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New Zealand Pacific

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:06:53 +1300
Niue records first Covid-19 case
Niue's premier Dalton Tagelagi has announced the country's first case of Covid 19.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:31:52 +1300
Nickel soars to enormous record price
The London Metal Exchange suspended its nickel trading yesterday after it hit a huge record of US$100,000 per tonne.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:31:52 +1300
Samoa police defend re-instatement of colleague
Samoa's Ministry of Police and Prisons is defending its decision to reinstate Police Prosecutor Kenneth Komiti who's accused of altering court documents.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:09:04 +1300
Leali'ifano promises more to come from Moana Pasifika
Christian Leali'ifano has enjoyed a lot of highlights during a storied career, but the buzz of being part of something special was evident as he spoke at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday after Moana Pasifika's Super Rugby debut.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:45:05 +1300
Vanuatu confirms community transmission of Covid-19
Vanuatu health authorities have confirmed their first case of community transmission of Covid-19.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:57:08 +1300
First Covid-19 case arrives in Aiutaki
The first Covid-19 case has been discovered in Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:13:53 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Samoan PM says women need to be heard; on-trial doctor's denial; and four hospitalised in American Samoa

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:27:22 +1300
More study on merits of mining French Polynesia's Makatea
The French Polynesian government has agreed to a further study of Makatea atoll in response to an application by a New Zealand company seeking to resume phosphate mining.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:37:32 +1300
New Caledonia doctor denies planned homicide
The senior French doctor standing trial for shooting dead his neighbour in New Caledonia has denied having planned a homicide.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:24:15 +1300
Nomuka residents return to their tsunami battered island
Residents of Nomuka, a small island in Tonga north of Tongatapu, have returned home after much of their island was wiped out by the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai eruption and tsunami nearly two months ago.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:13:53 +1300
In Brief: Pacific Covid-19 updates
Covid-19 outbreaks in some Pacific countries are showing signs of slowing.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:28:53 +1300
Crusaders' Jason Ryan stoked with Fiji Drua's first win
Crusaders' assistant coach Jason Ryan says he is thrilled that the Fiji Drua were able to rack up their first win in the Super Rugby Pacific competition last week.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:08:32 +1300
Concern over impacts of volcanic eruption on agriculture in Tonga
Concerns are being raised about the agricultural impacts of the recent volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:14:57 +1300
Macron secures 91 special electors in French Polynesia
The French president Emmanuel Macron has secured the endorsement of 91 special electors in French Polynesia to help register as a candidate in next month's presidential election.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 19:32:34 +1300
The findings in the IPCC report aren't new for the Pacific region, says activist
"The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is definitely not new for Pacific people says 350 Pacific Climate Warriors member Brianna Fruean.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:28:37 +1300
Both Drua teams to play Queensland Red at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday
Fijian Drua and Fijiana Drua will both play against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:22:36 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Ecumenical service in French Polynesia for the people of Ukraine and Russia; Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption spewed ash 58 kilometres high into the atmosphere, and more

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:14:28 +1300
Samoa front-line workers in isolation after Covid-19 scare
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has confirmed 25 of Samoa's front-line workers on the wharf have been isolated when four crew members of a cargo vessel had tested positive for Covid-19 upon arriving in American Samoa.



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