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New Zealanders stranded overseas say government intervention is their "only hope" of returning home amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The prime minister has confirmed that the New Zealand border will be closed to anyone who is not a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident from 11.59pm tonight. Video

French Polynesia has recorded three more coronavirus cases, raising total to six.

New Zealand banks are in good shape to cope with the Covid-19 crisis and short-term volatilities, but pressures will increase the longer the pandemic continues, according to ratings agency Fitch.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has no doubt there will be more cases of the virus announced and says the ministry is setting up a centre to trace close contacts. Audio

It could be 10 to 20 working days before Samoa knows whether or not it has its first case of Covid-19. But tests usually take 3 to 4 days, Australia says.

Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the Covid-19 coronavirus.

The institute issuing the French Pacific franc is to release $US125 million to ensure banks have liquidity in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.

Pacific countries have continued to introduce sweeping measures to try and offset the coronavirus.

Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the COVID-19 coronavirus.

A New Zealander stuck in London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis says bewildered passengers have been crying, getting angry and pushing their way into queues.

The Manumā Samoa rugby team have gone into self-isolation in Auckland after returning from their Global Rapid Rugby season opener in Perth.

A cruise ship carrying 2,000 passengers and a crew of more than 1,000, has been refuelled in American Samoa and it is now heading to Hawaii.

Two more people on Guam have tested positive for Covid-19 bringing the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Pacific to eight.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Pacific has risen to eight, with two more people testing positive on Guam.

The Cook Islands is well-positioned to withstand the coming economic downturn imposed by the coronavirus, says the deputy prime minister.

Schools are closed in two US territories, the Cook Islands has stopped flights from everywhere but New Zealand, and several more countries have tightened their border controls.

The French overseas minister is rejecting rumours France would send students from its overseas territories home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Fijian Latui are intending to stay match-fit despite Global Rapid Rugby suspending its season in response to Covid-19.