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A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a bush knife attack in Solomon Islands.

It's one of most challenging things I've ever done, and it literally changed my mind, writes Anusha Bradley.

The Cook Islands Meteorological Service says Tropical Cyclone Pita has been downgraded to a tropical low

A tropical cyclone alert is now in force for Niue, the Fiji Meteorological Service says.

UXOs contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new defense infrastructure.

Three people were killed when the plane crashed near Rottnest Island off the west coast of Australia.

Kiti Bogidrau, who served as the President of Netball Fiji from 2010 to 2020, died on Tuesday.

Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in Port Vila three weeks ago.

Rottnest Island, about 30 kilometres off the coast of Perth, is popular all-year round with tourists.

We ask MetService what you can expect for the week ahead and when summer plans can resume. Audio

Russia's use of off-the-books ships began shortly after the EU placed sanctions on it after the invasion of Ukraine.

Hannah Eising says a simple heads up would have gone a long way. "The phone lines shut at 8pm ... and the website crashed."

"I have never had a summer off in my life," Johnny Clark, whose grandfather started Nins Bin, says.

Pasifika couple honoured with King's Service Medals for dedication to youth and Pacific communities.

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

The vessel, registered in the Cook Islands and accused of being part of Russia's 'shadow fleet', is suspected of damaging cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.

The Cook Islands will not pursue membership in the United Nations and the Commonwealth.

The Cook Islands will not pursue membership in the United Nations and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister Mark Brown says.

Finnish police said today that seven sailors from the Eagle S tanker suspected of last week cutting an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia are targets of a sabotage investigation.

Fossils from an ichthyosaurs found in North Canterbury are helping advanced understanding of these dolphin-like reptiles.

Wild holiday weather has left Cook Strait ferry passengers bracing for a rough ride, and some New Year's Eve crossings cancelled.

A champion for Pacific workers in Aotearoa has received a King's Service Medal in the New Year Honours List.

The founder of HopeWalk, a suicide prevention movement, has been included in the New Year's Honours List.

The iwi described it as a historic day.

Much of the North Island will be wet and windy to see out 2024.