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Wayne Brown has claimed victory in the Auckland mayoralty race and says he is privileged and humbled to be the city's new mayor.

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of former US President Donald Trump, claims the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Trump were still in office.

The race for the Auckland mayoralty ends this weekend and polls indicate that either Efeso Collins or Wayne Brown will claim the chains.

Just under two-thirds of New Zealand firms expect the economy to improve in the year ahead, while 48 percent of Australian mid-sized manufacturers feel the same way.

Mayoral candidates in Gisborne and Wairoa have shown overwhelming support for Māori wards, but there are differences in opinion on other key election topics.

RNZ reporter Jonty Dine talks to Auckland residents ahead of the mayoral election, which has effectively come down to a two-horse race.

France's interior ministry will seek a court ruling on whether French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch can retain the presidency, if his party win next year's territorial election.

The boss of Local Government New Zealand is urging people who have not received voting forms to "not leave anything to chance".

Worry about the delivery speed for the postal voting papers is shared by the Greymouth mayor as ballot papers trickle in with just five days remaining.

Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising strength in a first-round vote spoiled rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of winning…

The $2.8 million Hokitika seawall extension is being reviewed by council to justify the funding it has already received from the government - amidst calls to abandon the scheme.

Brazilians are voting overnight NZ time in the first round of their country's most polarised election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair…

Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown has described a prominent journalist as "a prick" and said if elected he would stick pictures of him in urinals.

Analysis - Another opinion poll points to a close election, as National launches a tax attack on the government but has to answer questions about its own policy, writes Peter Wilson.

Breaking her silence after nearly a week of financial market chaos, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she would stick to her controversial plan to reignite economic growth.

Dozens of people are complaining daily they haven't got their voting papers for the local elections, an electoral official says. Audio

The two frontrunners in Auckland's mayoral campaign are calling for an end to postal voting and the investigation of an online voting option in time for the local body elections in 2025 in a bid to…

Russian flag swapped out for Ukraine flag in CNMI; US offers financial support to PNG; Police in American Samoa raid home of former cop; New broadcaster for Manu Samoa, and more