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Almost two years ago, Blae Ler Paw and Mu Mu drowned in the Manawatū River in Palmerston North. Just five days later, Toetu Tonisitino​​ and Aukusitino Ioane​​ died at the same spot.

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

Analysis: The Finance Minister is facing a difficult year, writes Peter Wilson.

Ten months after Cyclone Gabrielle, bad weather has left the recovery for many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers stuck in the mud.

An unsung design hero has his legacy honoured in an unlikely way after a Wellington funeral home named their flagship hearse in his honour.

Minister of Finance Lautimu'ia Afoa Uelese Va'ai has sought approval to spend about $27.8 million tālā (about NZ$16m) extra for the remaining months of the financial year ending 31 May 2024.

The government says it has started a multi-billion dollar repair job as a new set of forecasts showed a worsening economic outlook and government's financial position in the next few years.

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister has set the tone for the coalition government's Pacific engagement making his first overseas trip to Fiji over the weekend.

State Highway 1 at the Brynderwyn Hills will be closed for nine weeks next year to allow for critical repair work.

Melbourne Storm and Newcastle Knights pre-season trial game, the first to be sanctioned by the National Rugby League (NRL) in Fiji, could be the launch pad needed for future NRL games in the country.

New Zealand is being warned it is heading toward a tragedy if more is not invested in council infrastructure, and that double-digit rates increases should be expected.

Six new water tanks for huts around the top of Te Wai Pounamu should mean the water keeps running for hikers this summer.

The Wellington city took the crown, but a handful of small New Zealand towns also made the top 10 list.

Concerns about lease renewals and tensions between landowners and tenants have surfaced in Fiji during consultations held by the country's native land administrative body.

The paddle boat was once a common sight on the lake but has been sitting on dry land for the last three years. Local Democracy Reporting's Laura Smith finds out why.

DOC staff are still cleaning up after more than 550 sites across the North Island were damaged in February, with spots like Cathedral Cove remaining shut over summer.

Country Life goes on the trail of the elusive whio at Blue Duck Station while learning about the efforts to conserve the history and preserve biodiversity.

The two largest businesses groups in the CNMI are pleading for authrities to support the creation and implementation of the proposed CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorisation Program.

The former Labour deputy leader says his work has been "devastated already in the two weeks" of the current government, and he has some advice for National.

The Fijian Drua rugby franchise in Nadi, Fiji has launched its very own travel booking website, making it the first sports organisation in the country and a Super Rugby side to do that.