New Zealand Pacific
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:50:47 +1200Honiara govt reportedly ditching election extension plan
The Solomon Islands government is reported to have abandoned its plan to extend Parliament by a year.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:21:17 +1200Drua captain Nagusa suspended for four weeks
Fiji Drua captain Nemani Nagusa has been suspended for four weeks after he was red-carded in the Super Rugby Pacific match against the NSW Waratahs.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:47:12 +1200Solomon's police refute forcing fisherman to swim to Bouganville
Solomon Islands police are dismissing claims their officers forced a Papua New Guinea fisherman who had crossed the border to swim back to Bougainville.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:10:02 +1200Cyclone Fili upgraded to a category 2 tropical cyclone
Fiji's Meteorological Service reports cyclone Fili is now a category two cyclone.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:31:51 +1200In brief: News from around the Pacific
Northern Marianas has zero COVID-19 hospitalisations; American Samoa's eighth covid death; and call for NZ to do more to limit climate change
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:13:18 +1200Northern Marianas welcomes most tourists since pandemic began
The Northern Marianas posted its highest monthly arrivals since the Covid-19 pandemic began after 4,188 visitors came to the islands in February 2022.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:22:03 +1200Medical supplies on the way to Tonga
Moana Pasifika players raise funds for Tongan medical supplies
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:19:30 +1200Passengers must have RAT at Auckland airport before boarding for Niue
Passengers flying from New Zealand to Niue must conduct a supervised Rapid Antigen Test at Auckland Airport before leaving.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:09:02 +1200Tonga's Govt offers development loans to businesses
Tonga's Government has announced a financial recovery package of $US9.78 million to help revive the country's economy.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:20:55 +1200Samoa reduces its Covid-19 alert level
Samoa will downgrade its Covid-19 alert to level 2 to allow government ministries, businesses and civil society to deliver services around the country.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:09:32 +1200Struggles of small fisheries in the Pacific highlighted in new campaign
A campaign to highlight the challenges faced by small-scale fisheries in the Pacific has been launched by the United Nations and the Pacific Community.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:34:04 +1200Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warming
UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:48:28 +1200Fiji's laws allow for convicted rapist to play sevens
Fijian Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the nation's prison laws allow the chief of the Corrections Services to let serving inmates participate in sporting activities.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:50:18 +1200Expert backs call for investment in Pacific health services and housing
A call for serious investment into Pacific health services and housing has been echoed by an epidemiologist.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:56:11 +1200New Zealand couple found dead in Vava'u, Tonga, police say
Tonga police are investigating the death of a New Zealand couple in Vava'u.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:09:33 +1200Confidence Rio Tinto will pay for Panguna cleanup
A Bougainville MP remains confident that mining multi national, Rio Tinto, will fund a cleanup around the Panguna mine.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:09:33 +1200Caledonian Union adamant on complete decolonisation
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party said it will not give up on the gains made in terms of decolonisation from France under the 1998 Noumea Accord.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:29:04 +1200Clean-up operation underway at pearl farms in French Polynesia
The Direction Des Ressources Marines (DRM), the French Polynesian government's marine department, will continue its large clean-up operation in many islands in French Polynesia.