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Any change to drug laws has got to take supply out of the hands of criminals to reduce the harm to society, the Police Association says. Audio

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has reversed his position after calling for "some form of punishment" for women who have abortions, if it becomes illegal.

A new poll suggests nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders support allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Audio

Final results for the second flag referendum have confirmed the current New Zealand flag won with 56.6 percent of the vote. Audio

Samoa's parliamentary speaker and four other MPs in the ruling HRPP party are facing corruption, bribery and treating allegations after this month's poll.

OPINION: It is difficult for me, as a Māori researcher, to take TVNZ's KiwiMeter survey seriously because it is flawed on too many levels, writes Leonie Pihama.

Law experts have weighed in on the debate about whether the time has come for New Zealand to cut its ties with the Crown.

OPINION: The debate over the flag wasn't politicised, quite the contrary, it was insufficiently political from the start, writes Finlay Macdonald. Video

NZ's flag vote is being seen by global media as an endorsement of the Union Jack-emblazoned flag, rather than a rejection of the new design.

OPINION: For now the status quo is maintained, but questions about the national flag and the identity it reflects are far from answered, writes Lewis Holden.

Five candidates who lost election bids in the November national election were named in key government positions by the Marshall Islands nitijela or parliament on Thursday.

New Zealand has voted to keep the status quo in the second flag referendum. With 2 million votes cast, the current flag was backed by 56.6 percent of voters. Video

The US presidential front-runners have continued their winning streaks, taking Arizona.

37 of Samoa's 50 elected MPs are open to being sued for bribery and treating by their runner up candidates.

The name of a new £200m polar research vessel will be chosen by a panel of UK experts, even if the public overwhelmingly votes to call it Boaty McBoatface.

Australia will hold an early election in July if the Senate fails to pass laws aimed at curbing union corruption.

The Electoral Commission is urging people who have not yet voted in the flag referendum to post their votes today.

Want to have your say in the flag referendum? Time is almost up.

The Commonwealth Secretariat says it has been asked by the Nauru government to give technical assistance ahead of this year's election.

The Pacific Islands Forum says it would only send an election observer team to Nauru if the island's government requested it.

ANALYSIS: Rubio is gone, but Trump still has work to do and it was Clinton's day. Phil Smith looks at what 'Mini Tuesday' means for the US Presidential race.