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More than 70 media organisations around the world - including most of New Zealand's leading media companies -  have signed up to the Covering Climate Change Now week that kicks off on Monday 16…

All our MPs but one voted to change the gun laws. Opinion polls showed a majority approved and thousands of banned weapons have been peacefully surrendered. Do reported claims of widespread discontent…

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea will lead a government team for a series of key meetings in Bougainville this month.

John Palino has withdrawn from the Auckland mayoral election to clear the way for John Tamihere's campaign.

Many people in PNG's autonomous region of Bougainville still don't fully understand the process for the independence referendum, a Bougainvillean spreading awareness says. Audio

Billboard owners in Israel cannot reject homophobic political adverts, a judge has ruled.

A ban on advertisements for prescription medicines is being called for by health experts.

About 17 hours of work takes place in the debating chamber each week but not everyone has time to watch it all so we’ve picked the top three bills you should know about.

A new law would allow voting in supermarkets and sports clubs, enrolling on election day, and could pause voting if there's a cyber-attack.

Bougainvilleans are now due to commence their referendum vote on independence from Papua New Guinea on 23 November.

Mediawatch: Broadcasters say their political polls aren't perfect but they do reveal significant swings of support. In that case, they ought to notice more and more people don't like being asked to… Audio

Broadcasters say their political polls aren’t perfect but they do reveal significant swings of support. In that case, they ought to notice more and more people don't like being asked to pick a…

Analysis: The week started with the poorly polling Simon Bridges giving a popular keynote speech at National's annual conference and descended into accusations of a 'part-time PM'.

Papua New Guinea's government has warned against kidnappings and bribery in local level government elections.

The outgoing head of Air New Zealand says it's too soon to say if his appearance in a recent political poll might influence his future ambitions.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about Stuff's environmental coverage (inbetween the travel ads), a clarification on comms claims, lifting the lid on a long…