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At least 46 percent of Australian adults had been infected with Covid-19 by early June, according to results from Australia's most recent blood testing of relevant antibodies.

Stats New Zealand is rejecting criticism that law changes will erode its independence, saying it is at best a misunderstanding, or else misleading. Audio

New Zealanders should be worried about the global spread of Monkeypox, which WHO has declared an international public health emergency, an epidemiologist says.

250 people a day in Samoa seeking help for flu, some voting early in Cook Islands election, and no new community Covid cases in Nauru in latest figures

Dengue fever resurfaces in Samoa, Tonga all but qualifies for world netball cup, and professor says USP needs to bill its students more

Covid-19 border cases have increased nearly fivefold since the government scrapped pre-departure testing for international arrivals in June.

Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease have been found on a pork product in Australia. Audio

Two of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reported their first community spread of covid, ending the country's status as one of a handful of covid-free countries…

Specialists on statistics warn a proposed law change poses the threat of official data being corrupted by political meddling and unregulated sharing.

Analysis - Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally…

A raft of legal opinions has cleared the way for greater use of facial recognition technology to prove who you are online, as the government moves towards setting up a common identity verification…

A bacteria that caused cholera in a student has been separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market in Wuhan, China.

A senior French military commander says France should re-arm in the Pacific and consider restoring its forces to a level of 30 years ago.

Two marine pests have been discovered at Rakiura Stewart Island, including one that has never been found in Southland before.

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to reproductive health services but maintains his ability to institute abortion rights is limited.

The security feature is being brought in after Apple devices owned by activists, politicians and journalists were infected with spyware.

Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio will attend the meeting in Fiji, as Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta recovers from Covid-19.

New patrol boats for Samoa; pediatric Covid campaign in Fiji all go; Pacifica targeted in NZ diabetes campaign; new life for closed Samoa airstrip; no change to abortion availability in American…

A new Omicron subvariant circulating in India has been detected in NZ for the first time. Early evidence suggests it may be more successful in avoiding immunity than earlier variants.

South Australian authorities have launched an independent inquiry into SkyCity's Adelaide casino, following similar investigations in other states.

Monkeypox cases have tripled in Europe in the past two weeks, the World Health Organization says.

The suspected driver of a truck where 53 migrants died from heat in Texas did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working, court documents say.