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Councillor Nandor Tanczos has denounced new Māori wards legislation and wants the council to seek legal advice.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including activists marking three months of protests in New Caledonia.

Donald Trump - who has long been known as an effective mudslinger and energetic campaigner - has struggled to punch back.

France has approved a high-level Pacific "fact-finding mission" to New Caledonia to gather information from all sides involved in the ongoing crisis. Audio

Many councillors said their decision to retain was made to represent the 54 percent Māori population in Gisborne who have historically been under-represented at the council table.

Te Kahui o Taranaki Trust chair condemned any violence and was optimistic conversations could be had. Audio

Tense scenes unfolded as at least 150 demonstrators gathered while the council voted.

The topic of Māori wards is back in the news cycle after a bill introduced by the government passed it third reading in Parliament. Here's what you need to know.

It has been described by the region's first Māori ward councillor as frustrating and heartbreaking.

The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation.

One National MP said he would "rather be talking about things that matter to my electorate, not whether I hate myself".

The bill that will require councils to hold polls on Māori wards has passed its third reading.

"Given the financial struggles facing councils and ratepayers, it's the last thing they need" Labour's Kieran McAnulty says.

The new rules mean Northland's councils must poll their communities at the next election if they want to keep their Māori wards.

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, which expects to have won its independence by 2027, has now drawn up a draft of a new constitution.

After receiving over 10,000 submissions in just five days, legislation relating to Māori wards returned from committee this week.

New Zealand should join others in calling New Caledonia's third independence referendum invalid, one of the founders of the Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity Network says.

New Zealand should join others in calling New Caledonia's third independence referendum invalid, one of the founders of the Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity Network says.

They were cynical, disaffected, and cooler than everyone else. Now they're married with children and probably your boss.

Analysis: It's just over a week since Donald Trump was almost assassinated at a rally, and in the last eight days the US presidential election has been totally turned on its head, Sarah Smith writes.

Nearly three years after a marae applied to restore Russell's original name, residents are still waiting. Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) hopes to send a high-level delegation to New Caledonia to investigate the current political crisis in the French Territory.