RNZ Pacific Headlines The Latest Pacific headlines from RNZ News https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific Radio New Zealand 60 Acid rain falls on Vanuatu islands as volcano continues to belch ash Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:09:04 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588873/acid-rain-falls-on-vanuatu-islands-as-volcano-continues-to-belch-ash b4e1408e806621127886f254880ea9d202508c73 Tuilaepa steps down from Lakapi Samoa Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:24:14 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588877/tuilaepa-steps-down-from-lakapi-samoa ffe4bc087f8e4b47c336e147268670dcb5e91ea0 Chiefs subdue Moana Pasifika in Hamilton Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:12:47 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588876/chiefs-subdue-moana-pasifika-in-hamilton 3aa3488466cf2f52da24879168b9e859925aca68 Marshall Islands aims for EU export approval Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:03:13 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588841/marshall-islands-aims-for-eu-export-approval 2cd50e6b3a9fe920e4206021580d8f39c24776a2 Rugby Sevens: Fiji expects tougher test in Vancouver Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:32:45 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588847/rugby-sevens-fiji-expects-tougher-test-in-vancouver a06a368520a21b67ae1773bdff47b64ee554c217 Rugby: Samoa PM threatens rival union in multi-million-dollar Australian government funding standoff Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:55:14 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588851/rugby-samoa-pm-threatens-rival-union-in-multi-million-dollar-australian-government-funding-standoff 039cbc3648eaa1d0b62955f52e5e451945c704d5 Pacific Business Brief: capital, trade and trends Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:46:11 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588810/pacific-business-brief-capital-trade-and-trends 7a50cac1f2a1a8b2bfdc66648dec7462b48e982c 'A global energy crisis': Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Middle East conflict Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:17:08 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588562/a-global-energy-crisis-fuel-price-hike-looms-for-pacific-amid-middle-east-conflict 15cdefacf9725c4a4b474472a3a0b22c72ee1240 Vanuatu's cabinet holds emergency meeting as Ambae volcano escalates Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:17:15 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588800/vanuatu-s-cabinet-holds-emergency-meeting-as-ambae-volcano-escalates 0e9604e0f4f2b754c4fa3d8c7c41840451ac2cee Former All black Augustine Pulu to make Moana Pasifika debut against Chiefs Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:45:41 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588736/former-all-black-augustine-pulu-to-make-moana-pasifika-debut-against-chiefs fcc8d94b59e73a65769be51e580f7e4c34caa806 CNMI leaders divided over US-Israel strikes on Iran Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:42 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588733/cnmi-leaders-divided-over-us-israel-strikes-on-iran 465aa8be28b5206e1aace251427ba31aae689cee Middle East conflict 'doesn't stop American diplomacy' in Pacific, top US official says Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:58:27 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588710/middle-east-conflict-doesn-t-stop-american-diplomacy-in-pacific-top-us-official-says 4578a6b36e472af60009d5761ca63a47991feb5a 'I know she'd be really proud': New Zealand's first All Blacks coach of Pasifika heritage Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:39:37 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588691/i-know-she-d-be-really-proud-new-zealand-s-first-all-blacks-coach-of-pasifika-heritage 9a0a140f469c6e4ca9d8a8d29d29bdec98ead687 Fiji government confirms a child's death after severe weather from Cyclone Urmil Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588716/fiji-government-confirms-a-child-s-death-after-severe-weather-from-cyclone-urmil ad55ef5b849c3b51a64ad3cb65d515228b922839 Former journalist allowed to travel after pleading not-guilty in FICAC whistleblower case Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:14:28 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588680/former-journalist-allowed-to-travel-after-pleading-not-guilty-in-ficac-whistleblower-case f15d7fc5490f4be20fa4bc2ad1c738384cefa0c0 New testing equipment shields Cook Islands communities from waterborne illness Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:14:28 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588681/new-testing-equipment-shields-cook-islands-communities-from-waterborne-illness ab5058acb0ff630215351e21709c6759fe81fd36 US military expansion in the Marianas enters new phase Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:43:20 +1300 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/588613/us-military-expansion-in-the-marianas-enters-new-phase dac33323f7c3e24cee95365f6963d44249c3df29