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A total of 1167 Niuean voters get a chance to elect a new parliament this weekend. Audio

Members were unable to reach agreement during an urgent online meeting on Thursday evening.

Joe Biden would be 86 by the end of a prospective second term, almost a decade higher than the average US male's life expectancy.

Cheering, flag-waving crowds gathered in Tokyo last weekend for the first full Pride parade in four years, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights but demanding Japan join other advanced nations in…

Opinion - Despite the latest inflation figures for New Zealand coming in slightly lower than expected by many economists, the rate remains stubbornly high.

Their work is usually unpaid and sometimes overlooked, but activists play an important long-term role in the parliament system. Four veterans open up on their experiences at parliament.

Explainer: US President Joe Biden is expected to announce his campaign to seek re-election in 2024, Trump confirmed his bid last year, but who else might have their hat in the ring?

Forget 'let them eat cake'. 'Let them eat quiche' is the 2023 update, at least if you're a subject of soon-to-be-crowned King Charles III, writes Lucy Corry.

US President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), two people familiar with the matter said, setting the stage for a possible rematch with his…

Critics of a new tax bill in the Cook Islands' say low wage earners will see little benefit from the law change. Audio

Voting has started in French Polynesia in the first round to elect a territorial assembly for a new five-year term.

Campaigning for French Polynesia's territorial elections has entered its final week.

It was just a few months ago that Finland's Sanna Marin stood side-by-side with Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand. Now, both have left their position, but they've also left a mark on their countries.

Many Americans who are watching former President Trump's arrest this week say they aren't looking for political point-scoring - they're holding out hope that democracy delivers justice.

Power Play - Jacinda Ardern was as polarising upon her departure as she was during her time as Prime Minister, Jane Patterson writes.

Green Party MP Elizabeth Kerekere has been chastised by party leadership after calling colleague Chlöe Swarbrick a "crybaby" in a text message sent to other MPs in error. Audio

Opinion - While the past 15 years has undoubtedly changed Jacinda Ardern, she remains in many ways the same person she was as a novice backbencher.

One of the men at the centre of the stand-off at Gore District Council was given a two-year contract extension just two days before the new council was elected.

The former US president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.

Paris is a burning rubbish tip as residents protest plans to raise the retirement age to a level that would still be below ours. Why aren't we agitating for change?