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PNG's political crisis has been thrust into new uncertainty after three MPs tested positive for Covid-19.

This term of Parliament will be dominated by Covid-19, with the government's plans and promises focused on the pandemic.

After nearly 20 months and numerous extensions, the high-level investigation into the Christchurch terror attack will today hand over its findings.

The president-elect says the US is "ready to lead the world", as his transition gathers pace.

The Finance Minister wants the Reserve Bank to become more involved in checking the skyrocketing price of housing in New Zealand.

PNG's political crisis has sparked renewed discussion about whether to change the country's system of government. Audio

Former US secretary of state John Kerry will act as "climate tsar" when US President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

The Detail - The Reserve Bank is accused of helping drive runaway house prices higher with its latest move to boost the economy, but its defenders say it's not the bank's job to control the housing…

The Reserve Bank has been caught up in a political storm over the housing crisis. Is it really the Bank's fault that the levers it pulls have seen prices spiral out of control?  

A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its north has thrown the country into turmoil. This is how it happened.

Iwi members and a protest group have spent their first night occupying land at Wellington's contentious seaside development Shelly Bay.

Momentum to increase the parliamentary term to four years seems to be growing, an election law expert says after a new poll.

APEC leaders have issued their first joint communique in three years, calling for free and predictable trade to help a global economy laid low by the coronavirus pandemic.

US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia has been confirmed by a recount, as legal efforts by Donald Trump's allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three states.

Portable cabins could be used to house hundreds of people left homeless by flooding and slips in Napier last week.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the public to not get caught up in the country's political crisis which has ended up in the courts.

Dealing with the political and financial repercussions of sea level rises is going to make political decisions over Covid look easy. There are billions of taxpayer dollars at stake in property…

Billions of dollars will be spent on infrastructure projects to help rebuild the nation's economy but the construction sector is in dire need of skilled workers to make these happen.