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Is the government's transport plan a highway to success? Here's a round up of reactions to its announcement today.

Canadian fire crews battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.

There is frustration among many about the failure of emergency sirens to sound off during the Hawaiian wildfire disaster. Audio

Vanuatu's parliament is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau's government. Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is adamant that its new clean power policy to cover the cost of installing solar panels and making energy efficient upgrades to households is affordable. Audio

Maternal mental health is another one of those hidden "women's issues" that we don't talk about enough. Now it's in the spotlight for the most awful of reasons. 

Analysis: If NZ is such a great food producer, why are so many of us going hungry, or eating lower-grade food, asks food systems expert Emily King.

Analysis - Labour's tunnel proposal for Auckland Harbour, National's policy to ban cellphones in schools and the latest poll shows New Zealand First over the 5 percent threshold.

Nelson City Council has given the go-ahead to progress changes that will enable greater housing intensification in the city.

Vanuatu government MPs have boycotted an extraordinary sitting of parliament this morning where a motion of no confidence was due to be moved against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau.

New Zealand-adopted Fiji journalist, sports writer, national news agency reporter, anti-coup activist, media freedom advocate, storyteller and mentor Sri Krishnamurthi has died.

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

A review of RNZ's online news has called for greater oversight and enforcement of standards after a crisis sparked by a single staffer making 'inappropriate' edits to international news online…

The future of the North Harbour Stadium in Albany has been thrown into doubt by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.

The mayor says the last thing she wants is for the building to become "a black hole of spending".

National's Todd McClay disputes the information, saying his party invested "significantly" during its terms.

Analysis - The old joke about "just one more lane" being all that's needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy this week.

National is promising a suite of new roads and a rapid transit network for Auckland, using a mix of government funding and private equity. But Labour says the costings still come up billions short. Audio

But the outcomes might be "clunkier than any of us would have liked", Greater Wellington Regional Council's Daran Ponter says.