
The annual report on the child and youth strategy looked at poverty measures and indicators between July 2023 and June 2024.| RNZ
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver her second Budget on Thursday. She said it will be "about prioritising your taxpayer money carefully".| RNZ
The UN has clearance for 100 more emergency aid trucks to go in to Gaza though the first supplies to enter remain under Israeli control.| RNZ
No humanitarian assistance has been delivered to Gaza since 2 March, and a global hunger monitor has warned that half a million people face starvation.| RNZ
Manuel Valls has announced he will travel to New Caledonia on 22 February to pursue talks on the French territory's political future.| RNZ
Michel Barnier also confirmed that the provincial elections, initially scheduled to take place in New Caledonia not later than mid-December 2024, will be postponed until late 2025.| RNZ
Veronique Roger-Lacan said the argument of New Caledonia Congress President Roch Wamytan "does not fly" and Paris has a "totally impartial" stance" on the decolonisation process.| RNZ
The New Caledonia Congress President has doubled down on Kanaks' aspirations to seek self-determination and lambasted France for "demeaning" Pacific leaders' mission.| RNZ
During a press conference in Paris, the French President mentioned all of the now-dissolved National Assembly's "pending projects".| RNZ
Liberation "must come" for New Caledonia, says a Kiwi journalist who has worked consistently across the French territories.| RNZ
A Christchurch woman was shocked to be told that, if she wants her automatic gate to keep working, she'll have to spend almost $1k to get it upgraded.| RNZ
New Zealand needs to ensure it does not become unhinged over the spat with the Cook Islands, says an international relations specialist at Victoria University of Wellington.| RNZ
Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about, what China has to do with it, and why it matters.| RNZ
Talks on the political and economic future of New Caledonia are being held in Noumea and Paris.| RNZ
The Micronesian nation experienced 67 known atmospheric nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, resulting in an ongoing legacy of death, illness, and contamination.| RNZ
The Prime Minister met with UN Women's Asia Pacific regional director Christine Arab in Port Moresby "to discuss issues of women".| RNZ
Evelyn Kunda, currently in Aotearoa to shine a light on the horrors of sorcery related violence in her country, says victims in her country "need justice".| RNZ
The projects will help the economy, housing crisis and infrastructure deficits, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says.| RNZ
The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.| RNZ
Official ratification of a "comprehensive strategic partnership" agreement is likely to cause consternation in Wellington.| RNZ
John Ryan says he will investigate whether "appropriate systems and processes" were in place for ministers.| RNZ
The Ombudsman found the Department of Conservation was both unlawful and unreasonable in its refusal to provide copies of its advice to ministers.| RNZ
A newly released letter from Amazon to then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shows the US tech firm celebrating an "ambitious partnership" with the New Zealand government.| RNZ
Nearly all political parties currently in Parliament recorded a big jump in donations in 2023. What happened?| RNZ
The government's super-ministry has quietly embedded itself in the country's spy agency network, more than tripling the size and spending of its own intelligence-gathering arm.| RNZ
Technology that lets outdoor advertisers track people in the street is spreading, though the marketing industry says it is at pains not to invade privacy.| RNZ
Surveillance camera networks that police used to track three Covid-infected women around Northland, are spreading widely around the country.| RNZ
