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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:56:45 +1200
Polyfest 2021 day four: 'Our community needed this and we deserved this'
Since the beginning of the year, Nevlynn Pahivi and her fellow students at Avondale College have been looking forward to this year's Auckland Polyfest.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 13:22:00 +1200
Samoa election stalemate to continue into coming week
Samoa's election results have been confirmed with 25 seats each for the incumbent HRPP and newcomer FAST, with the final seat holder yet to confirm allegiance.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:51:03 +1200
Nauru's thriving, again
Nauru's economy is booming again on the back of the refugee detention centre.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:51:03 +1200
Samoa election: Savai'i votes for change as top parties tied
Residents on Samoa's main island of Savai'i have voted for change in this year's general election.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:18:30 +1200
PNG epidemic underlines need for vaccine equity: WHO
The WHO says Papua New Guinea's struggle with Covid-19 underlines the need for vaccine equity.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:41:14 +1200
Moana Pasifika urged to create pathways for locals
There are hopes in Tonga that Moana Pasifika's entry into Super Rugby will help the kingdom retain its best local talent.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:13:29 +1200
PNG does deal with devil it knows over gold mine
Papua New Guinea's government has done a deal with "the devil" to reopen a large gold mine in the country's Highlands region.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:44:08 +1200
Tonga's Princess takes the lead on Covid-19 vaccination
Tonga's Princess Pilolevu Tuita was the first person vaccinated in the Tonga Covid-19 vaccine roll-out on Tongatapu.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:39:48 +1200
Opinion: Military exports to Indonesia strain NZ's human rights record
Opinion - A human rights activist questions New Zealand's record as a human rights defender, as details emerge about the country's military exports to Indonesia.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:16:08 +1200
Polye back in PNG parliament
A former Papua New Guinea deputy prime minister Don Polye is back in parliament after a protracted electoral dispute went his way.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:09:06 +1200
Bougainville looking to foster investment with law change
Bougainville's President, Ishmael Toroama, believes there is a lack of incentives in key business sectors.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:26:27 +1200
Samoa final election outcome could be known tonight
Samoa's Electoral Commissioner, Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio, has confirmed the election result should be known this Friday evening.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:49:40 +1200
Samoa election: official results show top parties still tied
The official results of Samoa's 2021 general election has the top main political parties still neck and neck.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:56:45 +1200
Confidence key to opening borders says Aust envoy
Australia's high commissioner to Fiji says his government will need to be confident that Covid-19 is suppressed in the country before it opens up quarantine-free travel with Fiji.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:28:42 +1200
One to go and no change in Samoa recount
With votes of just one district still to be recounted, the Electoral Commissioner says there are no changes in the results of Samoa's general elections.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:37:10 +1200
Polyfest 2021 day two: 'It's all about language'
Efforts to embrace and retain Pacific languages in Aotearoa were seen and heard on day two of Polyfest this year, as students took on a different side at the world's largest secondary school cultural competition.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:21:19 +1200
PNG virus deaths climbed by 11 through Wednesday
Papua New Guinea's National Control Centre for Covid-19 reports the tally of people dying from the virus increased by 11 over the last 24 hours.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:47:03 +1200
Pfizer/Biontech vaccine to be used in Niue
The Niue government has announced the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be used to innoculate the population against Covid-19.



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