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The US Deputy Secretary of State has made an unusual linkage between the AUKUS security pact and deterring any Chinese move against Taiwan.

We've been hearing a lot about anti-gang measures, with new legislation going through Parliament. RNZ is here to explain what it's all about.

The marine software firm's software was designed to tackle illegal fishing, trans-national crime and prevent biosecurity outbreaks.

It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.

The last known farm infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been cleared, bringing the country's toll of active confirmed properties to zero.

WorkSafe has pulled the plug on a national asbestos exposure register but a researcher says it should be reintroduced to help support those diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases.

A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including a delay in the signing of a "nickel pact" in New Caledonia worth hundreds of millions of Euro.

Freshwater gold clams are prolific breeders, able to produce 400 juveniles a day and up to 70,000 juveniles a year.

The police watchdog has found two officers were justified in their use of force to arrest a man evading arrest in July 2021.

Netflix's 3 Body Problem is adapted from a bestselling Chinese sci-fi novel that became a huge hit, despite China's historic censorship of the genre.

Comment: The US spy system hosted by the GCSB appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations, writes Nicky Hager.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a death in Kiribati from rotavirus and Vanuatu referendum.

The spy watchdog has warned the NZSIS has too much leeway to decide who it places under "highly intrusive" surveillance.

Four weeks of intensive surveillance and monitoring failed to uncover any more rats.

A round-up of the latest news in brief from around the region, including the US Air Force testing a hypersonic cruise missile in the Pacific.

The people behind a programme for troubled youth have spoken for the first time since a participant murdered a camper while under their watch.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Cook Islands doctors to soon undergo training on how to prescribe medical marijuana.

They also accessed the messages on the pager of his late mother Princess Diana, London's High Court was told.

The law needs to explicitly prohibit foreign spying or New Zealand risks joining "other people's wars", a lawyer warns.

If successful, sources say the program will significantly advance the ability of the US government and military to quickly spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.

New Caledonia-based French armed forces have been recently engaging on several Pacific operational theatres.

A surge in cases during the summer has heightened public health concerns due to symptoms like diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps.

Asbestos has been found in a Southland dump that is eroding into the sea.