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Peters said few other countries have a better relationship than NZ and the US.

A Hawke's Bay waka navigator has gained the highest traditional honour for his skills.

Rusting sea crane considered too costly to fix despite heritage value.

Hans Dalton's responsible clinician will give evidence behind a shroud of anonymity.

Visit an opportunity to engage with US policymakers on a number of issues, says Peters.

An inmate was initially charged and convicted with the mentally ill Kiwi man's murder.

Rare and extraordinary National Geographic photos coming to South Taranaki.

Jeremiah Malaki Tauili'ili died in hospital after an alleged group beating.

Jeremiah Malaki Tauiliili died days after an alleged attack at a bar in Apia, Samoa.

Fit woman from Pentecost Island at risk of losing leg and eyesight due to Type 1 diabetes.

Ill diabetic clergyman urges others to be careful what they eat in his final sermon.

Superstition: Vanuatu eye doctors must overcome traditional ways to help diabetics.

Diabetics from Tanna Island in Vanuatu fear going blind.

A stunning resort beside an ecological course is a hit with golfer Phil Tataurangi.

$2.1 million eye clinic funded by Fred Hollows Foundation to open in Vanuatu.

Pacific Island nations worst affected by diabetes and related blindness.

A dramatic increase in diabetes in the Pacific is causing amputations and blindness.

Miller Patane was the unexpected recipient of a newlywed couple's kindness.

If we think we are a player here, we are dreaming.

Jarred Thompson, who was medically evacuated from Fiji last week, has died.

A trade spat between the US and China led to a failure for Apec to reach a consensus.

EDITORIAL: US-China rivalry has got in the way of progress at the Apec meeting in PNG.

Only 13 per cent of PNG has access to electricity but that will change.

When the PM first visited PNG in 2013, she was not an international icon for feminism.

Security tight as Papua New Guinea locals take to streets ahead of world leaders' visit.

PM removes device from table before talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Child-free holidays give you a chance to kick back, relax and check on the kids.

More than 350 Pacific community leaders were at today's Pacific Aotearoa Summit.

Much of American Samoa is in national park territory, making it highly accessible.