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RNZ Pacific (formerly RNZI) provides comprehensive Pacific coverage with the very latest Pacific stories and an extensive online news archive. Podcasts, a live audio feed and on-demand programmes are also available.
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Pacific Waves: News In Depth
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Ongoing union strikes disrupt more domestic flights in New Caledonia.
1 minute agoDomestic flights have been cancelled again in New Caledonia as a conflict between Air Caledonie and the workers' union continues.
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Vanuatu prime minister calls for dissolution of parliament
The Prime Minister of Vanuatu has called for a dissolution of parliament with over a year remaining in his four-year tenure. Audio
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Samoan govt hopes to have national carrier fully operational again
The Samoan government is looking at having the national carrier operating internationally again within two to three years.
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French Polynesian firefighters en route to La Gironde
A team of French Polynesian firefighters have volunteered and are en route to help with bush fires in France.
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New home for The Fono New Zealand: "a significant milestone"
New Zealand-based Pasifika health service the Fono has finally found a home for its Faleoko, food hub distribution centre. Audio
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Tonga: By-election set for November to replace unseated MPs
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says it has been tough to lose three cabinet ministers at the same time.
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Pacific language video series highlights key facts about strokes
A new video series in Pacific languages aims to bust health myths surrounding stroke.
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Press freedom under threat in Papua as journalist targetted
24 Apr 2021Indonesia's Alliance of Independent Journalists has condemned actions of intimidation against a leading West Papuan journalist.
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Tokelauans 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.
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Lāuga is a way of understanding the world of Fa'a Samoa says author
2 Jun 2022https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/468259/lauga-is-a-way-of-understanding-the-world-of-fa-a-samoa-says-author
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Arts initiative giving disabled Pasifika opportunities to develop
13 May 2022Two New Zealand-based Pasifika artists are leading a new arts initiative called the Toa Residency to increase support for Pasifika disabled people wanting to enter the arts industry.
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Back on stage - Pacific Music Awards banishes the covid blues
5 Aug 2022The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years.
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Super Rugby: Pacific flair to end the new boys’ seasons
29 May 2022Analysis - Talk about saving the best for last: Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua both ended their seasons in fine style yesterday - with the Drua mounting a stunning comeback to fall one point short against the Chiefs, while Moana Pasifika pulled off a huge upset over the Brumbies. Video
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The life and legacy of Adrienne Kaeppler
12 Mar 2022Tributes have flowed for American anthropologist Adrienne Lois Keppler, a leading scholar in Pacific art and dance, who passed away last weekend at the age of 86.
Programmes
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World & Pacific News
A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
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Tagata o te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on RNZ National.
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News in Pacific Languages
Pacific language news bulletins in Tongan, Samoan, Pidgin, French, Cook Islands Maori and Niuean.
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Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in…
