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Russia's president has ordered the strengthening of the country's borders as well as the identification of traitors and saboteurs.

Biometrics - such as a person's face, iris or fingerprint - are increasingly being used to verify identities online and for surveillance.

Health officials say there's no room for complacency in Tokelau even though the country has so far escaped the Covid-19 pandemic.

The LynnMall terror attack review says officials did not call the family of the man responsible for the attack to see if they could help deradicalise him. Audio

An action plan is being hatched to try to save the iconic New Caledonian dugong after it became classed as an endangered species.

"Significant deficiences" have been found by an independent review into the handling of terrorist Ahamed Samsudeen.

A new pre-built laboratory to test Covid-19, opened at Vaiola Hospital in Tonga last week.

The realities of life as a listed stock exchange company have come early for newly listed Blackpearl Group.

Technology that lets outdoor advertisers track people in the street is spreading, though the marketing industry says it is at pains not to invade privacy. Video

The report's chairperson said he was "saddened and frustrated" that the number of babies and mothers dying during pregnancy had not reduced.

The immigration minister says he was briefed about the use of social media searching technology around the same time RNZ first reported it.

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has approved the redeployment of independent fisheries observers in its purse seine fishery from January 1.

Police stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing, after demonstrations there and in other Chinese against stringent Covid-19 curbs.

Beijing's plans to develop an integrated online health platform featuring the digital health records of every resident has sparked concerns about intensified state surveillance.

The British government has told its departments to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings, citing security risks.

Protests have erupted at the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, according to footage circulated widely online.

Analysis - Is the deal at COP27 the biggest win on climate since the Paris Agreement in 2015 - or the biggest loss, asks Matt McGrath.

What Covid-19 information are we missing out on, and random surveys of infections even worth doing any more?

An outbreak of Covid-19 has been declared for Temotu Province in Solomon Islands, with more than 400 cases reported in the nine days to Tuesday morning.

A female protester in her 20s, who spent a week in prison in Iran and was recently released on bail, says she witnessed physical and psychological torture, and other ill-treatment.

A prominent Fijian social worker says "human rights violations" of opposition voices compelled her to make a "last minute" decision to contest the December 14 elections.