Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Mayors from areas affected by the ongoing closure of State Highway 3 in Taranaki are calling for an urgent meeting with NZTA. New Plymouth District Council mayor Max Brough spoke to John Campbell.

In the Northern Mariana Islands officials are asking for patience as recovery efforts continue, more than a week after Super Typhoon Sinlaku; The Solomon Islands prime minister has clawed one MP away from a new coalition seeking to remove him from power; The plight of indigenous peoples around the world is being heard at the 25th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York; and despite having some magic moments both Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua fell short during the Super Rugby Pacific Super Round in Chiristchurch on Sunday.

In the Northern Mariana Islands officials are asking for patience as recovery efforts continue, more than a week after Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

The Solomon Islands prime minister has clawed one MP away from a new coalition seeking to remove him from power.

The plight of indigenous peoples around the world is being heard at the 25th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

Despite having some magic moments both Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua fell short during the Super Rugby Pacific Super Round in Chiristchurch on Sunday.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Government considers cutitng heavy vehicle regulations as part of fuel response and the next steps for the India free trade agreement

Spur-winged plovers are causing problems at airports in the Tasman. Stephen Batt from the Tasman District Council tells us how a pack of wooden dogs is being used to scare them off.