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The New Zealand organiser of WOMAD says it had to pull out of the 2021 event, but the organisation which oversees the event internationally still plans for it to go ahead.

Samoa has imposed strict measures for returning citizens on upcoming repatriation flights from New Zealand and Fiji.

In today's sports news - Women's Rugby World Cup to expand, Cavani to be investigated for social media post and Fittipaldi to take over at Haas.

The Saipan casino licensee is downplaying a decision by the Chinese Communist Party to blacklist cross-border gambling tourism destinations that could include the Northern Marianas.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood have addressed the charges laid over the Whakaari / White Island eruption.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is demanding the Chinese government delete a "repugnant" tweet attacking the Australian Defence Force in the wake of a landmark war crimes inquiry.

Opinion - History repeats itself as the Royal Commission of Inquiry prepares to hear the testimony of survivors of faith-based abuse, but hopefully this time the lessons won't be forgotten, David…

Recent government statistics bore out fears over Wairarapa's economy expressed in a recent district council survey.

Two GPs caring for patients who died after switching brands of an epilepsy drug say they were not aware of the Pharmac brand switch when they prescribed the drug for their patients.

The plaintiff in a court case - aiming block the use of 1080 to control possums blamed for the spread of Bovine tuberculosis in Hawke's Bay - is denying science, the defence says.

The chief executive of the outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu has resigned.

It comes after concerns about how keeping shearers out could harm farmers' incomes and cause animal welfare issues for unshorn sheep wilting in the summer heat.

The Department of Conservation says more than 120 albatross have returned to the colony for the season, with 41 eggs laid so far. Video

Mediawatch asks if the prospect of news as a social enterprise an idea whose time has come? South Island online outfit Crux now wants its local audience to take ownership. Audio

Increasing numbers of queer and trans young people are unable to access emergency accommodation during Auckland's level 3 lockdown, RainbowYOUTH says.