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The MP for Waiariki says the rejection of Māori wards in Whakatāne is a huge disappointment.

An alliance headed by a former Shia militia chief who led two uprisings against the US-led invasion of Iraq has won the parliamentary elections.

Whakatāne mayor's says he's gutted the district has voted against introducing Māori wards.

New Caledonia's Labour Party says it doesn't share the enthusiasm over the visit of the French president Emmanuel Macron's two weeks ago.

French Polynesia's assembly has elected the ruling Tapura Huiraatira party's Gaston Tong Sang as its new assembly president for a five-year term.

The newly elected territorial assembly of French Polynesia is today due to have its first meeting and elect an assembly president for a five-year term.

Do you hear "Laurel" or "Yanny"? An expert says your answer could depend on your level of hearing loss.

MPs have been urged to change a "hideous" law which allows the public to challenge and overturn Māori seats on local councils.

Iraqis have voted in the first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over so-called Islamic State (IS) last year.

US President Donald Trump has accused foreign governments of extorting "unreasonably low prices" from pharmaceutical firms.

Observers of the Pacific Islands Forum say last weekend's territorial election in French Polynesia was peaceful and the atmosphere at the polling stations was convivial.

Fiji's electoral system should be changed, the leader the opposition Sodelpa Party says.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has scored a historic victory in the country's general election.

Five Australian MPs have announced their resignation from Parliament after the High Court ruled a Labor senator ineligible because she did not renounce her British citizenship in time.

Australia's Budget has delivered small tax cuts with the promise of more if its centre-right government is re-elected, with a dramatic shake-up of the tax system beginning in July.

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president and pledged to harness the country's talents to "achieve breakthroughs".

French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira is projected to win the territorial election.

Voters in French Polynesia have been going to the polls today in the second round of the territorial election.

Voters in French Polynesia go to the polls today in the second round of the territorial election.

The French president Emmanuel Macron says his first visit to New Caledonia is above all dedicated to important moments of a common history.