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Liberation "must come" for New Caledonia, says a Kiwi journalist who has worked consistently across the French territories. Audio

Analysis - Power is not being abused, but it is not being well managed either. New Zealand democracy, unique and currently brittle, should be handled with greater care, Alexander Gillespie writes.

Lai Ching-te takes over from Tsai Ing-wen, who led Taiwan through eight years of economic and social development despite the Covid-19 pandemic and China's escalating military threats.

Analysis: A police crackdown will be followed by a "dialogue mission" to help heal the wounds in the South Pacific territory. Video

Government plans to require local councils hold a referendum on whether to have Māori wards breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, a Waitangi Tribunal report has found.

At least four people are dead and hundreds are injured amid widespread fires, armed clashes with police and mass looting.

Four teams are scheduled to travel to the Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and the Southern region in PNG.

David Seymour has renewed attacks on the what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.

Four people are dead due to the unrest and violence in the capital Noumea.

Explainer: New Caledonia is central to France President Emmanuel Macron's plan to increase French influence in the Pacific.

The outgoing secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum is "not surprised" with the violent unrest in New Caledonia which has shut down the country. The outgoing secretary-general of the…

Key decisions were reached last week at a pivotal meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, which oversees Papua New Guinea's role in the management of the autonomous Bougainville region.

With a full redesign of New Zealand's school lunch programme in the works, RNZ investigates how other countries keep their school students from going hungry.

Analysis - On Tuesday, the French National Assembly (Lower House) law committee was debating the value of the proposed constitutional amendment to alter the rules of eligibility to vote at local…

The Tribunal is conducting another urgent inquiry into plans to require councils to hold a binding referendum on Māori wards.

Bougainville is furious that it is being blamed for another deferral of a meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, which oversees its relationship with Papua New Guinea.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Fiji and Australia discussing Pacific security.

Vanuatu's former prime minister and opposition leader MP Ishmael Kalsakau has stepped down - just two days after he confirmed he was the rightful opposition leader. Audio

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including shortage of beds in Fiji hospitals to cater for the growing number of patients.

Analysis - The Constitutional Bill has been at the centre of growing tensions in New Caledonia.