New Zealand

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, says if New Zealand joins security grouping AUKUS it will "inevitably" have negative consequences for the country's relationship with China.

A proposed bill that won't become law has become a flashpoint on race relations at a critical moment in the fraught 180-year-old conversation about how New Zealand should honour the promises made to First Nations people.

Some 30,000 people are expected to attend the rally outside parliament in Wellington, though it's unclear whether the country's prime minister will speak to protesters.

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a problem where there isn't one".  

New Zealand's Parliament has been temporarily suspended after MPs performed haka in protest to a controversial bill. 

As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs physically tore a copy of the bill, stood and began a haka.

A man who survived abuse as a child at the hands of his Anglican priest says the Church should "beg" for forgiveness after a report revealed that the Archbishop of Canterbury had knowledge of sexual abuse at Christian camps. 

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite? 

The Rainbow Warrior made headlines around the world when it was sunk by French intelligence operatives. But before that, its lesser-known last mission was to evacuate an entire island poisoned by nuclear testing in the Pacific.

The Archbishop had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England's most prolific serial abuser.

Despite winning two international titles this year, the Australian men's netball team is making more headlines for its dance moves. That's after players copped backlash when a video of them copying Deadpool's NSYNC Bye Bye Bye went viral.

An estimated 200,000 people in state, foster and faith-based care suffered "unimaginable" abuse over a period of seven decades, a report released in July said. 

The understood hierarchy in international men's rugby league has been shattered by the rising Pasifika teams, but there are concerns from across the ditch that the scales are tipping too far.

Asian elephant Burma had a warm Adelaide welcome on Tuesday afternoon, complete with a police escort, from Adelaide Airport to Monarto Safari Park. 

Tonga pushed Australia to the limit, the Kangaroos seemed like strangers in their own country and a Test rookie stood tall. Here's five quick hits from the Pacific Championship final. 

The Kangaroos have won the men's Pacific Championships in front of an electric Western Sydney Stadium crowd as they survived a spirited last-ditch comeback attempt from Tonga in the final.

Some students were forced to vomit out of windows because they were unable to make it to the toilet and others reportedly missed or had to leave exams on Monday due to illness.

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar calls for "introspection" after India lost a Test series 3-0 at home to New Zealand in victory labelled "the greatest ever" by ex-England captain Michael Vaughan. 

Tonga will play in the Pacific Cup final after edging past a fast-finishing New Zealand in one of the all-time great rugby league Test matches.

Moana 2 is the first film in history to be released in both English and an Indigenous language at the same time.