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Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says outspoken MP Hone Harawira did not object when the party supported the National-led Government after the 2008 election. Audio

A call for the retirement age to be raised has been ruled out by Prime Minister John Key, who says he stands by his promise to resign rather than change the superannuation eligibility age. Audio

A Professor of Economics at the University of the South Pacific, Wadan Narsey, says overall, poverty has declined in Fiji but there's been an increase in income inequality. Professor Narsey...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to work harder to help the world's most vulnerable people and achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

More than 140 world leaders are meeting in New York to review progress on the UN's Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty, disease, hunger and inequality.

There have been continued attacks on Asian-owned businesses in Papua New Guinea's Highlands. The Post Courier newspaper reports that hundreds of youths went on a violent looting spree in Kainantu...

The organisers of a protest rally against planned government cuts to early childhood education funding, say the implications will be devastating for learning centres, families and communities.

The French Socialists have taken note of last week's Paris talks of the signatories of the 1998 Noumea Accord on New Caledonia's autonomy. In a statement, the party says it...

Representatives of indigenous people in New Caledonia and Guam have addressed the United Nations decolonisation committee in New York. Speaking on behalf of New Caledonia's pro-independence Kanak…

A development studies researcher from Massey University in New Zealand says investment in sport by Pacific Island nations can bring about better health and reduce crime. Dr Rochelle Stewart-Withers…

The Government says it has no plans to offer subsidies for people with private health insurance despite pressure from a leading insurer.

The Health Research Council has announced funding of more than $81 million for health research, to be carried out over the next three to five years.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says he does not want appearances to detract from the party's message.

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator, Shamima Ali, says she believes a return to special village laws will make women and children more vulnerable. The proposed by-laws, reported in local...

The primary teachers' union is angry that the Ministry of Education waited 18 months to publish a report on gender equity in schools.

Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the Government is sending a signal to the world it's taking Maori rights seriously.

Doctors say the health of thousands of poor children living in Porirua is under threat because of a lack of free after-hours care. Audio

Almost $6 million has been awarded to three Maori health research projects involving collaboration with researchers in Canada and Australia.

A survey suggests top politicians should have their pay cut because they do not deserve their salaries.

A study in French Polynesia has found that despite a generally high level of incomes, 55,000 people live in poverty. The study carried out on behalf of the French Development...

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum says women in the region still face adverse challenges despite national and regional commitments to address gender inequality. Tuiloma Neroni Slade…