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Police also say John Setka’s appearance at government project sites did not constitute an offence

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Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn

Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…

Nga Wai hono i te po succeeds her father as eighth Maori monarch

Ngā Wai hono i te pō’s ascension represents the rise of a new generation of Māori leaders

Plus, new Māori queen crowned

Second complainant of six to appears before district court rape trial of man who has pleaded not guilty and denies sexual contact took place with the woman

New Zealand's Māori monarch, Kīngi Tūheitia, has been laid to rest atop a sacred mountain as his youngest daughter, Ngā wai hono i te po, became the second Māori queen in a tradition dating back to 1858