New Zealand Pacific
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:11:14 +1200Downward trend in Covid-19 hospital admissions continuing in French Polynesia
The numbers of Covid-19 patients being admitted to hospital in French Polynesia is continuing to fall.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:17:29 +1200Covid deaths soar in New Caledonia
New Caledonia recorded 16 Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:44:03 +1200Former Minister Taito Phillip Field has died aged 68
The former Associate Pacific Islands Affairs Minister, Taito Philip Field, has died at the age of 68.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:29:29 +1200In Brief: News from around the Pacific
Two day lockdown for vaccination begins in Samoa; Cooks extending subsidy; report critises Jakarta over West Papua;Niue MP finally getting vaccine and more...
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:52:04 +1200The race to meet vaccination rates for Pasifika
As a stream of Pasifika ethnic specific vaccination drives open in Aotearoa, efforts are turning towards getting shots in the arms of youth.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:52:04 +1200PNG to announce lockdown in several provinces
Papua New Guinea authorities are preparing for a four-week lockdown in at least three provinces at the end of the month.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:21:24 +1200Samoa has a budget after midnight resolution reached
Five months after the General Election, Samoa has a financial budget to operate with.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:26:18 +1200Call to support Covid-19 frontline workers
People who are at the forefront in the fight against Covid-19 need to undergo psychological counselling, a mental health expert says.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:21:25 +1200Tonga King criticises parliament over drug crisis
In Tonga, the King has again criticised Parliament, this time over what he sees as a lack of effort in combatting the drug threat, and a lack of accountability and communication.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:16:54 +1200PNG Bishop says 'white man's disease' belief now dismissed
A mistaken belief in Papua New Guinea that Covid-19 was a 'white man's disease' has largely been banished, according to a Bishop in Daru.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:13:01 +1200PNG seeks climate collaboration from industrialised nations
Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape is to raise climate change and the threat to his country's biodiversity at the UN.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:32:29 +1200Pasifika health experts call for more testing as Auckland drops alert levels
While the New Zealand Government urges 'caution' over its decision to ease restrictions in Tāmaki Makaurau, some health experts are not so sure it was the right thing to do.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:32:08 +1200Vanuatu government calls for stop to green leaf scare tactics
The Vanuatu Government is calling on landowners to stop placing Namele leaves in front of planned developments.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:08:52 +1200Call for some TLC to address mental health crisis in Fiji
Social workers and mental health experts in Fiji say some tender loving care could go a long way to addressing the mental health crisis in the country.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:46:00 +1200Cook Islands Olympians ready to resist takeaway treats
A group of Cook Islands Olympic team members locked down in New Zealand are planning to keep it healthy despite the return of takeaways.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:32:30 +1200In brief: News from around the Pacific
Several key PNG hospitals full with Covid patients; Covid-19 case in American Samoa is discussed in Samoa's Parliament; Schools reopen in Tahiti, and more.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:01:33 +1200Crunch time for no jab no job policy fast approaching in Solomon Islands
Public servants in Solomon Islands who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be stood down on half-pay from the 31st of October.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:43:14 +1200Deceased Tonga leader tried to make a difference
A former Tonga Deputy Prime Minister, Vuna Fā'otusia, who passed away recently, has been called someone who tried to make a difference.