New Zealand Pacific

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:50:06 +1200
Fuel prices ease across several Pacific Island nations despite ongoing supply pressures
Samoa, Tonga and Fiji have each decreased their fuel price caps for August, though each of them remains higher than before April when the global fuel crisis began.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:05:21 +1200
Tonga to hold two by-elections after ministers quit over bribery convictions
Tonga's Supervisor of Elections says his office will now work on the two by-elections as per the Tonga Constitution.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:50:46 +1200
'Something is very wrong': Samoa rugby split deepens with launch of rival union
This comes despite efforts by the sport's global governing body to mediate a resolution to the current impasse between the Samoan government and Lakapi Samoa.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:56:59 +1200
Five Pacific states face permanent US visa bond requirement
The Trump administration's visa bond programme, which includes 50-odd nations, came into effect late August last year, to crack down on illegal visa overstayers in America.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:58:44 +1200
Court clears former Fiji deputy PM Manoa Kamikamica
Manoa Kamikamica, one of Fiji's two former deputy prime ministers in the coalition government, has been formally acquitted of all criminal charges by a Suva court on Monday.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:06:22 +1200
Ex-Fiji Rugby executive says anti-corruption agency 'not fit for purpose' after court victory
Charlie Charters, a British-Fijian national, made the comments after the Fiji High Court in Suva permanently stayed the criminal proceedings against him a fortnight ago.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:57:33 +1200
Power restoration gathers pace on Rota after Super Typhoon Bavi
The US Army Corps of Engineers says it has completed more than half of the requested temporary generator installations on Rota.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:51:11 +1200
Kingmaker candidate elected new president of New Caledonia's government
Candidate from kingmaker party is elected new president of New Caledonia's 'collegial' government.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:54:45 +1200
Ten medals for Pacific Island countries at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The curtain has come down on competition at the Commonwealth Games with the closing ceremony on Monday morning.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:14:17 +1200
Samoa captain and coach urge resolution for their country's 'best interests'
Samoa's national rugby captain and coach have written to the prime minister regarding the current crisis affecting Lakapi Samoa.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:59:48 +1200
Boxing bronze medals for Fiji and Tuvalu at Commonwealth Games
The boxing podiums take the Pacific islands' medal tally to eight.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:30:09 +1200
Three countries asked for US$1 million. Then Saudi Arabia stepped in to offer free surgery for Fiji's rare conjoined twins
A team of paediatric doctors at Fiji's main hospital spent eight months seeking help from multiple other countries, including neighbours Australia and NZ, but only the Saudi's came through.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:21:26 +1200
Human Rights Watch report says Indonesia is silencing environmental activists in Papua
A new Human Rights Watch report says that the Indonesian government is silencing environmental activists in Papua region, known internationally as West Papua.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:49:43 +1200
Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Gold and records for Fiji's weightlifter Rainibogi
Fiji's Taniela Rainibogi has a gold medal in the men's 110 kilogram weightlifting at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

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