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Her NRLW team will debut at their second home - and her first - of Hamilton during Indigenous Round.

Debt is up by $1 billion and rates have risen by more than 20 percent during Wayne Brown's term, his main challenger says.

Kerrin Leoni is the main contender to incumbent mayor Wayne Brown.

The move by the pro-independence group has prompted France's Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls to travel to the French territory again next week.

US officials have briefed European leaders on a plan offered by Putin to halt the war in Ukraine in exchange for significant territorial concessions by Kyiv.

As the autonomous Papua New Guinea region prepares to elect a new government, front and centre is the "incredibly challenging issue" of independence.

The former New Caledonia Congress president says the "draft" deal signed in France last month failed to secure the pro-independence mandate. Audio

Tina Browne wants the country to be more self-sufficient, but says there is no desire to be independent from New Zealand.

There's strong competition for Taranaki council seats at the upcoming local body elections, despite the unclear future of some.

The former Cook Islands prime minister says the "special nature" of the relationship between the two nations must be "underpinned by respect".

Lara Greaves was blunt in her assessment of the voting system, calling it difficult to navigate, particularly when it comes to updating or changing enrolment details.

It's thought such a poll has not previously been attempted in Papua New Guinea. Audio

There are reports people have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori electoral roll. Audio

The biggest event in the Cook Islands calendar is currently underway, marking 60 years of free association with New Zealand. Audio

A bid to retain Māori representation at Taranaki council tables kicked off on the weekend with a call for whānau-level pushback against what campaigners say is deliberate disinformation.

The government is moving to cut when people can enrol to vote, and officials warn it could hit turnout. Meanwhile, the Justice Minister has critcised comments by the ACT leader. Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has rejected the idea that the Cook Islands had effectively described New Zealand as a third party in its agreement with China.

A MFAT spokesperson says if Mark Brown wishes to run a foreign and defence policy without the need to consult, then he should "call a referendum on independence from NZ".

Joe Lera wants to see widespread changes in the way the Autonomous Bougainville Government is run.

A long-serving local body councillor has called it quits, blaming government input and "contempt", and social media abuse.

The former Bougainville Revolutionary Army leader says, "This time, I'm going to win. I'm confident."

New Caledonian politicians who inked their commitment to a deal with France on 12 July will be offered special police protection, following threats uttered especially on social networks.

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed it a historic "new chapter" for New Caledonia, bringing a peaceful end to devastating turmoil that has rocked the Pacific territory.

Pro-and-anti-independence parties committed to a deal regarding the future political status of the French Pacific territory on Saturday.