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RNZ Pacific has covered stories on a diverse range of topics this year.

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

Wet weather is forecast for several parts of the country on New Year's Eve, while one community has already cancelled some of its planned celebrations.

Extreme heat is the nation's deadliest natural hazard, but its impacts aren't being felt equally.

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

It was a year in which Aotearoa had three prime ministers, two of them named 'Chris', so the bar was set very high.

Screen and stage fixture Ian Mune is one of five new knights and dames appointed.

Stories plucked from the 2023 archives: Cosmo's with chooks on a cliff edge, Sally's picking apples and Leah meets a dairy farmer who hails from Japan.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says the increasing frequency of toxic algal blooms, resulting in shellfish toxin alerts, could be related to extreme weather.

A teenage boy has been killed in a shark attack at a popular tourism and surfing spot on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

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

The Cook Islands Tourism chief executive says Avaavaroa Passage, which is a popular turtle swimming spot, is notorious for drownings.

The chief executive of Cook Islands Tourism says Avaavaroa Passage - where a 50-year-old Kiwi died on 18 December - is notorious for drownings.

An education researcher says NCEA pass rates in the Cook Islands and Niue will 'fall through the floor' if literacy and numeracy tests become compulsory.

NRL player Troy Dargan has died in the Cook Islands after crashing his motorcycle near Aitutaki airport.

A former Port Marlborough chairperson and councillor says it came as no surprise the government called time-out on the Cook Strait ferries.

The government may still need to pay if it wants a resilient ferry connection between both the main islands, says the Maritime Union.

The CNMI head of delegation to WCPFC meeting said the revised tropical tuna Conservation and Management Measure for 2024 through 2026 is a loss to Pacific territories.

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

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