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Wellingtonians are expecting to feel a pinch in their pockets, after it was revealed the council is looking at introducing a rates rise of up to 17 percent.

Goal-line drop-outs and captain's referrals will be introduced to Super Rugby Aotearoa this year.

Legislation to create penalties for 'revenge pornography' is to come before the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

A Māori ward is back on the cards in Marlborough after the government announced sweeping changes to a "racist" law.

The government has announced the date of the first Matariki public holiday.

The EU ambassador to New Zealand says the bloc's export controls on Covid-19 vaccines are not 'vaccine nationalism' but intended to ensure manufacturers honour contracts. Audio

The first report from New Zealand's new Cancer Control Agency highlights Māori are still twice as likely as non-Māori to die from the disease. Audio

The National Party has confirmed it will "work towards" standing candidates in the seven Māori electorates in 2023.

The World Health Organization has criticised new EU export controls on Covid-19 vaccines, while New Zealand health officials are working to understand if it will slow its pandemic response.

The EU's drugs regulator has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for all adults.

A global pandemic and the virtual destruction of a rare bird colony has not deterred a group creating an ecosanctuary on the northernmost tip of the South Island.

The National Party says the Australian government's push to make Google share royalties with news publishers is too heavy handed.

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation's attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.

Voluntary Covid-19 saliva testing will be offered to border workers in quarantine facilities from Monday.

As US President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration, outgoing president Donald Trump released a farewell speech from the White House. Video

A former WorkSafe inspector says procedures at airports, ports and MIQ facilities are far too relaxed to prevent one of the new strains of Covid-19 getting into the community.

US House Democrats have introduced one article of impeachment accusing Donald Trump of inciting insurrection over a violent attack on the Capitol last week

Here's what to expect in the coming days as Democrats in the US Congress will try to remove President Donald Trump from office.

President Donald Trump fomented the violence at the US Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden says, calling it one of the darkest days in the history of the country and an assault on democracy.