New Zealand Pacific
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:30:16 +1200Oxfam pushes for cash aid in Vanuatu
Oxfam is advocating for a switch to in-person cash grants rather than other forms of aid in Vanuatu.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:58:13 +1200USP unions call on Fiji Govt to stop inquiry demands and pay debt
The two unions representing staff at the University of the South Pacific are calling on the Fiji Government to honour the decisions of their parliament and pay the outstanding subsidy due to the university.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:57:04 +1200UN deeply concerned about 'heinous violence' during PNG election
The United Nations has "unequivocally" condemned the escalation of violence across the Highlands of Papua New Guinea which erupted during the national election.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:05:12 +1200Vanuatu MPs unable to choose new president after three votes
Vanuatu's MPs will vote once again for a new president after three rounds failed to pick a winner.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:45:28 +1200Samoan artist hopes her story will bring better outcomes for disabled
She's an award-winning dancer, an artist and a proud Samoan.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:24:17 +1200Pacific news and sport in brief
Dengue fever resurfaces in Samoa, Tonga all but qualifies for world netball cup, and professor says USP needs to bill its students more
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:01:33 +1200Niue and New Zealand renew partnership
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:08:56 +1200Solomon Islands name biggest-ever Commonwealth Games team
Weightlifter Jenly Tegu Wini heads the Solomon Islands' 19-strong team for the Commonwealth Games team in Birmingham.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:49:50 +1200Debt to hamper Fiji's post-Covid-19 recovery - Neelesh Gounder
Fiji's post-Covid-19 recovery will be a "slow process" due to the debt burden faced by the country, according to University of the South Pacific academic Dr Neelesh Gounder.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:10:17 +1200Police shocked at wanton violence after 18 killed in PNG
Eighteen people have been killed in a brutal massacre in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, near the Porgera mine, which has been closed for two years.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:04:51 +1200Push for reconciliation around Bougainville's Panguna
The government in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville wants to ensure landowners at Panguna agree and reconcile before the area is opened to development.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:44:34 +1200Sea levels returning to normal in parts of the Pacific
Sea levels in the eastern Pacific are expected to return to normal after days of heavy swells that have caused flooding in the Cook Islands, both Samoas, French Polynesia and Hawai'i.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:28:29 +1200Ex-chairman of Samoa's National Council of Churches dies aged 86
The former chairman of Samoa's National Council of Churches, Deacon Kasiano Leaupepe, has died at the age of 86.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:36:34 +1200Pacific news in brief for July 21
Forum legal block to be removed, Vanuatu seasonal workers sorry but defiant, and French warplanes head to Noumea
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:22:59 +1200Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games
Niue's sports officials believe the nation can shake off its miniscule size and compete against the big nations for medals at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in England.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:36:12 +1200Family under house arrest for nearly a year over vaccine defiance
A family has been under house arrest in Tokelau for almost a year after they refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:24:04 +1200'Catastrophic' effect on human rights from pandemic says Samoan report
Samoa's Ombudsman Luamanuvao Katalaina Sapolu says the human rights effects from the covid-19 pandemic have been catastrophic.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:56:37 +1200Sports news in brief
Krishna staying in India, Samoa top Nations Cup group stage, and AS Pirae's remarkable turnaround