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A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

A man, who has been charged with kidnapping, appeared in court this morning following the disappearance of Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao.

The system in Australia and New Zealand networks thousands of cameras run by an Auckland company, Auror, which aims to combat retail crime.

The invasive aquatic weed lagarosiphon first detected in the Kapitia Reservoir near Kumara (Kohimara) in 2019 has spread.

Iran's morality police are to resume controversial street patrols to enforce the dress code requiring women to cover their hair and wear loose clothing.

An independent review of Dawn Raids-style visits has urged the government to consider banning or restricting the practice in law.

It plans to take immediate action against exotic caulerpa seaweed discovered around Kawau Island.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is backing off any moves to regulate cryptocurrencies anytime soon, but said it is increasing surveillance of the sector.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says Indonesia is once again ramping up military operations in its Papuan provinces.

Te Tai Tokerau east coast iwi Ngātiwai is concerned about what they say will undoubtedly be undetected caulerpa along their Northland coastline.

Rare interviews gathered inside the world's most isolated state suggest the situation is the worst it has been since the 1990s.

When all other avenues have failed, Mr Big stings can help the police ensnare their suspect - but can their use be justified?

Northland Regional Council divers have today set up a New Zealand-first caulerpa attack tool in the Bay of Islands.

The government and mana whenua have put in place an anchoring ban to fight the growing threat of one of the world's most invasive marine seaweeds.

Donald Trump's indictment on federal charges has been unsealed, and the full scope of the case against the former president for mishandling classified documents is coming into view.

The police in Auckland are out in force for the second weekend in a row trying to deter the rising number of youths riding around streets on dirt motorbikes causing damage to parks and themselves.

The invasive freshwater gold clam discovered in the Waikato River in April had been there for two to three years, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.

Councils representing more than half NZ's population are calling on the government for more money and support to be thrown at one of the world's worst invasive marine seaweed pests recently discovered…

Round up of news from around the Pacific including Northern Mariana Islands, French Polynesia, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga as well as Australian and Canadian regional security stories.

Warnings from those behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made lawmakers around the world take notice.

The tech sector itself is engaged with the government and is considering six…