New Zealand Pacific
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:23:46 +1300Red Cross says thousands impacted by PNG quake
The Papua New Guinea Red Cross says there are thousands of people who were made homeless by the earthquakes earlier this month, near Madang.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:20:46 +1300Pacific news in brief for September 28
New President for Nauru; Election petitions in Cook Islands struck out in court; PNG name Pini as chef de mission for Paris Games, and more.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:06:58 +1300Climate change expected to be top of US-Pacific Islands summit
Climate Change is expected to be the main issue of discussion at the first US-Pacific Islands summit in Washington D.C.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:57:24 +1300International naval team finds 22 huge World War II bombs in Tuvalu lagoon
Twenty-two 500lb World War II-era bombs have been found underwater at Nanumea in Tuvalu by a naval team from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:11:06 +1300RSE expansion: Union says employers should be shut out of scheme if they break rules
Worker advocates warn employers must not be allowed to exploit the next wave of Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) from the Pacific.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:57:33 +1300Lockout threat in PNG over government rent arrears
Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund has told government departments they are going to be locked out if outstanding rent is not paid.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:16:18 +1300Indonesia urged to account for Papua violence
Violence in West Papua continues to escalate with the Indonesian government being urged to be transparent about the situation.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:11:07 +1300Solomons PM defends China links
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says his nation has been unfairly targeted since it formalised diplomatic relations with China.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:48:48 +1300Vanuatu children push climate justice message
Children in Vanuatu have taken to the streets campaigning for the urgency to address climate change.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:14:59 +1300Pacific news in brief for September 27
Samoan police get fined for 2019 assault, French Polynesia invited to Biden summit, Samoa opposition back pay issue resolved, San Diego holds Pacific festival
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:16:01 +1300Five former Vanuatu PMs in race to replace Loughman
Five former prime ministers of Vanuatu are lining up to contest the election in a little over two weeks.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:04:10 +1300Pacific sport in brief
Hurrell shines in Saint Helens triumph, Langi to play for France, PNG rugby gets Australian funding
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:02:52 +1300NZ's govt announces RSE scheme expansion
An extra 3000 Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers from Pacific countries will be able to be brought in as relief for the New Zealand horticultural sector, bringing the total to 19,000 workers.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:30:00 +130012-year jail term for Samoan wife killer
A man in Samoa has been jailed for more than 12 years for killing his pregnant wife.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:26:33 +1300Huge cocaine shipment seized in Tahiti
Customs officials and police in French Polynesia have seized 423 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in a Swedish yacht.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:16:57 +1300Samoa PM points to climate change as key challenge
Samoa's prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says climate change remains her country's number one priority.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:54:59 +1300Aviation alert lowered near Tonga's Home Reef Volcano
Tonga Geological Services has reported 13 volcanic activities from the Home Reef Volcano in the last 24 hours.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:10:38 +1300Tonga PM focuses on rebuild after volcano calamity
Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says his government's national priority is to rebuild back better.