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  • Covid-free Marshalls keen to talk recovery amid pandemic

    News
    Pacific Marshall Islands
    26 Oct 2020
    Majuro Atoll, capital of the Marshall Islands, will soon begin seeing its first citizens repatriated from the United States as plans for returning stranded islanders in Covid-19 countries picks up steam.

    The Marshall Islands says it's ready to work with Covid-19 free countries in the Pacific to create economic opportunities amid the pandemic.

    Covid-free Marshalls keen to talk recovery amid pandemic
  • Tusiata Avia - Savage Colonisers Book

    Audio
    Pacific author interview
    25 Oct 2020
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    Hot off the Press - Black Lives Matter and the Coronavirus both make an appearance in the latest poetry collection from Tusiata Avia - who's also celebrating being named a 2020 Arts Foundation… Audio

  • Australia-backed regional security centre to start work

    News
    Pacific Vanuatu
    20 Oct 2020
    Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne

    An Australia-funded think-tank focusing on Pacific security concerns is to start work in Vanuatu next year.

    Australia-backed regional security centre to start work
  • Alotau artists get busy to help PNG tourism, hospo

    News
    Pacific Papua New Guinea
    19 Oct 2020
    Roslyn and James Koisen

    Musicians in PNG's Milne Bay province are doing their bit to help the local tourism and hospitality sector. Audio

    Alotau artists get busy to help PNG tourism, hospo
  • Pacific urged not to let guard down amid pandemic

    News
    Pacific
    15 Oct 2020
    More than 120 vaccination teams went out on Thursday across Samoa. We were told at the end of the day about 5500 vaccinations were given out on the first day of the government shutdown.

    Pacific countries are being urged not to neglect routine health services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Pacific urged not to let guard down amid pandemic
  • CNMI set to host Pacific Mini Games for first time in June 2022

    News
    Pacific Northern Marianas
    13 Oct 2020
    The Oleai Sports Complex will be the main venue for the Pacific Mini Games

    The 2021 Pacific Mini Games have been confirmed to take place in the Northern Marianas in June 2022.

    CNMI set to host Pacific Mini Games for first time in June 2022
  • NZ deal for 1.5m doses of potential Covid vaccine

    News
    New Zealand Covid-19
    12 Oct 2020
    A scientist studying coronavirus.

    The government has agreed to buy 1.5 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine from one of the leading contenders to produce one.

    Covid-19: New Zealand to buy 1.5 million doses of potential vaccine
  • WHO urges Pacific to remain vigilant amid pandemic

    News
    Pacific
    8 Oct 2020
    View of a Coronavirus Covid-19 background - 3d rendering

    The regional director of the World Health Organisation has urged Pacific countries to stay vigilant amid Covid-19.

    WHO urges Pacific to remain vigilant amid pandemic
  • Tuvalu nurse calls for more engagement with Pasifika in NZ

    News
    Pacific Tuvalu
    3 Oct 2020
    Emily Fuika Soapi.

    An Auckland-based Tuvaluan nurse says her language and culture have been advantageous in working with vulnerable communities.

    Tuvalu nurse calls for more engagement with Pasifika in NZ
  • Rarotonga buzzing as Cook Islands Games kicks off

    News
    Pacific Cook Islands
    3 Oct 2020
    Lawn bowls has kick-start the revived Cook Island Games for the first time since 2015.

    Lawn bowls has kick-started the revived Cook Island Games in Rarotonga this weekend, with close to one fifth of the country's population set to participate in the multi-sport event.

    Rarotonga buzzing as Cook Islands Games kicks off
  • Fears rugby league players from region missing out on NRL due to Covid-19

    News
    Pacific
    2 Oct 2020
    Dejected St Thomas' player Patrick Elia is consoled after losing by golden point.
Kelston Boys High School v St Thomas of Canterbury.
NZRL National Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships, Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland. 7 September 2017. © Copyright Photo : Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz

    Covid-19 is threatening to scupper the NRL dreams of young rugby league players in NZ.

    Fears rugby league players from region missing out on NRL due to Covid-19
  • Tuna tagging 'even more important' during Covid-19 pandemic

    News
    Pacific Marshall Islands
    2 Oct 2020
    Large Yellowfin Tuna being tagged

    The tagging of over 6,000 tuna in the central Pacific over the recent weeks is being hailed for the data it will provide to ensure accurate assessments of stocks.

