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The Cook Islands' Prime Minister's office says the Government is not scared of any potential threats from the opposition.

Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid has announced a clampdown on security after an attack on a holiday resort in which 38 people were killed.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Tunisian tourist hotel in which 39 people, many of them foreign tourists, have been killed.

A former MP in the Cook Islands says a slim majority has rendered the Government ineffective because it's too scared of potential threats by the opposition.

A member's bill that proposes to provide financial assistance to organ donors has been drawn from the ballot at Parliament.

A Government MP in the Cook Islands says he supports the referendum result on Aitutaki, and says there should be a ban on Sunday flights to the island group.

More scientists are coming forward saying they are being gagged or pressured, their association says. Audio

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has today sworn in members of parliament following the six week long election process.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has officially launched his US presidential campaign. Mr Bush is the son and brother of two former presidents.

The international group which observed the just completed elections in Bougainville say the vote counting process was conducted with integrity.

Economists are expecting economic data due later this week will reflect weaker growth driven primarily by a decline in dairy production.

A poll will be held to decide whether people living in Hawke's Bay want the region's councils to be amalgamated.

Power Play with Brent Edwards - Good economic news has barely lifted the spirits of a Government readying itself for dairy prices in freefall.

The acting Electoral Commissioner in Bougainville, George Manu, says he is satisfied with the way the recent election has been conducted. Audio

There are calls for more education on the preferential voting system used in the just completed election in Bougainville.

There is disappointment on both sides of the super city debate after the idea was scrapped for the Wellington region, but moved a step closer for Hawke's Bay councils.

An unsuccessful candidate for president in Bougainville says he is taking legal action over the election result, alleging ballot boxes were stuffed with fake votes. Audio

A super city council for the Wellington region is officially off the cards. Audio

Local councils in Hawke's Bay are a step closer to being merged, with the Local Government Commission proposing a single new council for the area.

A women's MP in Bougainville who has won back the seat she last held five years ago says she had almost given up after the initial count.

The new MP for Pomio electorate in Papua New Guinea has joined the ruling People's National Congress of prime minister Peter O'Neill.

Financial market analysts are divided on whether the Reserve Bank will cut the official cash rate on Thursday.