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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:07:52 +1200
Fiji Covid-19: 262 more cases, 7.4% positivity rate
Fiji's Covid-19 positivity rate continues to increase as health authorities report another 262 cases from 8am Saturday to 8am Sunday.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:43:42 +1200
Fears of Covid-19 'time-bomb' of sorcery accusations, violence
When a young boy died suddenly in Tatape Village in Papua New Guinea's highlands, his relatives said dark forces were at work.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:43:40 +1200
Wellingtonians Cooks' trips end before they start
The Cook Islands Secretary of Health, Bob Williams, says a number of people planning to travel to the Cooks were offloaded in Auckland before the Thursday flight to Rarotonga.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:24:39 +1200
Samoa's FAST gets Appeal Court clarification it wanted
The Court of Appeal in Samoa says its ruling from 2 June on the sixth women's seat cannot be used to delay the convening of parliament.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:19:06 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
China steps up for Pacific vaccines; Nauru fast-tracks seabed mining; Fiji's MAX planes welcome back to NZ skies, and; Samoa to receive its new jet.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:19:54 +1200
Traditional sailing methods inspire Cook Islands vaka crew to make epic voyage
Bobbing in the golden sunset on the calm waters of Avarua Harbour, sheltered by the lush, jagged peaks of Rarotonga, the vaka is an impressive sight.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:49:50 +1200
Vanuatu fall short in Olympic beach volleyball bid
Vanuatu's Olympic beach volleyball dream is over for another three years after an opening round defeat at the Asian Continental Cup Final in Thailand

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:16:29 +1200
Solomons and Aust extend border security project
Solomon Islands has held a ground-breaking ceremony in the Shortland Islands for a border security project it's partnering with Australia.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 19:03:48 +1200
Covid-19: One more death, 266 new cases in Fiji
Fiji has recorded 266 new cases of Covid-19 and another death in the 24-hour period ending at 8am today.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:41:02 +1200
Fiji Covid-19 death toll climbs: 215 new infections
Three more people with Covid-19 died in Fiji in the last 24 hours, one of them the youngest patient since the pandemic reached the country in March 2020.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:46:20 +1200
Compliance not lockdown says Fiji's Fong
Compliance not lockdowns will help Fiji out of the alarming outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 according Fiji's leading health official.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:20:53 +1200
Fiji 7s teams ready for early test in countdown to Tokyo
Fiji's sevens teams will find out where they stand a month out from the Olympic Games, when the PacificAus Oceania Sevens kicks off in Townsville today.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:44:42 +1200
Fiji, Indonesia discuss peacekeeping co-operation
Diplomats and experts from Fiji and Indonesia have been discussing ways to co-operate in the field of international peacekeeping.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:14:36 +1200
Seven new caps to start for Manu Samoa against Māori ABs
Seven new caps will start for Manu Samoa against the Māori All Blacks on Saturday, with another four players set to make their debut off the bench.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:23:57 +1200
New book celebrates talents of Vanuatu women
Vanuatu is to launch a literary first today with an anthology of women's writing.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:14:36 +1200
Olympic beach volleyball dream on the line for Vanuatu
Vanuatu's champion beach volleyball team is chasing history this weekend as they bid to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:37:06 +1200
NZ bolsters Fijian fight against Covid-19
Thirteen tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies worth NZ$482,000 have arrived in Fiji from New Zealand.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:08:06 +1200
Rotary/UNICEF target Pacific children in new vaccine campaign
A new vaccination campaign in the Pacific is targeting 100,000 children across nine countries.



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