New Zealand Pacific
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 16:19:00 +1200Tongan cabinet minister dies in Auckland hospital
A Tonga cabinet minister, who had been receiving medical treatment in New Zealand, died in Auckland City Hospital on Friday.
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:06:43 +1200Second weekend of three for new look Pasifika festivals
Two Pasifika festivals are taking place this weekend in Auckland.
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:42:27 +1200Pacific News Stories in Brief 11/06/2022
Solomons' opposition said govt scheme to extend term deceptive; Samoa temporarily reducing RSE flights, not stopping them altogether; questions in NZ Parliament about human rights abuses in Papua; Pacific slowly opening up; twenty Samoa under in...
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:35:49 +1200Commonwealth judges and lawyers speak out about action against Kiribati judge
Three Commonwealth legal agencies are speaking out about an investigation of a Kiribati judge by the country's president.
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:10:12 +1200Vanuatu constitutional amendments delayed after MPs boycott
Vanuatu's speaker was forced to suspend a special parliamentary sitting this morning after the opposition and several government MPs did not turn up.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:25:47 +1200Tonga's Tu'i'onetoa loses second electoral petition
Tonga's former prime minister, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, has lost a second electoral petition for bribing voters ahead of last year's election.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:35:49 +1200Russian superyacht leaves Fiji for US following a court ruling
A Russian-owned superyacht docked in Fiji left for the United States on Tuesday after a Fiji court ordered its removal.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:27:49 +1200Vanuatu's Regenvanu says govt constitutional amendments bad for country
Vanuatu's opposition will boycott today's planned special parliamentary session, in order to stop the government from passing several constitutional amendments.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:24:46 +1200Samoa to temporarily halt sending more seasonal workers overseas
Samoa will temporarily stop sending more seasonal workers to Australia and New Zealand at the end of the month.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:23:51 +1200Niue tight lipped but concerned over grounded Taiwanese ship
The Niue government is remaining tight lipped over the Taiwanese fishing vessel that ran aground on a Niue reef last week.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:06:26 +1200Plea for Australia to end refugee warehousing in Indonesia
A refugee advocacy group wants Australia to rethink its destructive refugee arrangement with Indonesia as the new Canberra government looks to improve relations with Jakarta.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:28:10 +1200News briefs from around the Pacific on June 9
War of words between two veteran PNG politicians; Second round of French National Assembly election resumes next week; More Covid restrictions lifted in American Samoa, and more.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:21:19 +1200Pacific seeks to ensure 'wider commitment' on oceans
The global community needs to "be inspired" to defend the world's oceans ahead of the second United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon at the end of the month, a Fijian policymaker says.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:12:54 +1200First-ever Samoan High Commission opened in Suva
Samoa's prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has opened the country's first High Commission in Fiji with her counterpart Frank Bainimarama.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:54:37 +1200Double feast of Oceania rugby tournaments in Auckland
Oceania Rugby has announced two competitions to be held in Auckland ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:35:03 +1200Sports news in brief
Hienghiene Sport takes out New Caledonia football league, Tongan thrower beats Australian and Kiwi rivals, and new Pacific basketball cup
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:58:05 +1200Pacific news in brief
Tonga's cyber law enacted, Commonwealth sending election observers to PNG, and State of Emergency renewed.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:21:18 +1200Party of former Vanuatu PM will boycott parliament session
In Vanuatu, one key party in the government says it will boycott tomorrow's planned session of parliament.