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Pacific health authorities are playing a waiting game for Covid-19 test results as most islands don't have in-country testing for the coronavirus.

A job advertisement for two rangers to look after an uninhabited tropical island is being billed as the best two jobs in the world.

The Asian Development Bank says tourism-driven economies in the Pacific will be the worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The future of rugby unions in the Pacific remain uncertain as they seek guidance from World Rugby amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

As it tries to cope with coronavirus crisis, the Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister says the country has enough cash reserves to last six months, then it will be looking for donor help and loans.

Multimillion-dollar plans to upgrade Picton's ferry terminal have opened for public feedback.

Pacific economies will suffer a sharp fall as resource prices collapse and tourism numbers plummet to zero, but their remoteness could provide something of a buffer.

The Cook Islands' top Health official says the country is doing all it can to avoid the scenario of sending Covid-19 patients to New Zealand.

A Pacific media watchdog is calling on governments to not gag the press now that information is more important than ever.

Hundreds of Cook Islands residents caught between the New Zealand lockdown have been told to stay where they are for now.

Cook Islanders in New Zealand are being warned to "shelter in place" and not make their own way to the quarantine centre near Auckland International Airport.

Cook Islanders in New Zealand are being warned to "shelter in place" and not make their own way to the quarantine centre near Auckland International Airport.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cabinet are to decide tomorrow whether to accede to a Cook Islands supervised quarantine centre in Auckland.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna has announced plans for a quarantine station in Auckland which seem to go against NZ lockdown rules.

New Zealand's Ministry for Pacific Peoples has translated key messages and advice about Covid-19 into nine Pacific languages.

Tonga's National Rugby League is filing an appeal with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in a final bid to remain the governing body for the sport in the kingdom.