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The former National MP Jami-Lee Ross says he's pleased his complaint about donations to the National Party has been passed by the police to the Serious Fraud Office. Mr Ross, who's now an independent… Audio

The National Party's been dragged back into last year's Jami-Lee Ross saga with news it is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. Its former MP went to the police last year with claims of… Audio

A police complaint made by MP Jami-Lee Ross about the alleged inappropriate handling of a $100,000 donation to the National Party has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office. Video, Audio

National wants to include a container deposit scheme to help minimize waste and improve recycling - and the Product Stewardship Council says these kinds of schemes are increase recycling rates by up… Audio

The Bougainville Government remains committed to rewriting the autonomous Papua New Guinea region's mining law. Audio

New Zealand's Amalgamated Workers Union has been seeking to clarify the role it can play for seasonal workers from Pacific Island countries with the governments of their home countries. Audio

The National Party is questioning Shane Jones' role in a decision to grant a group $4.6 million from the provincial growth fund - calling it a conflict of interest. Before he returned to Parliament as… Audio

Vanuatu is aiming to quadruple visitor numbers to the country over the next 10 years.  Audio

West Papuan leaders who criticise military operations in Papua province risk prosecution, according to Indonesia's security forces.  Audio

Canadian community activist, artist and filmmaker Michelle Derosier is in New Zealand talking about how films can encourage our estranged young Maori and Pacific population to connect with their… Audio

The Solomon Islands' caretaker prime minister has defending his government's reaction to an unfolding environmental disaster, pinning the blame on the companies involved. Audio

National's Nick Smith claims Labour MPs have blocked a China politics expert from speaking to a select committee about foreign interference in elections. Christchurch professor Anne-Marie Brady wanted… Audio

Angela Keoghan's illustrations feature in the children's book How To Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear, put out by the National Trust in the UK. Angela's work came to the attention of the… Audio, Gallery

The tension between NZ and China over Huawei's involvement in the 5G network is the latest example of NZ having to deal a world power. As a small nation, NZ has been facing these kind of challenges… Audio

Human rights abuses in Indonesian-ruled Papua are consistent and ongoing, the World Council of Churches says. Audio

Fiji sevens captain Kalione Nasoko has apologised after pleading guilty to a charge of drink driving. Audio

The National Party says there would be nothing fair about a capital gains tax, and that it will hit middle New Zealand, not the wealthy. The party has been warning the proposed tax would be an attack… Audio

National says residential properties owners are under attack by the Government after new rental standards were announced just days after news of a potential capital gains tax. The party's housing… Audio

National's housing spokesperson Judith Collins says new rules requiring landlords to insulate and heat rental homes will hurt tenants, not help them. Landlords have until July 2024 to install ceiling… Audio

Papua New Guinea 's Catholic church is urging the government to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers in the country find resettlement. While the church is pushing for a definitive end to the… Audio

The international group of observers which monitored Fiji's last election says it's confident of a bright future for electoral democracy in the country. But the Multinational Observer Group says… Audio

Threats posed to Pacific Island countries by the rapidly increasing acidification of the world's oceans have been discussed at a workshop in New Zealand. Audio

The changing role in the Pacific relating to transnational crimes has been highlighted at a recent workshop in Samoa run by the Pacific Immigration Development Community. Audio