New Zealand Pacific
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 07:29:17 +1200Solomon Islands to mark 80 years of WWII Battle of Guadalcanal
Government and military leaders from US, New Zealand, Australia and Japan are in Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.
Sat, 06 Aug 2022 08:11:06 +1200Samoa govt appeal after police sergeant discharged without conviction in manslaughter case
The Samoan Government has appealed a decision by District Court Judge Mata'utia Raymond Schuster to discharge two men without conviction who pleaded guilty to causing injury.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:44:46 +1200MP's bill could right the wrong of a 'racist law'
New Zealand Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono is promoting a private member's bill he hopes will remove a 'racist law' introduced in 1982.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:20:10 +1200Ex-commander urges gun ban to curb violence in PNG
The former Papua New Guinea military commander who drew up a plan 17 years ago to try and end gun violence says the first thing he would do is ban the public from owning guns.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:31:07 +1200Backlash after Solomons' govt reins in public broadcaster
The Solomon Islands' government has prompted anger by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:39:52 +1200Samoan student gains entry to NASA programme
A Samoan student has been selected for the highly competitive NASA information and computer science programme.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:48:33 +1200Back on stage - Pacific Music Awards banishes the covid blues
The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years on Thursday night.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:50:36 +1200Niue and Samoan boxers to fight off for place in Games final
Niue has gained its first-ever medal at the Commonwealth Games after boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams stopped Michael Schuster of the Cook Islands in the second round of their quarter-final bout.
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:36:00 +1200New Caledonia referendum challenged in Euro court
The holding of New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France is being challenged in the European Court of Human Rights.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:37:00 +1200Coalition talks start to form new Cook Islands government
Coalition talks have begun in the Cook Islands, with the governing Cook Islands Party confident of being able to form government.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:59:51 +1200Pacific news in brief for August 4
Fijian police in court, new flights to LA from Tahiti, and clerks unhappy with mainland nomination
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:55:51 +1200Tokelauans celebrate their language through online resource
Tokelau has launched a digital project - Te Kupega o te Vateatea o te Gagana Tokelau (Tokelau Language Website) - to help preserve the atolls' language.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:04:17 +1200Population of American Samoa falls by hundreds
The population of American Samoa has dropped by more than 600 continuing a trend of population loss in the US territory.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:40:39 +1200New docking quay will boost French military surveillance in Pacific
France is to increase its military surveillance in the Pacific by building a new docking quay at the Chaleix naval base in Noumea, New Caledonia.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:41:34 +1200Annual music awards return to a live audience
The 2022 Pacific Music Awards takes place on Thursday evening in Auckland with 26 nominees vying for awards across 13 categories.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:17:29 +1200Double silver for Samoa in Games weightlifting
Samoa's weightlifters took out two silver medals on Thursday in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:41:35 +1200Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani celebrations in full swing
Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani or Cook Islands language week in Aotearoa is in full swing.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:02:13 +1200Cooks and Niue fighters to box off for Games medal
Either the Cook Islands or Niue will win a medal in boxing at the Commonwealth Games.