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A dolphin has been found beheaded on a South Auckland beach.

Covid-19 cases on Nauru now over 3000; French Polynesia detects new Covid-19 variants; Australia will set up a defence school to train Pacific island militaries, and more.

Covid-19 Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says the virus is expected to continue to evolve, which is why the Ministry of Health has been asked to plan for how that may happen.

Opinion - Jacinda Ardern's decision to attend the NATO summit in Spain but skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda symbolises the changes she is making to New Zealand foreign…

The French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu says France will bolster its presence in the South Pacific while being committed to a multilateral approach that respects everyone's sovereignty.

This year's flu season is proving what healthcare specialists and epidemiologists have been saying all along: Viruses are unpredictable and, sometimes, a little weird.

The United States and its allies have traded barbs with China at Asia's premier security meeting, but the war in Ukraine dominated proceedings.

Ministry of Health officials have provided an update on surveillance measures being used to monitor new variants of Covid-19 in Aotearoa.

Ministry of Health officials have provided an update on surveillance measures being used to monitor new variants of Covid-19 in Aotearoa.

China has warned Australia to stop "provocative" actions in the South China Sea region after a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) surveillance plane was dangerously intercepted in an area near the…

Mass shootings in Pennsylvania and Tennessee have killed at least six people and wounded more than 25.

The federal government says it will not be intimidated by the dangerous actions of a Chinese aircraft towards an Australian surveillance plane in the South China Sea last month.

Security has been boosted at a Hamilton playground that's been repeatedly vandalised.

The US will initially provide Ukraine with four high mobility artillery rocket systems to extend Kyiv's reach in its war against invading Russian forces, the Pentagon said.

It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi.

The President of the Federated States of Micronesia says he has serious concerns about the details of two leaked Chinese government documents to be tabled at a meeting next week.

Desperate parents shouted at police to enter the South Texas elementary school where a massacre was unfolding, with some trying to approach the building themselves before being restrained by officers…

China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands covering policing, security and data communications cooperation, newly revealed documents show.

The Ministry of Health is reporting the first case of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the community without a clear link to the border.

A commemoration has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus.

Analysis - The WHO's report on regulating cross-border alcohol marketing raises the alarm for countries like Australia and New Zealand, given their light touch towards alcohol advertising.

Explainer - Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.