    Tuna tagging 'even more important' during Covid-19 pandemic
  • Cook Islands parliament electing new PM

    News
    Pacific Cook Islands
    1 Oct 2020
    Henry Puna

    The Cook Islands parliament is sitting to elect a new prime minister, as Henry Puna stands down after a decade in the job.

    Cook Islands parliament electing new PM
  • Pacific leaders united on Climate, Ocean and Security issues at the UNGA

    News
    Pacific
    29 Sep 2020
    Kausea Natano, Prime Minister, Tuvalu, addresses the General Assembly 75th session: General Debate

    The Pacific has presented a united front to world leaders at the UN General Assembly this year. Audio

    Pacific leaders united on Climate, Ocean and Security issues at the UNGA
  • NZ rejecting Pacific yachts in cyclone season 'ludicrous' - Ocean Cruising Club boss

    Audio
    transport politics
    28 Sep 2020
    Boats at Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia.

    The actions of a German crew who have been detained after sailing across New Zealand's closed border are probably a sign if desperation, an ocean cruising club boss says, but he does not condone… Video, Audio

  • Tourism industry hopeful about pre-Christmas trans-Tasman bubble

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    New Zealand Politics
    28 Sep 2020
    New Zealand First leader Winston Peters campaigning at Orewa Community Centre in Auckland on 25 September.

    The tourism industry has reacted well to reports that a travel bubble between some Australian states and New Zealand could be established before Christmas, while National leader Judith Collins says…

    Tourism industry hopeful about pre-Christmas trans-Tasman bubble
  • Covid-19 deaths in Guam reach 43

    News
    Pacific Guam
    28 Sep 2020
    A Covid-19 testing point in Guam

    Officials in Guam have reported the 43rd death due to Covid-19.

    Covid-19 deaths in Guam reach 43
  • Not one crisis, but many – we must work together to find solutions. Celebrities advocate for the UN’s development goals

    Audio
    climate
    27 Sep 2020
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    Nations United explores the significance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, it sets out what must be done. Audio

  • Guam will relax Covid restrictions, slightly

    News
    Pacific Guam
    24 Sep 2020
    Governor Lou Leon Guerrero announces spike in cases and subsequent restrictions

    Guam's governor has slightly relaxed the territory's Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, effective from noon on Friday.

    Guam will relax Covid restrictions, slightly
  • Foreign yachties say lives now at risk from NZ decision

    News
    New Zealand Covid-19
    20 Sep 2020
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    Foreign yachties seeking refuge in New Zealand from seasonal Pacific cyclones are baffled by the response not to let them in.

    Foreign yachties say lives now at risk from NZ decision
  • US-funded PPE supplies ship to Samoa

    News
    Pacific Samoa
    18 Sep 2020
    Ambassador Scott Brown (right) with Technical Sergeant Curtis Hoofman, U.S. Air Force

    A shipment of US government-funded medical supplies has left Auckland this afternoon bound for Samoa.

    US-funded PPE supplies ship to Samoa
  • Guam eases lockdown conditions despite 30th Covid death

    News
    Pacific Guam
    17 Sep 2020
    The Tumon tourist district in Hagatna, the capital of Guam.

    After recording 30 deaths from Covid-19, including 20 this month, Guam has extended the stay-at-home order for another week, with some modifications.

    Guam eases lockdown conditions despite 30th Covid death
  • Message of thanks from family of late Cooks leader

    News
    Pacific Cook Islands
    16 Sep 2020
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    The family of the late Cook Islands prime minister, Joe Williams, has thanked the Pacific community for the outpouring of support. Audio

    Message of thanks from family of late Cooks leader
  • Today's sports news: What you need to know

    News
    Sport
    16 Sep 2020
    Slovenian cyclist Primoz Roglic of Jumbo Visma in the Tour de France yellow jersey.

    In today's sports news - German wins stage 16 on Le Tour, English football gets approval to have some fans and groups named for US Open.

    Today's sports news: What you need to know
  • Cook Islands holds state memorial service for Dr Joe Williams

    Audio 15 Sep 2020
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    The former Cook Islands prime minister, Joe Williams, has been hailed as a national hero at state memorial service in Rarotonga. Audio

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