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A Papua New Guinea diplomat at the UN has expressed concern that not all Kanaks have been enrolled for New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France.

Opinion - The days in politics are long and the past few days for National have been some of the longest.

Simon Bridges has hit back after Jami-Lee Ross released a recording a phone call in which Mr Bridges called MP Maureen Pugh 'f***ing useless'. Video

Jami-Lee Ross has released the audio of a phone conversation between himself and Simon Bridges, during which they talk about which MPs they need to get rid of. Video

The Unity party in Fiji has had another candidate for next month's election approved after winning an appeal.

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has restated that the French state is impartial over the organisation of next month's independence referendum in New Caledonia.

A $350 million upgrade of Napier Port is being questioned by the shipping industry, which says the port's recent growth could be short-lived.

Analysis - For Simon Bridges, emerging unscathed from the Jami-Lee Ross saga is the political equivalent of escaping from Alcatraz, writes Guyon Espiner.

A government-appointed committee of elders in New Caledonia has called for more measured comments to ensure a peaceful independence referendum next month.

Opinion - The extraordinary National Party scandal currently unfolding has it all - leaks, anonymous texts, threats, secret recordings and explosive allegations but it's an empty scandal, writes…

Two hundred and thirty four candidates representing six political parties have been approved to contest the country's elections next month, Fiji's elections authorities say.

Supporters of Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka gathered in a Suva courtroom today at the start of proceedings brought against the political party leader.

A Republican Party lawmaker in the Northern Marianas opposed to the legalization of marijuana has now has endorsed the opposition's bid for governor in the 2018 general elections.

Fiji's election authorities have so far rejected six candidates proposed for next month's election but parties had until midday today to submit replacement nominees.

The French prime minister has decided that the Kanak flag can only be flown at New Caledonia's polling stations during next month's independence referendum if there is also a French flag.

A top ranking officer in the Fiji military has candidates on the campaign trail to be cautious ahead of next month's polls.

The unsuccessful candidate for a senior post at the WHO says he probably would've gotten the job if some Pacific countries hadn't been paid off. Audio

Fewer than one in five of the provisional election candidates nominated by Fiji's three major political parties are women.

Pop star Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time has driven a spike in online voter registration, according to the website Vote.org.

The ruling FijiFirst Party does not have any competition heading into the 14 November polls, a government minister says.

It's shaping up to be the Year of the Sheep at A&P shows in Northland this season, with concerns over Mycoplasma bovis risk.