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People are being urged to avoid avalanche terrain in some parts of the South Island as unsettled weather passes over.

Veteran Cook Islands politician Nandi Glassie may not be well enough to contest another by-election for the Atiu seat.

The Cook Islands is confident of continued foreign aid despite reaching developed nation status.

Commercial air travel in the Pacific is now safer and more reliable after a four-year programme to improve air navigation across the region.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council is being urged to establish a blue belt to protect the entire coast of the region.

Health ministers from across the Asia Pacific region have agreed on a new set of health priorities to make the Western Pacific a healthier, safer region. Audio

The Cook Islands government says revenue from its purse seine fishing deal with the EU has allowed it to raise welfare payments.

Parents in the Cook Islands who don't want to vaccinate their babies have been warned of the risks their children face if they catch measles.

An extreme fire risk in New Caledonia has prompted the Civil Security organisation to declare a territory-wide fire ban.

Sniffer dogs are being flown to the top of Australia's Northern Territory to try and stop African swine fever entering the country.

A Cook Islands energy company has been unable to find the source of a leak in its pipeline in Rarotonga.

New Zealand's government is hoping an injection of more then $US5 million will help improve access to essential medicines in Polynesian countries.