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The government plans to have a travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia in place by the end of April, RNZ understands, and the proposal may go to Cabinet on Monday. Audio

Tina Browne wants the country to be more self-sufficient, but says there is no desire to be independent from New Zealand.

Aotearoa has an opportunity to "show maturity" as Cook Islands celebrates six decades of self-governance, a Cook Islands political analyst says. Audio

The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel.

Palau's president wants to see Taiwan given full access at this year's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' meeting.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands' prime minister warning government workers off Taiwan.

One worker said he had to choose between buying his child a birthday gift or paying the bills.

"Kilikiti is about community, culture, fun, health and well-being," Theresa Lealofi, captain of the Tilafaiga Titans, says.

Hundreds gathered in Auckland last weekend to denounce violence at the community's 36th annual convention.

New Zealand Bowls, who hosted the event, said the week was of significant benefit both to the emerging Pacific nations but also the heavyweights, like Australia.

A three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders, has wrapped up in Nouméa. Audio

Altus Resource Trust, soon to be known as Altus Pacific Aid, is committed to empowering disabled communities throughout the region.

The NZ Foreign Minister says countries talking about the transition to a green future must understand that "we cannot get there unless...we are engaged in extraction."

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Solomon Airlines starting a weekly return flight from Brisbane to Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo island from 4 July.

The US government has agreed to allow US territories to join the Pacific Islands Forum as non-voting associate members, modifying an old policy that previously barred their participation.

The Qualifications Authority said three years of Covid-related disruption were probably to blame.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Leaders from a dozen climate vulnerable countries have criticised "endless" climate change negotiations at the start of an unprecedented maritime court hearing in Germany this week.

Vanuatu's footballers finished the Intercontinental Cup in India on a high by beating Mongolia 1-0 in in the city of Bhubaneswar.

National Geographic's Pristine Seas initiative has launched The Global Expedition to support conservation efforts in the remote tropical Pacific. Audio

A Canadian analyst says a regional free trade agreement in the Pacific will assault Pacific island economies and give China a strategic opening in the region.

Tokelau's village councils are considering a site for a runway on the atolls, its leader says, re-igniting controversial plans for air services to the territory.

A group of Pasifika women in New Zealand have taken a pile of plastic rubbish and used their traditional skills to turn it into a thing of beauty.