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A group of six people have appeared in court in French Polynesia accused of having set up a methamphetamine dealing ring last year.

Stats NZ has upped the ante when it comes to data collection - should we be worried? 

Samoa's health officials are awaiting international confirmation after an adult tested positive in Samoa for measles, which is thought to have been transmitted from the Auckland outbreak.

There's concern about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in the Pacific, with authorities warning a surge in hospital-acquired infections are becoming seriously resistant to antibiotics.

As Samoa's health authorities wait for absolute confirmation of their first measles case, the World Health Organisation is warning against unnecessary air travel.

A US counter-terrorism analyst has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information to two journalists over the last two years.

The US president boasted of his "great and unmatched wisdom" and warned he would destroy Turkey's economy if it took a long-threatened military strike in Syria too far.

Kiribati has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, otherwise known as elephantiasis, after a 19-year-long public health campaign.

Samoa's new Australia-funded patrol vessel has docked in Apia.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority said a police officer was justified in being armed when stopping a vehicle in Hastings in July last year, despite it being the wrong vehicle.

A breast cancer lobby group says health officials must look closely at the worries surrounding some types of breast implants.

The White House has restricted access to transcripts of some of US President Donald Trump's calls with foreign leaders, US media report.

East Timor descended into a state of anarchy in 1999 after a referendum broke away from Indonesia. The NZDF went in to restore law and order.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

The kingdom's output is reportedly reduced by five million barrels a day - nearly half its output.

The Israeli Prime Minister has denied a report that his country was spying on the US.

An independent inquiry into Napier City Council's scrutiny of councillors' social media will be carried out before the election, acting Mayor Faye White has confirmed.

HK activist arrests, FARC returns to Colombia, UK Labour vows to stop no-deal Brexit, Trump launches US Space Command, Gay gene ruled out, and more.