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Oceania Weighlifting Institute on the move
The Oceania Weightlifting Institute has closed its doors after more than 18 years, but plans are already underway to re-open in Australia.
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Dateline Pacific for 25 June 2020
There's anger in Guam, after US airmen who absconded from quarantine are found to be infected with the coronavirus. So far, there's been 44 cases tied to the Andersen Air Force base; Airport workers… Audio
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Guam sees spike in coronavirus cases from US airmen
There's anger in Guam at a surge of coronavirus cases brought by US airmen who appear to have absconded from quarantine. Audio
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'Bula Bubble' touted by Fiji PM
Fiji's government has announced a scheme it hopes will lead to tourists from New Zealand and Australia visiting the country.
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NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system
The Pacific Leadership Forum in New Zealand say that the two new cases on Tuesday is inexcusable as Pacific families have had to jump through hoops to get compassionate exemption. Audio
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Tagata o Te Moana for 20 June 2020
Coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with… Audio
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Marshallese in Arkansas struggling to cope with Covid-19
In the US state of Arkansas, Marshall Islanders make up just half a percent of the population, but they represent six percent of all Covid-19 deaths there.
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Dateline Pacific for 19 June 2020
Audio 19 Jun 2020NZ coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with Covid in the US, Fiji's police leadership in spotlight as… Audio
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Enthusiasm for NZ travel bubble into Pacific dampens
The confirmation of new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and the associated administrative bungles has dampened some enthusiasm for a travel bubble with the Pacific. Audio
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New NZ Covid-19 cases dampen Pacific bubble hopes
The confirmation of new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand - and the associated administrative bungles - has dampened some enthusiasm for a travel bubble with the Pacific.
But it's also further… Audio
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Opinion: Farmers help save Pacific economies as Covid-19 brings tourism to halt
Opinion - The Pacific Islands have been spared some of the deadliest health consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic but the coronavirus has dealt a huge blow to economies.
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The Cook Islands PM to stand down in September
Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna will stand down in September after nearly a decade.
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Marshalls may shut down outbound flights
The Marshall Islands Government is contemplating stopping outbound travel as ex-patriate communities in the United States are hard hit by Covid-19.
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More calls for New Zealand to include Cook Islands in 'bubble'
The Aotearoa Society of the Cook Islands has joined the call for New Zealand to open up its borders to allow travel with south Pacific nations that are free of Covid-19.
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Seventh Covid-19 relief flight arrives in Tahiti
Another 202 people have been flown to French Polynesia on a French government-sponsored relief flight from Paris - the seventh such flight since the Covid-19 related shutdown of air services.
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Marshall Islands extends travel ban while making exceptions
The Marshall Islands has extended its ban on incoming travellers, but repatriated nine Marshallese stranded in Pohnpei and allowed the first group of five essential workers to return.
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In other news .... what we missed during the Covid lockdown
The world didn't completely stop while we were in lockdown. Here's a summary of what else happened while we were tuned to the 1pm Ashley and Jacinda show. Audio
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In other news .... what we missed during the Covid lockdown
The world didn't completely stop while we were in lockdown. Here's a summary of what else happened while we were tuned to the 1pm Ashley and Jacinda show.
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Survey: Kiwis want borders with Australia and Pacific Islands open soon
The 12th weekly survey from Research New Zealand on the impact Covid-19 is having on New Zealanders' lives shows Kiwis want our borders with Australia and the Pacific Islands open sooner rather than… Audio
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WHO urges NZ to do more work on its contact tracing systems
The World Health Organisation is urging New Zealand to further develop its contact tracing systems, in case there's another outbreak.
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Resort owner calls for Cook Islands bubble with NZ
A resort owner in Rarotonga is calling for New Zealand to reopen travel to the Cook Islands, before opening up to Australia. Audio
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Cook Islands tourism operators want bubble with NZ
A resort owner in Rarotonga is calling for New Zealand to reopen travel to the Cook Islands, before opening up to Australia.
The managing director of the resort chain says the Cook Islands would be… Audio
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Two more Covid-19 cases in CNMI brings total to 30
The battle with the Covid-19 pandemic in the CNMI has hit an unwanted milestone with two more people confirmed with the coronavirus, bringing the number of cases there to 30.
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Enthusiasm for Pacific travel bubble grows
An epidemiologist says he would have no problem with quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and most Pacific Islands.
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NZ reaches alert level 1 but businesses want clarity over borders
Under alert level 1 the border is closed to all but NZ citizens and permanent residents and select others, but businesses say they need more certainty about when it will start to open.
