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Explainer: US President Joe Biden is expected to announce his campaign to seek re-election in 2024, Trump confirmed his bid last year, but who else might have their hat in the ring?

Millions will soon lose access to mifepristone unless the conservative-dominated court acts.

Police have charged a 20-year-old man with assault after an elderly woman was punched in the head during the Posie Parker counter-protest late last month.

A North Canterbury hunting competition that encouraged kids to shoot feral cats has removed the category from the event after "vile and inappropriate emails and messages".

Florida's House of Representatives has approved a ban on most abortions after six weeks, paving the way for drastic changes in access to the procedure across the state.

Prime Minister’s farewell speeches are rare events. We have photos, video and the full transcript of Jacinda Ardern’s valedictory address.

Kamala Harris flew to Nashville a show of support for Tennessee state lawmakers expelled for staging a rule-breaking demonstration for gun control on the statehouse floor after a school shooting.

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has ordered a hold on longstanding approval of a widely used abortion drug, but an Obama-picked judge in Washington state issued a competing injunction…

Legislation on alcohol went to a conscience vote this week, and the result was a reminder how some parties still tend to vote as a group on such issues.

RNZ is to receive a funding increase of $25 million per year to maintain public media services, for "digital transformation" and supporting AM transmission. Audio

The government has boosted the annual budget of RNZ by more than 50 percent for the next four years after the recent collapse of the plan for a new public media entity. The broadcasting minister also…

Sixty percent of it was spent on contractors and consultants, paid on average $6000 a week.

Analysis - The Stuart Nash scandal has the potential to damage Labour's election chances, Marama Davidson creates controversy and Auckland's second harbour crossing to be built earlier than expected.

Posie Parker's fleeting visit to New Zealand has put the debate over free speech back in the spotlight.

A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills, in one of the first major legal challenges under a state abortion ban since the United…

The broadcasting and media minister spoke about the collapse of the public media merger for the first time this week when a Parliamentary committee asked about the sums spent on it. He gave little…

Despite being told the loss of her foetus was 'inevitable', one of the plaintiffs was forced to wait until her body entered sepsis before doctors were allowed to perform an abortion, according to the…

The proportion of teenage girls in NZ giving birth has halved in the last 10 years.