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Vanuatu is bracing for a direct hit from the still intensifying Cyclone Harold, which is forecast to pass straight over the central islands, forcing the country to contend with dual emergencies.

As countries across the Pacific implement measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, women's advocates are concerned what it might mean people in violent relationships.

The number of people with Covid-19 in the Pacific continues to climb with French Polynesia hitting 40 cases, Guam now over 90 and the US state of Hawai'i suffering its third coronavirus death.

The number of people with Covid-19 in the Pacific continues to climb with French Polynesia hitting 40 cases and Guam now over 90.

The apple and pear harvest is getting under way, although with very strict rules in place for picking, packing, and shipping fruit.

New Zealand is nearing 1000 cases, officials have released new guidelines for Alert Level 4 and rest homes won't take new residents until they test negative. Here's what happened in Covid-19 news…

Plunket is temporarily reducing some of its services to prioritise those most in need and allow staff to help with the response to Covid-19.

A Covid-19 testing station has opened in south Auckland suburb Ōtara today to target the Pacific community.

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

There are only 18 countries in the world where there hasn't been a confirmed case of Covid-19, and many are in the Pacific. But how long can they remain coronavirus-free?

The commander of a United States ship has been fired after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier.

Charities which rely on community and public support are trying to find other ways to make money as the disruptions from Covid-19 affect their systems.

China has donated money and medical equipment to hospitals in both Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, while Australia has also donated expertise, resources and support.

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.

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted calls for the evacuation of refugees detained in Papua New Guinea and Nauru by Australia.

More than 851,000 people have been infected across the world and over 42,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Guam's government has agreed to host hundreds of sailors from a US aircraft carrier riddled with Covid-19 in local hotels.

The Northern Marianas has now confirmed six cases of Covid-19, as the government further deepens spending cuts.

The US Defense Secretary says it is not time to evacuate an aircraft carrier in Guam which is reeling from an outbreak of Covid-19 despite a plea for help from the commander of the ship.

Two tonnes of vital medical supplies have arrived in Samoa on a special Samoa Airways flight.

Guam has suffered its second death due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the country in a state of emergency, Vanuatu election officials came up with a novel way to keep their election transparent: putting the counting on livestream. Jamie Tahana watched for hours…

Countries affected by Covid-19 entered another week of strict quarantine and several announced new economic stimulus.

More than 14,000 New Zealanders could die and tens of thousands more could be hospitalised if the country fails in its efforts to stamp out Covid-19, according to new research. Audio