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Samoa's ruling Human Rights Protection Party has been assured of winning at least one seat in next week's four by-elections. The nominations of 15 candidates, including one woman, have been...

The French president has spoken out against holding early elections in French Polynesia despite an urgent and recent change to the electoral system - the fourth in eight years. After...

The Labour Party is struggling to put a dent in National's substantial lead in the opinion polls, just four months from the general election. Audio

The French president has spoken out against holding early elections in French Polynesia despite an urgent and recent change to the electoral system - the fourth in eight years. After...

The Labour Party will take a political gamble on Thursday with the announcement that a capital gains tax will be the centre-piece of its tax policy. Labour's own polling shows it's not a popular tax. Audio

Fiji's interim attorney general says plans for the electronic registration of voters are mainly to eliminate fake names. The move will involve collecting identity information, such as fingerprints and…

More people on Guam are concerned about their water and power bills than about Guam's political status. The Pacific Daily news reports a survey of 200 Chamorro voters conducted by...

The National Party continues to command a strong lead over Labour in the latest TV3 poll.

Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy says he will not run again when his term expires in 2013. He also ruled out any bid to become president of Italy.

Fiji's interim minister for elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, says Fiji plans to have an electronic voter registration system in place by 2014 when the interim regime has vowed to cede power...

Samoa's opposition Tautua Samoa party has so far confirmed two candidates, including a high ranking woman village chief, for the four by-elections to be held on July the 29th. She's...

The South Korean city of Peongchang has won the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, scoring a crushing victory over Munich and Annecy of France. The IOC President Jacques...

The Labour Party is still refusing to make any public comment about its tax policy despite some details being leaked. Audio

The deputy leader of the opposition in the Papua New Guinea parliament, Sam Basil, says efforts are underway to try and create a caretaker government. He says with friction in...

The surprise winner of Thailand's election, the Pheu Thai party, says it has agreed to form a coalition with four smaller parties.

Economists are expecting modest economic growth in the first three months of the year to be revealed in official figures released on Thursday.

The opposition has won Thailand's general election by a landslide, exit polls show, paving the way for Yingluck Shinawatra to become the country's first female prime minister.

A breakdown of the results from the by-election in Te Tai Tokerau shows more support in the north of the electorate for winning candidate Hone Harawira. Audio

A breakdown of the results from the by-lection in Te Tai Tokerau shows more support in the north of the electorate for the winning candidate, Hone Harawira.

Prime Minister John Key says the Te Tai Tokerau by-election was an expensive waste of time.

Hone Harawira will return to Parliament as the Mana Party MP for Te Tai Tokerau after winning the Maori seat in a by-election.

What's being described as a tough campaign ends on Friday for candidates in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election.

Mana Party leader Hone Harawira is defending his reaction and use of robust language at a political forum in Auckland this week. Audio