Tonga records a chilly 9.3C - slightly warmer than Stewart Island today
Red Cross helped provide extra blankets for hospital patients.
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Free medicine deliveries will help address healthcare inequity for Māori and Pasifika - pharmacist
For many, just driving to the pharmacy is a significant barrier.
Brown Pride - a hub for music, haircuts, threads and fitness
Johnnie Timu says Brown Pride aims to bring holistic wellbeing to his community.
Security and economy on agenda, as top EU diplomat visits NZ
Stefano Sannino flew into Wellington last week to talk security.
Traditional Cook Islands dance fitness classes keeping culture alive
Cook Islands Language Week's theme: Connect me to my homeland's traditions and culture.
Bay's largest Vanuatu Independence Day celebration this weekend
The 43rd independence celebration is happening on Sunday in Pāpāmoa.
Reuben Steff: NZ needs more than trade from China
OPINION: A 'friend and partner' should expect more, writes a foreign policy lecturer.
US giving more money for disaster risk reduction in Samoa
The United States' Second Gentleman has announced a US$2.6 million grant from USAid.
Pacific mystery: Scientist's deep dive for alien life sparks controversy
New York Times: Dr Avi Loeb says he's found 'interstellar' debris near Manus Island.
Communities urged to gauge Covid-19 risk
Local community heroes on board encouraging Kiwis to know their Covid-19 risk
NZ to ‘set the record straight’ with Solomon Islands after aid accusations
Solomon Islands PM says NZ has failed in its aid commitment; NZ Government disagrees.
Entire village tested as Covid outbreak in Tokelau reaches third atoll
Tokelau has announced the territory's first community outbreak on the Fakaofo atoll.
Film Inky Pinky Ponky based on real life of trans actress Amanaki Prescott-Faletau
New Pacific-Kiwi film Inky Pinky Ponky features a love story with a difference.
Matthew Hooton: Dawn raids failure a new low
OPINION: First there was KiwiBuild, then the failure to stop dawn raids after an apology.
'Put a stop to it': Tongan leader wants to end dawn raids
A review has called for a ban or restrictions on arresting overstayers in the early hours.
A push to keep a tiny Pacific nation's language alive
About 3200 people of Kiribati descent call NZ home. Half can speak their mother tongue.
Watch: 'Its own level of pain' - Deputy PM on getting a Samoan tatau
After six hours, intricate patterns now cover her legs.
Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Nino threatens
An El Nino event may increase extreme weather in some regions.
A UFC fighter behind the bar: Inside Jason Momoa’s private 'farewell' party
Jason Momoa launched his Meili Vodka into NZ and the South Pacific Islands.
Bishop Tangilanu is engaging with a new flock of youth
'I want to make a difference for our Māori and Pacific Youth.'
'A passion for helping others': Officer fulfils dream
Chris Harrison was sworn in as a police officer recently — 16 years after he first applied
‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’ - delegates speak of independence ambitions at UN
France's grip on its overseas territories in the Pacific may be waning.
New study on why Pacific patients are high users of EDs
Study debunks belief that Pacific people don't use primary healthcare before visiting ED.
Weather: What Kiwis can expect from the coming El Niño
Kiwis could be feeling El Niño's influence by the end of winter. So what can we expect?
Babies getting sick prompts meningococcal disease warning - vaccination is key
Meningococcal disease expected to rise in the winter
Rob Campbell: Sickening how Kiwis react to poor Māori, Pasifika health outcomes
OPINION: Māori and Pasifika patients in our hospitals get worse treatment outcomes.
BBM charity boss pulls plug on Te Pāti Māori bid
Dave Letele has decided not to run for politics in October.
Middlemore takes to social media to stem the flow of non-urgent patients to ED
The hospital's videos show going to a pharmacy is another option.
Rheumatic fever rates rising after pandemic
Continued priority will be on those most at risk, while informing whānau on prevention.
'I couldn't stop crying': Tourist recounts bid to save Kiwi who drowned in Rarotonga
Guests and staff of the upmarket Edgewater Resort did everything they could to revive her.
Fifa delighted with first women's Champions League
Some players were given individual awards at the end of the tournament.
The China Tightrope: Unpacking NZ's relationship with our biggest trading partner
A new book takes a deep dive into New Zealand's relationship with China.
US official: Thank God for New Zealand!
US wants to avoid veering into conflict with China, says Daniel Kritenbrink.
The new ethnic faces of policing in Aotearoa
The new face of policing has more Māori, Pasifika and Asian communities represented.