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Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:37:23 +1300West Papua students in dire straits after Indonesia cuts funding
Students from West Papua are facing a difficult time in New Zealand after Indonesia said it would no longer fund their scholarships and wanted them repatriated home.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:17:25 +1300
Samoa covid testing reveals huge positive numbers
The number of Covid -19 cases in Samoa has climbed to 196.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:29:11 +1300
Covid cases have OFC football teams on edge in Qatar
There are concerns the withdrawal of some teams from the Oceania FIFA World Cup Qualifying tournament will give some teams an easier path into the knockout rounds.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:33:05 +1300
FAO brings new techniques to PNG cocoa farmers
1705 farmers in five isolated communities in Papua New Guinea have been given support to revitalise their cocoa farms.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:59:03 +1300
PNG loosens some of the rules around covid
From today Papua New Guinea is easing many of the restrictions it has had in place to try to curtail the spread of Covid-19.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:04:14 +1300
Growing speculation New Caledonia newspaper will go online
There is growing speculation that New Caledonia's only daily newspaper will become an online publication only.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:08:11 +1300
Many new leaders chosen in Wallis and Futuna poll
Voters in Wallis and Futuna have gone to the polls to elect a new assembly for a five-year term.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:20:57 +1300
Niue Govt facing no confidence motion
Niue opposition MP Terry Coe has tabled a notice for a vote of no confidence in the government of Dalton Tagelagi.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:29:12 +1300
Appeals Court again defers the case of three men including Oscar Temaru
The appeal court in French Polynesia has again deferred the case of three men, including the pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru, who in 2019 were given suspended prison sentences and fines.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:48:11 +1300
Tongans stuggling to find normalcy in the midst of Covid-19 lockdown
in the midstTongans are struggling to find normality as they begin a week of new strict lockdown rules.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:47:34 +1300
Nauru being overrun with car imports
The Nauru Government says too many vehicles are being imported into the country.
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:39:18 +1300
Moana Pasifika suffer heavy home defeat
Moana Pasifika have been convincingly beaten by the Chiefs 59-12 in their Super Rugby Pacific match at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 09:32:39 +1300
Vanuatu withdraw from football World Cup qualifiers
Vanuatu have pulled out of Oceania's qualification tournament for the World Cup finals in Qatar due to a majority of their players and staff testing positive for Covid-19, the country's football federation (VFF) said.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:47:07 +1300
Cook Islands lift some Covid restrictions
The Cook Islands Government has removed a number of restrictions imposed because of the arrival of Covid-19
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:54:43 +1300
Samoa Covid-19 infections start to soar
Covid-19 numbers are climbing quickly in Samoa.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:04:55 +1300
Nalaubu the hero as Bula Boys beat New Caledonia in World Cup tie
A Sairusi Nalaubu double saw Fiji edge New Caledonia 2-1 in a thrilling encounter in the football World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar on Saturday morning.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 06:38:14 +1300
American Samoa figures climbing steadily
Four weeks after the first community case of Covid-19 in American Samoa the number of individuals who have tested positive for the virus has exceeded 1000.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:19:52 +1300
Stricter lockdown rules to be enforced in Tonga
The Tonga government is reporting a total of 1,819 active covid cases and 2 covid deaths in the country.