Archives

New Zealand Pacific

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:05 +1200
Niue reopens its borders to New Zealand tourists
Niue is the latest Pacific Island to open to New Zealand tourists after more than two years of being shut due to the pandemic.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:32:46 +1200
Pacific News Briefs for 28 June
Covid cases in Nauru increase; Pacific LGBTQI+ community favours consultation; New U.S led alliance promises to listen better to needs of Pacific; Four passengers test for Covid-19 in American Samoa, and more

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:47:05 +1200
Tuvalu's Kofe pulls out of UN event after China blocks Taiwanese delegates
Tuvalu's foreign minister and Nobel peace prize nominee Simon Kofe has withdrawn from a UN Ocean Conference in Portugal in protest against China's decision to block Taiwanese participants in the island nation's delegation.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:05:19 +1200
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Ocean pollution like all forms of pollution must be prevented
Opinion - Our Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger, writes Anthony Talouli, Director of Waste Management Pollution Control of the Secretariat of the ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:12:32 +1200
PNG economist says election of women crucial to PNG's future
A Papua New Guinea economist says the election of women in parliament will be crucial to advancing gender equality in the country.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:38:53 +1200
PNG tops 2022 Mini-Games medal tally
Papua New Guinea earned the most gold medals in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games after finishing with 33 gold, 28 silver, and 19 bronze medals.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:50:54 +1200
Pacific News Briefs for 27 June
Nauru Covid-19 cases now over 2000; Sixty-seven women contesting municipal elections in Port Vila; HRPP members take legal action against Samoa's Speaker, and more.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:10:39 +1200
CNMI House unanimously OK's LGBTQ-friendly bills
The Northern Marianas House of Representatives has unanimously passed two House bills that promote the health, safety, and well-being of LGBTQ+ community in the Marianas.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:48:14 +1200
Samoa to host next CHOGM meeting
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has ended in Rwanda with Samoa confirmed as the next host of the meeting.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:29:28 +1200
In photos: Mate Ma'a Tonga fans show their spirit
It's a sea of red tonight at sold-out Mt Smart Stadium as Mate Ma'a Tonga take on the Kiwis. Here's the best of some Tongan spirit in the stands.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:46:59 +1200
Kiwis dominate Mate Ma'a Tonga
The Kiwis defeated Mate Ma'a Tonga 26-6 in front of a sold-out crowd among a sea of red shirts and flags at Mt Smart Stadium.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:27:36 +1200
Rugby league: Mate Ma'a Tonga women beaten 50- 12 by Kiwi Ferns
The Kiwi Ferns have beaten Mate Ma'a Tonga women 50-12, meeting as part of a double-header at Mt Smart Stadium this afternoon. See how the match unfolded with Finau Fonua's updates.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:07:04 +1200
New Zealand joins new Pacific partnership group with US, UK
New Zealand has joined the United States, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom in an informal group aimed at boosting economic and diplomatic ties with Pacific island nations.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:19:17 +1200
Wisil and Tabakaucoro add to gold medal haul
Toea Wisil of Papua New Guinea finished the Pacific Mini Games with four gold medals after claiming two titles on the final day of athletics action in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:15:44 +1200
Sitiveni Rabuka campaigning in Aotearoa New Zealand
Sitiveni Rabuka is on the campaign trail in Aotearoa New Zealand speaking with Fijians from communities all around the country.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:38:25 +1200
UN official says human cost of climate crisis being ignored
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, says the huge human cost of the climate crisis is being ignored.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:14:34 +1200
Pacific News briefs from RNZ Pacific on Saturday 25th June
Samoan man charged with double murder; Namah says party members using violence will be dumped; Green Climate Fund says help is coming for Tonga and Nauru Covid numbers continue to soar

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:57:09 +1200
Vanuatu court sentences four Bangladeshis for trafficking and slavery
The sentencing of four Bangladeshi nationals implicated in human trafficking in Vanuatu was handed down this week, after four years of a legal battle.



home