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Tui Shortland (Ngāti Hine, Ngātiwai, Te Rarawa) was selected by her fellow councillors to head the nine-member council for the next three years in a Te Tai Tokerau first.

The Kiribati Government has suspended three senior judges after they stopped the deportation of High Court justice and Australian citizen David Lambourne.

Analysis - More than 900 doctors warn the health workforce is in serious trouble as the surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations draws a response from the government.

Analysis - The prime minister meets the US president in the White House and China doesn't get all it wanted from Pacific countries.

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.

The New Year Honours list has been announced today and it includes a top police officer, a mosque attack survivor and a longtime advocate for victims of family and sexual violence.

One of the directors of the Phoenix Island Protected Area Trust says the marine sanctuary is a conservation treasure for the world.

Richard Small says with a record 165,000 new residents expected next year, making Covid-19 vaccinations a condition of visas would increase immunity levels in hard-to-reach communities.

Climate finance under review in the Pacific; Kiribati tourism prepares for reopening; Samoa corrections officers dismissed after jailbreak; and more.

Analysis - The government's feebate scheme divides Parliament, Ardern announces a formal apology for the dawn raids, and more of the vaccine rollout is revealed, Peter Wilson writes.

The Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2021 has been announced today, and it includes prominent artist Grahame Sydney, the former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull, and former long-serving MP Ruth Dyson.

Unions and economists are joining in a call to overhaul the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio

Papua New Guineans are mourning the loss of the man who led the country to independence, Sir Michael Somare.

Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has lamented the failure to reach consensus at the latest Pacific Islands Forum meeting.

As governments around the world scramble to secure access to Covid-19 vaccines for their citizens, the Pacific islands are hoping they are not left out of the loop. Audio

New Zealand is among signatories of a UN-brokered nuclear arms treaty that is a step closer to coming into force.

There are only 18 countries in the world where there hasn't been a confirmed case of Covid-19, and many are in the Pacific. But how long can they remain coronavirus-free?

As a new decade dawns much of the Pacific is grappling with major upheavals, from climate and health crises to self-determination struggles. Jamie Tahana and Johnny Blades look at the state of play.

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Tessa Temata, died in Palmerston North at the weekend.

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Tessa Temata, has died.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about big paybacks for Amazon Prime - but small paydays; Three's joint On Weed and a case of sub-optimal optimisation.

Taiwan lost its two biggest allies in the Pacific this week, as both Solomon Islands and Kiribati switched their allegiances to China in the latest diplomatic blow for Taipei.