New Zealand Pacific
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:17:14 +1300Loto’i Tonga, the heart of a Tongan, coming together in unity and as a family
Tongan families in Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Wellington city have been packing barrels with water, tinned food, flour and other supplies to send to their families in the islands, following the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in mid-Janu...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:48:54 +1300Tonga extends lockdown
Another new Covid-19 case has taken Tonga's tally of cases back to five.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:30:01 +1300From Monday all Fiji schools and ECE in operation
Fiji's Government says face-to-face classes for Early Childhood Education (ECE) through to Year 7 will resume this Monday.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:56:42 +1300Moana Pasifika left with much to work on after first pre-season clash
Moana Pasifika have been dealt a tough introduction to Super Rugby Pacific life after being beaten 61-7 by the Chiefs in their first pre-season clash of the year at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland last night.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:52:57 +1300More Covid vaccines for Samoa and Tonga from NZ
New Zealand has donated additional Pfizer vaccines to Tonga and Samoa.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:36:20 +1300Latest news in brief from around the Pacific
Fiji records eight more Covid deaths; Kiribati extends curfew; American Samoan health officials find some covid infections historical; Vanuatu will resume repatriation flights this weekend; Nauru gets vaccine help through UNICEF and charges like...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:57:57 +1300Samoa allowing limited international flights from today
The Samoa Government has approved four international flights in and out of the country during February.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:21:41 +1300Tonga eruption: Seasonal workers hit hard - report
From the breakdown in communications to delays in repatriation, seasonal workers from Tonga are grappling with the challenges that disasters bring.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:59:36 +1300Calls for Fiji govt to give updates on PM's health
A pro-democracy activist in Fiji is calling for the government to provide regular updates about the health of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama to cancel out rumours and fake news.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:44:00 +1300Shortage of high schools not an easy fix, Vanuatu's Education Ministry
Vanuatu's Education Ministry says there is no quick fix to address a shortage of high schools in the country.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:11:45 +1300Tonga's PM says investigation underway into Covid-19 outbreak
Investigations are being conducted into the source of a Covid-19 outbreak in Tonga, according to the prime minister.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:20:03 +1300'Resilience and strength of people' will get Kingdom through, Tonga's PM
Tonga's new Prime Minister believes the "resilience" and "strength" of people will get the Kingdom through the impacts of the volcanic eruption, tsunami and now Covid-19.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:34:11 +1300In brief: News from around the Pacific
Kiribati's Banaba Island faces a food shortage; Tonga's largest church will provide couselling services; Vaccination centres should not be closed indefinitely says Solomon's opposition, and more
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:35:03 +1300Tonga eruption: RSE workers arrive in NZ
More than 30 Tongans have arrived in New Zealand to join the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) Scheme.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:02:22 +1300Covid-19: Health emergency declared in New Caledonia
France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia because of the sharp resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:17:10 +1300Australia medical team arrives in Kiribati to assess the Covid-19 situation
The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed 138 new infections on Wednesday taking the total number of people infected with Covid-19 to nation high of 767 people.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:10:14 +1300Covid-19 Fiji: 3 deaths and 460 new cases
Fiji has reported three more deaths and 460 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:03:14 +1300In brief: sport news from around the Pacific
Veteran prop to captain Super side; and NZ-based teams moving to South Island