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There are claims of foul play in French Polynesia's territorial election which have prompted calls to cancel last month's first round on one island.

Northcote's by-election is a litmus test for the new government - but for the residents voting, it's the little issues that matter.

Auckland Council decides today if it will press ahead with a regional fuel tax, but critics are denouncing the move as too rushed and short on detail.

French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira party says there have been a number of irregularities on part of the ruling Tapura Huiraatira in the first round of voting for a new territorial assembly and…

Opinion - Politicians often say elections are the only poll that counts. And our politicians will be treating the upcoming Northcote by-election as a true poll on how well they are doing in the…

French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has been the winner in the first round of the territorial election, securing 43 percent of the vote.

Voters have been going to the polls in French Polynesia today in the first round of the election to choose a new 57-member territorial assembly.

Voters in French Polynesia go to the polls today to elect a new territorial assembly for a five-year term.

The suicide bomb attack that hit a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, has killed at least 57 people, officials say.

Campaigning in French Polynesia's territorial election will end at midnight to allow for a one-day pause before the polls open.

Voters in French Polynesia will go to the polls on 22nd April to elect a new 57-member territorial assembly.

Acting Prime Minister and Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis says ending oil and gas exploration is the "right thing to do".

Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific says the vast majority of Australians do not want increases in aid spending.

Analysis - He may be vain, arrogant, pious, slightly pompous, supercilious, faux-naïve and sly, but former FBI director James Comey doesn't seem to be a liar, the BBC's Jon Sopel writes.

The departing Anglican Bishop of Christchurch has criticised the restoration of the Cathedral, questioning if there will be enough money to pay for it.

Hundreds of thousands of Catalan independence supporters have flooded the streets of Barcelona calling for the release of jailed separatist leaders after a supreme court ruling frustrated their latest…

A New Zealand-Samoan consortium is poised to build a $US700 million hotel and accommodation complex in French Polynesia.