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  • Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit

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    Pacific Palau
    14 Sep 2020
    President Tommy Remengesau delivers his final state of the republic address, April 30 amid the pandemic

    Palau President Tommy Remengesau has confirmed his country will host an in-person meeting among the leaders of Kiribati, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.

    Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit
  • Former Cook Islands PM hailed as a hero at state memorial

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    Pacific Cook Islands
    12 Sep 2020
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    The former Cook Islands prime minister, Joe Williams, has been hailed as a national hero.

    Former Cook Islands PM hailed as a hero at state memorial
  • Fruit, vege crops will waste without more seasonal workers - growers

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    food economy
    10 Sep 2020
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    Fruit and vegetable growers say visa extensions for temporary workers provide little to help the looming shortage of workers needed to pick crops come harvest time.

    The government is allowing… Audio

  • Fighting mistrust vital to stamp out Covid in Auckland - experts

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    10 Sep 2020
    Doctor using stethoscope in examining a small boy

    Community pushback against misinformation coupled with active precautions are crucial to fight Covid-19 in Auckland, community leaders say. Audio

    Fighting mistrust vital to stamp out Covid in Auckland - experts
  • Churches with links to the US being blamed for spreading Covid-19 misinformation

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    10 Sep 2020
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    A Pacific leader says false information has been spread by some members of churches that have links to conservative evangelical or pentecostal churches in the US.

    Churches with links to the US being blamed for spreading Covid-19 misinformation
  • Vanuatu to Covid-19 test repatriates from high risk areas

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    Pacific Vanuatu
    9 Sep 2020
    Strict Covid-19 prevention protocols are in place for incoming cargo in Vanuatu. April 2020.

    Vanuatu has confirmed that Covid-19 testing on repatriates from high risk areas in other countries will start this week.

    Vanuatu to Covid-19 test repatriates from high risk areas
  • Six new cases of Covid-19 in community, bus driver tests positive

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    9 Sep 2020
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    Members of the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church group are being asked to be re-tested and an Auckland bus driver has tested positive. Video

    Six new cases of Covid-19 in community linked to church, bus driver tests positive
  • Covid-19 takes 'blowtorch' to NGO sector - report

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    8 Sep 2020
    Man giving hand to depressed woman,Psychiatrist holding hands patient,Meantal health care concept,Selective focus

    The Covid-19 pandemic has created an "existential threat" to some agencies, and almost half fear they will shut down, a new report reveals.

    Covid-19: NGO sector hit hard, 'existential threat' for some agencies - report
  • Essential services - Sikh temple volunteers step up

    Audio
    Pacific food
    7 Sep 2020
    Takanini Sikh Temple.

    When it comes to mobilizing helping hands at this south Auckland gurdwara, there's no dearth of volunteers. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

  • Essential services - Sikh temple volunteers step up

    News
    Here Now Pacific
    7 Sep 2020
    Takanini Sikh Temple.

    When it comes to mobilizing helping hands at this south Auckland gurdwara, there's no dearth of volunteers. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.

    Audio

    Essential services - Sikh temple volunteers step up
  • Covid-19 case total in French Polynesia passes 650

    News
    Pacific French Polynesia
    6 Sep 2020
    Masks now compulsory on French Polynesia public transport

    French Polynesia has registered another 26 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally in the latest outbreak to 658.

    Covid-19 case total in French Polynesia passes 650
  • OFC Champions League cancelled due to Covid

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    Pacific
    5 Sep 2020
    AS Magenta's Nathanael Hmaen celebrates his goal.

    The remaining football matches in the 2020 OFC Champions League have been cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by Covid-19.

    OFC Champions League cancelled due to Covid
  • Covid-19: What happened in New Zealand on 4 September

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    4 Sep 2020
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    New Zealand has its first death in months, Ardern announces restrictions will stay the same for now, and her Aussie counterpart hints at a travel bubble.

    Covid-19: What happened in New Zealand on 4 September
  • Two new cases in NZ, one from community

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    3 Sep 2020
    Auckland Regional Public Health Service director Dr William Rainger gives the daily Covid-19 briefing from Auckland's Middlemore hospital.

    Two new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in New Zealand today, one in managed isolation and one in the community, Auckland Regional Public Health Service director William Rainger says. Video

    Covid-19: Two new cases in New Zealand, with one in the community
  • Ni-Vanuatu workers depart for Northern Territory

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    Pacific Vanuatu
    3 Sep 2020
    Ishmael Kalsakau at a farewell for the seasonal workers

    Over 160 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers will fly to Australia's Northern Territory today to pick mangoes.

    Ni-Vanuatu workers depart for Northern Territory
  • Fiji public assured NZ's latest Covid-19 cases pose no threat

    Audio
    Pacific
    3 Sep 2020
    Nadi International Airport in Fiji

    Fijians have been reassured they have been put at minimal risk of infection from a repatriation flight last week that contained people who have now tested positive to Covid-19. Audio

  • Samoa's State of Emergency extended

    Audio
    Pacific
    1 Sep 2020
    Government building in Apia, Samoa.

    Samoa's coronavirus State of Emergency has been extended until the end of September. But some its restrictions are seen as particularly onerous. Audio

  • Covid-19: What's happening around the world

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    World Covid-19
    31 Aug 2020
    View of a Coronavirus Covid-19 background - 3d rendering

    A surge in cases in India, a more infectious mutation found in Indonesia, vaccine approval and use in China, and more.

    Covid-19: What's happening around the world
  • Half of Samoa's MSMEs miss out on finance: UN report

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    Pacific Samoa
    31 Aug 2020
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    A report says while finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in Samoa is accessible, only 50 percent receive the support.

    Half of Samoa's MSMEs miss out on finance: UN report
  • Marshall Islands bans outbound travel

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    Pacific Marshall Islands
    31 Aug 2020
    United Airlines is the only international carrier servicing the Marshall Islands with a limited monthly service

    The Marshall Islands has suspended non-essential outbound air travel in the wake of skyrocketing coronavirus infections in Hawai'i and Guam.

    Marshall Islands bans outbound travel
  • Covid-19: What happened in New Zealand on 29 August

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    New Zealand Covid-19
    29 Aug 2020
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    The number of new cases in the community is still in double figures, with the government set to confirm tomorrow whether Auckland can drop to alert level two.

    Covid-19: What happened in New Zealand on 29 August
  • Fiji PM calls for more climate action in Pacific

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    Pacific Fiji
    29 Aug 2020
    LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 27: A street is seen strewn with debris and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana .

    Fiji's Prime Minister says nothing will drive change for the Pacific and the world more forcefully than the changing climate.

    Fiji PM calls for more climate action in Pacific
  • Pacific Fono focus on family support amid Covid's harsh reality

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    Pacific
    29 Aug 2020
    Tevita Funaki.

    New Zealand's largest Pacific health service says Pasifika are most likely to be hardest hit financially by latest Covid-19 outbreak.

    Pacific Fono focus on family support amid Covid's harsh reality
  • Controversial Solomons repatriation flights approved

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    Pacific Solomon Islands
    28 Aug 2020
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    Despite widespread public opposition the Solomon Islands government has approved the first repatriation flight to China next week.

    Controversial Solomons repatriation flights approved
  • Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta

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    Pacific health
    28 Aug 2020
    Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape announces a two-week lockdown in the capital Port Moresby amid a surge in covid-19 cases, 27 July 2020.

    RNZ Pacific's News Editor speaks to Kathryn about PNG and French Polynesia continuing to struggle with fresh waves of the coronavirus. Audio

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