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The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has unveiled a plan to tackle data abuse and says the impact of fake news is increasingly concerning.

In a huge insult to Labour Party MP Nanaia Mahuta, the Māori King has endorsed his senior advisor in the contest for her seat. Audio

A woman who intends to stand in this year's Papua New Guinea general election is relishing a chance to better understand the rules of engagement in parliamentary politics.

Labour's new deputy Jacinda Ardern will be the voice of a generation that the current government has ignored, leader Andrew Little says. Video

Controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson says Australians are calling out for a leader like Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today is National Children's Day, and the Children's Commissioner says it's a good time to think about lowering the voting age to 16.

New Zealand is the third-highest priority for British businesses ahead of the country's move towards post-Brexit trade deals, a poll shows.

The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution after she tweeted pictures of Islamic State violence.

Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner has announced that over 10,000 security personnel will be deployed during this year's elections.

President Donald Trump has promised a "renewal of the American spirit", in his first speech to Congress.

And the pundits reckon this is a move that had to be made.

Analysis - Jacinda Ardern looks set to become deputy leader of the Labour Party in a move that's full of both promise and risk, writes Tim Watkin.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has blamed his predecessor, Tony Abbott, for the government's poor poll ratings, a week after Mr Abbott said it was drifting to defeat.

A new lobby group is hitting the road to make broadcasting and the media an election year issue. Mediawatch asks a former broadcasting minister if that might work - and why Donald Trump might help.

Paris students blockaded 16 high schools in protest at the alleged police rape of a young black man.

The Fiji military says it's monitoring the security landscape in Fiji in the lead up to the election next year.