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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is on a tour of Pacific nations. Photo: RNZ/Nick Monro The foreign affairs minister has landed in Solomon Islands for the first leg of his Pacific tour, and an audience with the newly elected Prime Minister.

Photo: Getty Images Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts, with an eminent legal eagle to investigate the feasibility of a ban.

Photo: Getty Images Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts, with an eminent legal eagle to investigate the feasibility of a ban.

Photo: Getty Images Children under 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts, with an eminent legal eagle to investigate the feasibility of a ban.

A still image released by the producers of Melanie Lynskey playing Anna Osborne, left, with Robyn Malcolm as Sonya Rockhouse. Photo: supplied/Matt Grace Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm will star in a film about the Pike River mine tragedy opening in cinemas later this year.

A still image released by the producers of Melanie Lynskey playing Anna Osborne, left, with Robyn Malcolm as Sonya Rockhouse. Photo: supplied/Matt Grace Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm will star in a film about the Pike River mine tragedy opening in cinemas later this year.

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Two tobacconists have been torched in more suspected firebombings linked to ongoing tobacco wars gripping Victoria.

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Two tobacconists have been torched in more suspected firebombings linked to ongoing tobacco wars gripping Victoria.

Work and Income offices Photo: RNZ/Rebekah Parsons-King People seeking support from Work and Income say Ministry of Social Development staff are lacking compassion.

Work and Income offices Photo: RNZ/Rebekah Parsons-King People seeking support from Work and Income say Ministry of Social Development staff are lacking compassion.

James Anderson will retire as test cricket's most successful ever pace bowler. Photo: Getty Images England's James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year, ending a 21-year career in which he became the most successful ever pace bowler.

Switzerland has won Eurovision 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers' top-three to win the competition.

Palestinians flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the city. Photo: Reuters Israel has called for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah.

Joshua Terrey pictured with his mother, Lyn Hartnett, and father, Peter Terrey. The three people responsible for his 2019 kidnapping and assault have now all been dealt with by the court. Photo: Supplied by family After ensuring a young father was held at a house under the ruse of getting drugs, Sophie Skye turned up with baseball bat and launched a "brutal" 23-minute attack under the belief he was responsible for breaking into her storage container.

Many people have goals of making it big in the film industry, or in the sporting arena.

Presbyterian Support Otago Family Works foodbank co-ordinator Marilyn Donaldson stands amid the diminishing supplies on the foodbank’s shelves, as demand climbs and donations fall. Photo: Brenda Harwood Reports nationally that families are struggling with the cost of living and are cutting back on essentials are being mirrored in Dunedin.

Mosgiel Community Foodbank co-ordinator Michelle Kerr says the steadfast support of the Taieri community helps keep the foodbank’s shelves well-stocked, even in tough times. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD The cheerful team at Mosgiel Community Foodbank have been caring for Taieri community members facing food insecurity for more than 30 years.

A Bennett’s wallaby. PHOTO: DOC Hunters releasing wallabies taken in as pets have contributed to scattered sightings of the pest animals in Otago, a regional councillor says.

Catherine Goodyear in 2014. Photos: supplied CATHERINE GOODYEAR  Social worker   A strong sense of family and motherly compassion guided Catherine Goodyear in her lifelong servitude to the less fortunate.