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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:50:22 +1200Vote count underway in Samoa
3pm today polling places around Samoa closed and counting of ballots for the parliamentary elections got underway.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:25:50 +1200
More Aust aid for PNG Covid-19 fight
The Australian Government is providing additional aid to help Papua New Guinea's response to Covid-19.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:11:15 +1200
Inquiry says planned A220s buy wrong for Air Vanuatu
A commission of enquiry in Vanuatu has found Air Vanuatu was wrong to plan the purchase of A220 Airbus aircraft in 2019.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:58:24 +1200
Cook Islands tourism industry holding hopes of NZ travel bubble
Air New Zealand says it doesn't know of any impending announcement regarding a two-way travel bubble but it is ramping up its operations to the islands from 10 May.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:41:13 +1200
Moana Pasifika women make rugby history
A Moana Pasifika women's team will make their representative debut in the Takiwhitu Tūturu rugby sevens, which kicks off in Wellington this morning.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:18:25 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Fiji rice farmers called on to improve production, US Peace Corp to return to Vanuatu, arrests in Solomon Islands after village clashes, another Covid case in quarantine in Fiji and Tuvalu gets vaccine.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:19:14 +1200
Tonga 7s chasing progress vs Samoa, NZ
Progress is the name of the game for the Tonga Invitational Sevens team competing at the Takiwhitu Tūturu invitational sevens, which kicks off in Wellington this morning.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:53:37 +1200
Samoa's HRPP party faces stiff challenge as general voting begins
General voting is underway across Samoa to decide who will govern the country for the next five years.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:54:01 +1200
Covid-19 vaccine is safe - Minister for Pacific Peoples
New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples is afraid of needles but has taken a jab as an example for others.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:20:34 +1200
American Samoa cannery faces shortage of workers
The American Samoa government is working with StarKist Samoa to ease the critical worker shortage at the cannery.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:13 +1200
Covid cancels Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy
This year's Oceania Rugby Under 20 Trophy has been cancelled because of the ongoing effects of Covid-19.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:20:01 +1200
Paddling in a pandemic: Pacific Olympians gear up for Tokyo
A couple of Pacific Olympians have taken the rough waters of the Covid-19 pandemic in their stride as they prepare for the Tokyo Games.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:19:35 +1200
More vaccines on the way as PNG struggles with Covid
Another death has been recorded as Papua New Guinea's worrying Covid-19 surge continues.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:03:27 +1200
Former Vanuatu PM disputes Somare legacy as Melanesian decolonisation champion
A former Vanuatu prime minister has disputed praise heaped on the late Sir Michael Somare as a decolonicsationpolitical freedom in the region.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:39:32 +1200
NZ based players out to impress Samoa 7s selectors
Redemption and the Olympic dream is fuelling the fire of the Samoa Barbarians sevens side, which is participating in a major tournament in Wellington this weekend.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:40:23 +1200
Pre-polling in Samoa has ruling party with a slim lead
Pre-polling in Samoa's general election enters day four today.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:18:03 +1200
Industries desperate for workers urge NZ govt to open borders to Pacific
Fruit, meat works and food processing industries are calling on the government to open Pacific borders to tackle what they're calling their worst ever labour crisis.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:45:19 +1200
PNG hospital chief hopeful of return to full services soon
The chief executive officer of Papua New Guinea's main hospital says there are hopes of a return to full services before the end of the month