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French police have raided the homes of government and health officials as part of an investigation into their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new messaging system has been launched in Fiji to ensure people can evacuate swiftly during natural disasters.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is defying recent polling, saying the election is the only poll that matters. Audio

The National Party is promising to establish a commissioner for senior citizens, and maintain the winter energy payment, if elected.

New Zealand and its Five Eyes security partners have made another plea for social media companies like Facebook to allow governments to access their encrypted data. Audio

Universities have indicated they were prepared to consider some help for the 250 students that will be allowed into New Zealand, but won't make any decision until the end of the week.

Help with living costs while studying and extra support for mental health are two areas Pacific tertiary students want given more attention. Audio

France has recorded its highest ever daily increase in coronavirus cases while the number announced in the US hit a two-month high.

Labour is pledging to defend kauri trees from dieback by using the Biosecurity Act's strongest form of protection - a National Pest Management Plan.

There is "clear evidence of collusion" between Huawei and the "Chinese Communist Party apparatus", a UK parliamentary inquiry has concluded.

Two scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the tools to edit DNA.

Labour says it will require councils to purchase only zero emissions buses by 2025 in a bid to decarbonise the public transport bus fleet a decade later.

An expert panel has been set up to review the Defence Force's structure, information management and record-keeping processes.

National says if it were in government it would create 10,000 jobs a month and get unemployment heading down to 4 percent by 2025.

Labour has announced its housing plans today, largely continuing with its previous policies but also introducing building energy certificates and an earthquake remediation service.