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

Outreach providers in the city say it now has 809 rough sleepers - 90 percent more than last September. Audio

Analysis: The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened - at least, not yet.

Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, as China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and…

Outreach teams in the city recorded a 90 percent increase in people sleeping rough since September. Audio

There is a disproportionately high rate of women without shelter in New Zealand, particularly in Auckland, people working with the homeless warn. Audio

It's been a full year since National's tax bracket changes came into effect, with the government claiming it is winning the battle against the rising cost of living.

Opposition parties say the devil will be in the details on the government's latest building products changes, but support them in principle. Audio

Bitter battles over butter prices have led news bulletins, partly prompted by the finance minister's 'please explain' to Fonterra. But one editor says many in the media missed the point.

Trump said on Saturday the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire.

He will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish leader John Swinney.

They say it has become clear that the Palestinian militants do not want a deal.

It's a move that advocates for the homeless said would worsen the problem.

The encounter between the two men became heated as Trump criticised recent renovation costs and interest rates.

Rotorua is experiencing a surge in domestic tourism, with new figures showing an increase in visitor numbers, spending and accommodation occupancy.

The US President was told in May that his name appeared in files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall St Journal. But the White House calls it "fake news". Audio

Banks and other lending groups are being more accommodating in their approach to borrowers in deep financial trouble.

National median rents in the three months to May dropped 0.3 percent from the year before - the first fall in 16 years.

Parliament began this week with a Ministerial Statement from Foreign Minister Winston Peters. The House looks at the Q&A that followed.

Peters told the House the international community was united in its revulsion to the events in Gaza

The opposition says it shows cost of living is still a problem, but Nicola Willis is claiming victory. Audio

Luxon says new builds will boost jobs and productivity, but the opposition dismissed the "announcement of an announcement" as a public relations stunt lacking fresh investment.

It is one of the highest reported death tolls among repeated recent cases in which aid seekers have been killed. Audio

It's been 11 years since Allan Rosewarne was jailed for his reign of rape, extreme violence, sadism and cruelty to children.