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Power Play - Ardern's visit to the White House was well overdue but comes at a time when New Zealand needs to be drawing clear battle lines between friend and foe.

The government has been "off the boil" on international trade and security and needs to hustle harder, Christopher Luxon says, after the PM met with the US president. Audio

Opinion - As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides, Geoffrey Miller writes.

Analysis - The PM visits the US, Australia's change of government raises questions about its effect on trans-Tasman relations and China moves to extend its influence in the South Pacific.

Opinion - NZ has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" alliance, but its tone on security and Beijing's presence in the South Pacific has toughened, Lucy…

Superyacht agents want the maritime border to re-open so they can secure bookings before some of the world's wealthiest again choose to sail elsewhere next summer.

Analysis - International analyst Geoffrey Miller looks at how New Zealand's positioning on the new China-Solomon Islands security pact fits into the bigger picture

Maintaining a cooperative Defence Force presence in the region - and not solely for humanitarian aid - is a priority for New Zealand, Peeni Henare says.

The government is undecided on withdrawing the Defence Force from the Solomons if Chinese soldiers are stationed there, the prime minister says.

Jacinda Ardern says there is "very little" reason for China to station military forces on the Solomon Islands, describing developments as "gravely concerning". Audio

The border worker who was yesterday reported as Covid-19 positive has been confirmed to have the Omicron variant.

Reports are starting to trickle in from Tongan families who are re-connecting with loved ones in parts of Tonga, while Japan and NSW evacuate coastal residents.

Covid-19 Fiji: 19 new cases in the community; Global anti-violence movement keen to work with NZ govt; PNG's largest company agree to merge with Australian company, and more.

New Zealand Defence Force and Police personnel are heading to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Thursday to assist with the restoration of peace and order.

The New Zealand government is deploying dozens of Defence Force and police personnel to Honiara in the coming days, "to help restore peace and stability".

Analysis - A first overseas trip by a Foreign Minister is always of symbolic significance, writes international analyst Geoffrey Miller, and this one has both expected destinations and surprises.

Australia's new security pact with the US and the UK has touched a nerve at the core of Pacific regionalism.

Cabinet has decided all of New Zealand will remain in level 4 for an additional four days, until 11.59pm 27 August; Auckland will remain in level 4 until 11.59pm 31 August.

Leaders of Pacific regional countries and territories have agreed that the region's maritime boundaries need to be recognised globally in perpetuity. Audio

Larry Page was allowed into New Zealand from Fiji with an ill child needing medical treatment.

Pasifika communities in New Zealand are relieved the dark days of the 1970s Dawn Raids are at last being formally acknowledged.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today gave a formal and unreserved apology on behalf of the government for the Dawn Raids which she said left Pacific communities feeling "targeted and terrorised".

A former Fiji health minister says the nation's health system has collapsed under the pressure of the pandemic. Audio