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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 19:34:39 +1200
Pacific health boost aims to meet urgent and sustained demand
Pacific health providers say a major New Zealand government funding boost is not just a recognition of the critical role they play in reaching Pasifika communities, but of the urgent and sustained response that the Delta variant demands

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:40:58 +1200
PNG health authorities concerned with Delta in border region
The Covid-19 delta variant is becoming a concern to Papua New Guinea health authorities.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:01:34 +1200
More French medics due in Tahiti to deal with Covid-19 crisis
French Polynesia is due to welcome an additional 100 doctors and nurses from France on Friday to help with the care of Covid-19 patients.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:49:43 +1200
New Samoan Parliament to meet for first time
The Samoan Parliament will meet for the first time since before the April general election, on September 14.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:14:20 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
High chief interred in New Caledonia; Niue tries to broaden its economy; and union help for dismissed workers.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:27:25 +1200
Australia says it's given 2.1 million vaccines doses to the region
Australia's government says hundreds of thousands of jobs in the country rely on economic growth in the Pacific.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:06:51 +1200
Covid-19 Fiji: 290 new cases, 8 more deaths reported in 24 hours
Eight more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500, the health authorities said on Wednesday.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:33:59 +1200
Pacific health, vaccination services to get $26m extra funding
The New Zealand government is to give a $26 million boost to support Pacific communities during the current outbreak of Covid-19.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:06:51 +1200
Toutai Kefu set to miss Tonga's end of year tour as family heal
Tonga rugby coach Toutai Kefu is set to skip the team's end of season tour following as he and his family continue their recovery from a violent home invasion.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:06:51 +1200
Auckland foodbank working day and night to meet demand
Every day, David Letele and the workers at his Brown Buttabean foodbank are run off their feet. From morning until well into the night, they're busy packing parcels by the hundreds to meet an unprecedented demand.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:22:18 +1200
Kiribati govt says it has enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine for its adult population
The government of Kiribati says it now has enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to inoculate all eligible persons in the country. This comes after the donation today of 90,000 doses of...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:56:29 +1200
Scarcity of food for Pasifika communities during lockdown
Several organisations in New Zealand supporting Pasifika families with basic necessities during alert level 4 lockdown are seeing greater numbers requesting help.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:51:35 +1200
Trade and transportation key agenda items for Micronesian leaders' summit
The leaders of Micronesia are holding their annual summit in Nauru, with the dominant subject to be trade and transportation.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:50:12 +1200
Norfolk teachers demand information about Queensland move
Teachers in Norfolk Island are not being told what's going on with their work conditions and they are angry.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:50:36 +1200
In brief: news from around the Pacific
More Fijian nationals evacuated from Afghanistan;Pacific Paralympics 2020: Who to watch today; Over 27,000 people have been vaccinated in Tonga, and more...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:38:05 +1200
PNG Hunters rugby league star retires after lifesaving surgery
Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league player Jokadi Bire has confirmed his retirement from the game after undergoing lifesaving heart surgery.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:03:14 +1200
Fur seal sighted on Beqa island in Fiji, villagers urged to keep their distance
Marine scientists at New Zealand's Massey University have confirmed a sea mammal that surprised villagers on one of Fiji's remote islands this week is a fur seal.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:06:23 +1200
Fiji Law Society condemns arrests
The Fiji Law Society says people cannot be arrested and detained just because of their dissenting opinions.



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