United States
Donald Trump's Muslim US ban call roundly condemned
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has provoked condemnation from across the political spectrum, after he said Muslims should be banned from entering the US.
US correspondent Steve Almond
Mark Zuckerberg's new philanthropic organisation and claims it is just a way to avoid tax. Also, Carrie Fisher's Pre Star Wars Press Tour and Obama & the Rising Tide of Xenophobia. Audio
US reportedly keen to alter fishing deal
The United States says it cannot afford to pay a US$89.2 million tuna deal it signed with several Pacific countries.
United States economy growing faster than expected
New data out this week is likely to show the United States economy is growing at a faster pace. Audio
Petition in American Samoa hopes to save local tuna industry
A new grassroots movement in American Samoa is hoping to collect 10,000 signatures in a bid to help save the local tuna industry. Audio
US correspondent Steve Almond
University of Missouri football players go on strike. The Republican race. Audio
Will the US navy be able to visit NZ?
The MP who promoted nuclear-free legislation in the mid-1980s says it is time to welcome an American Navy ship back to New Zealand.
US correspondent, Steve Almond
Our US Correspondent Steve Almond reports on the firing of a nationally recognized teacher from LA following allegations he inappropriately touched minors and made an improper joke to students, and… Audio
The Marshalls struggle over US displacement funding
Bikini Islanders in the Marshalls seek a change in US rules on how they can spend resettlement funds. Audio
CNMI see US military changes as victory
The US military has moved to produce a second draft environmental impact statement for its plans in the Northern Marianas after its first draft received strong opposition. Audio
Fears El Niño could hamper FSM's typhoon recovery
The head of the International Organisation for Migration in Federated States of Micronesia says he fears a worsening El Niño could hamper the country's recovery from Typhoon Maysak.
Paul Seawright: photographing conflict
Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, acclaimed internationally for his depictions of political and social conflict, who visited New Zealand to deliver the… Audio, Gallery
Matthieu Aikins: Yemen and the Middle East
Matthieu Aikins reports from the Middle East and South Asia for a number of magazines and his investigative work exposing war crimes in Afghanistan won him the George Polk Award and the Medill Medal… Audio
US sending big team to Pacific Islands Forum
The US federal government is sending a high-level delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum's Post Forum Dialogue in Papua New Guinea next week.
Ruling protects Hawaiian monk seal habitats
A ruling that protects Hawaiian monk seal habitats is being hailed as an important step towards preventing their extinction. Audio
NZ has no plans to join air strikes
New Zealand has not been asked, nor has no plan, to join America in carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
US hope to resolve Bikini Island issue by 2017
The US says they are working hard on an answer to an appeal from a Marshallese community for assistance for relocation. Audio
Protestors regroup at Ferguson
Up to 150 protestors are back on the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, near the site of last night's violence at a rally marking the anniversary of the police shooting of Malcolm Brown. Audio
Pacific tuna deal could harm future deals
A fishing deal worth $US89m has been reached between Pacific nations and the United States but officials are at loggerheads over renewing the deal long-term.
Guam fails to secure addditional EPA help
The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down a second appeal for assistance from individuals on Guam whose homes were damaged by Typhoon Dolphin.
