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'We don't have the full story': NZ journalist detained in Nauru after refugee interview

'We don't have the full story': NZ journalist detained in Nauru after refugee interview

TVNZ reporter Barbara Dreaver has been released after being detained for nearly four hours in Nauru, with no charges filed.

  • by Jenny Noyes & Henry Cooke

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Police say detained Polish man to face trial in Papua
Indonesia

Police say detained Polish man to face trial in Papua

Jakub Fabian Skrzypski, described by police as a journalist, was arrested several days ago after the arrests of five Papuans who had a quantity of ammunition.

Chelsea Manning cleared to visit New Zealand

Chelsea Manning cleared to visit New Zealand

Immigration New Zealand confirmed this morning it had given her special dispensation to apply for a visa, considered to be largely a formality in this case.

Call for Chelsea Manning to be barred from NZ
New Zealand

Call for Chelsea Manning to be barred from NZ

The former army intelligence officer still has a standing conviction and will have to request special dispensation to be granted a visa for a speaking tour.

Jacinda Ardern turns down $12,000 pay rise as NZ government freezes MP pay
New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern turns down $12,000 pay rise as NZ government freezes MP pay

New Zealand politicians have decided they're already paid pretty well and will urgently introduce a law blocking their own wage rise.

NZ surfers shot at after surfing break usually accessed 'by invitation'
New Zealand

NZ surfers shot at after surfing break usually accessed 'by invitation'

After jet-skiing out to the break, two men and a teenage boy were surfing mid-morning when the shots rang out.

  • by Phillipa Yalden
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Not again: Lombok hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake
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Bali

Not again: Lombok hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake

It struck at a depth of 7 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

NZ Minister for Women cycles to hospital to give birth
Cycling

NZ Minister for Women cycles to hospital to give birth

Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter said cycling to hospital put her 'in the best possible mood' to have her first child.

Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes near Fiji, Tonga
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Earthquake

Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes near Fiji, Tonga

A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.2 has struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Tonga, the US Geological Survey says.

Could a weight loss competition help Pacific Islanders tackle obesity?
Healthcare

Could a weight loss competition help Pacific Islanders tackle obesity?

Tonga's leader apparently plans to suggest a new way to fight obesity in the region: a competition to see who can lose the most weight over the next year.

  • by Siobhán O'Grady
Soaring prices are driving a black market in avocados in kiwi land
New Zealand

Soaring prices are driving a black market in avocados in kiwi land

The popular breakfast of avocado on toast is under threat in New Zealand, with two years of low harvests inspiring a rash of thefts from orchards.

  • by Charlotte Graham-McLay