Navigation for RNZ Pacific
Pacific News
Pacific News headlines with summaries.
-
Five schoolgirls and health worker still held after armed abduction
23 May 2025The perpetrators, who abducted the victims from the Middle Fly District in Western Province on 12 May, are demanding US$132,000 in ransom for their release.
-
NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts
23 May 2025But a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Aotearoa "is committed to doing its bit to help the Pacific meet its development needs".
-
Fijian chiefs unanimously reject 2013 Constitution
The Great Council of Chiefs chairman says the document, which grants every citizen equal status and rights, is "restricting a lot of work for the iTaukei" people.
-
Improving understanding of a threatening toxin in Pacific fish
23 May 2025Ciguatera, which is primarily contracted from reef fish, is considered a growing threat to food security, livelihoods, and public health in the region.
-
Chiefs ready for 'phenomenal' Moana Pasifika
22 May 2025Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan says Moana have "taken a big step forward", knocking down Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights this year.
-
Pacific news in brief for 23 May
23 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including the death toll from a West Papua disaster rising.
-
Christian nation proposal 'unconstitutional'
23 May 2025A parliamentary committee has rejected the proposal and deemed it discriminatory and a violation of fundamental human rights.
-
World Rugby accused of 'late stage' player involvement in sevens overhaul
23 May 2025However, a spokesperson for the sport's governing body says consultation with players and representatives did take place.
-
Air NZ to resume Auckland-Nouméa flights from November
23 May 2025Air New Zealand ceased flights between Auckland and the French territory's capital, Nouméa on 15 June 2024, at the height of violent civil unrest.
-
'Bugger-all': Pasifika react to Budget 2025
23 May 2025"When you've got so many things being cut, you can understand why our communities are so desperate that they'll go to loan sharks [and] pyramid schemes." Audio
-
Deep sea mining frontrunner set to sidestep UN oversight , pivots to US route
22 May 2025The Metals Company, which has been supported by Nauru and Tonga, has confirmed it won't apply for a mining licence through the International Seabed Authority. Audio
-
'Every man and his dog is coming'
22 May 2025Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says the geopolitical landscape in the Pacific "is becoming very contested".
Related
RNZ PacificTop New Zealand Stories
- NZ family of child missing in Canada have 'grave concerns'
- Netball NZ boss Jennie Wyllie urges restraint during Dame Noeline Taurua standoff
- Chappell-Hadlee cricket live updates: Black Caps v Australia
- After a week, police find no signs of missing 4yo in South Australian outback
- Child dead, police investigating, after incident in Papatoetoe
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
