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The state of emergency in New Caledonia presents a considerable challenge for New Zealand’s foreign policy efforts in the Pacific, Prof Robert Patman says.

The multimillion-dollar repurposing of one of Christchurch's last great industrial buildings has reached a significant milestone.

Christchurch senior citizens are getting their groove on to help them stay fit and social.

Coopers Creek is a remote village in Invercargill, located 15km from the city.  Photo: Matthew Rosenberg/LDR The future of homeowners living under unique conditions at an Invercargill reserve hangs in the balance.

On ODT Rugby Chat this week, PD talks to two of the in-form players in club rugby: the block-busting No 8 from Southern Konrad Toleafoa and 6ft 8in giant from the Sharks Josh Tengblad.

Dan Gordon. Photo: Supplied Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon is calling for the government to apply the brakes on the Fast-track Approvals Bill.

Tai Webster will return to the US for the birth of his child. File photo: Peter McIntosh Star guard Tai Webster may play his last game for the Otago Nuggets tonight.

American actor Charlyne Yi plays Judy in the series. Photo: Getty Images Allegations of physical assault and coercion have emerged from the set of Kiwi director Taika Waititi's Apple+ series Time Bandits.

A 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a woman to death in Melbourne's inner west will no longer face a murder charge.

Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared while camping in Victoria's High Country in 2020. Supplied: Victoria Police Carol Clay's daughter became concerned her mother's affair with Russell Hill would be made public when police approached her about telling media they had gone missing together, a jury has been told.

Thailand is one of five countries that have been able to nurse this species of baby turtle up to their first year. Photo: Reuters Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.

Medical personnel carry Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico to hospital after being transported in a helicopter. Photo: JOJ TV/Handout via REUTERS Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.

A Maine Coon with a penchant for the limelight was a star attraction at the Longhair Cat Breeders’ Association's Autumn Show.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images (file) Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States.

A 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing a woman to death in Melbourne's inner west will no longer face a murder charge.

Photo: Getty Images Queenstown's council has withheld details contained in decisions issued by a dog control committee panel, despite them being part of a public meeting — and already published three times.

Thailand is one of five countries that have been able to nurse this species of baby turtle up to their first year. Photo: Reuters Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.

Safer Mid Canterbury members with their Pink Shirt Day display (from left) Selwyn Price, Tayla Wright, Brenda Kingsford, Te Kete Tuhinga manager Jill Watson and Hayley Dunlop. Safer Mid Canterbury want to see people decked out in pink shirts and tops tomorrow for Pink Shirt Day.

American actor Charlyne Yi plays Judy in the series. Photo: Getty Images Allegations of physical assault and coercion have emerged from the set of Kiwi director Taika Waititi's Apple+ series Time Bandits.

Judy Swaney knitting Humpty Dumpty toys at home for charity. Photo: Supplied Judy Swaney of Ashburton feels at peace.