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Prime Minister John Key has conceded the National Party is in trouble in the Northland by-election and could struggle to hold the seat.

A new voter poll on the Northland by-election has New Zealand First leader Winston Peters in the lead.

Bougainvilleans are to go to the polls from May 11th through to May 25th to elect the new parliament.

Political exchanges over the Northland by-election have spread to Korea, with a spat between government ministers and Winston Peters. Audio

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he "regrets" warning "the Arabs are voting in droves" during last week's elections.

The Far North District Council is accused of bypassing iwi in a vote on creating Māori wards.

In the lead-up to the Northland by-elections, the Electoral Commission has reminded Maori voters that they can choose between electoral rolls.

With a voter turnout of just 35 percent, Far North residents have opposed establishing Māori wards for council elections.

Divisions within French Polynesia's ruling party have deepened, with rival factions nominating different candidates for the May election of the territory's two members of the French Senate.

Questions and accusations over brand new bridges and dusty old roads have continued to dog the Government in the run up to the Northland by-election. Audio

Powerplay with Brent Edwards - Something is bothering the Government, and it is not just Winston Peters.

The northern port city of Hamburg has been picked as Germany's preferred choice for a 2024 Summer Olympics bid ahead of Berlin.

The Black Caps have been named the favourites to win the Cricket World Cup by an international poll.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has won a surprise victory in Israel's election.

Israel's governing Likud party and the opposition Zionist Union are neck-and-neck in Israel's general election, according to exit polls.

The Israeli Prime Minister says he will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state if he is re-elected in Tuesday's vote.

Powerplay with Brent Edwards - Do not get too excited about the Northland by-election and the prospects that the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will win it.

Economists are picking robust economic growth in the last three months of 2014, driven by domestic activity, when the latest figures are released this week.

Fitting in isn't so easy when you have to constantly apologise for your name.

Less than a third of Far North residents have so far voted on whether to create Maori council wards for the district.

The ACT Party has said it will tell supporters to vote for the National candidate in the event of a possible NZ First victory.