Search Results
Related tags:
-
Court upholds seizure of Cook Islands-registered oil tanker in undersea cables probe
The vessel, registered in the Cook Islands and accused of being part of Russia's 'shadow fleet', is suspected of damaging cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.
-
Pacific Waves for 7 May 2024
New research has shown an alarming rise in the rates of violence against children across the Pacific region; Medicinal cannabis could be legally imported into the Cook Islands this month from… Audio
-
Snow is expected on several South Island passes
Snow is expected on several South Island passes and the Desert Road today. And predicted high swells mean some Cook Strait ferry crossings have been cancelled. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo… Audio
-
Australian dies after crevasse fall
An Australian soldier has died after falling down a crevasse on Aoraki-Mount Cook during a training exercise, while a big slip has damaged a hut on the South Island mountain. Audio
-
Airports announce plans for separating international travellers
Audio 4 Aug 2020Two of the country's busiest airports have sketched out their plans for an international travel bubble should the government announce one.
Auckland Airport says it will physically divide operations… Audio
-
Transpower calls off power emergency
Transpower says there is a power emergency in the North Island and is not ruling out power outages.
There is a fault on one of the two Cook Strait cables which brings electricity up from the South… Audio
-
North-South power price divide
South Island hydro lake levels are still very low and North Island hydro lakes are high, resuling in South Island electricity prices at least twice that in most of the north.
-
Aftershock strikes Wellington after 4.9 magnitude quake
A magnitude 3.5 aftershock struck at 10:28pm, about an hour and a half after the initial shake.
-
Cook Strait chaos as ferries struggle with rough weather
Disruptions common
-
Pacific Waves for 7 March 2024
PNG opposition candidate for PM wants more focus on law and order, Pacific economic growth expected to lag - World bank, PNG opposition sets itself for no confidence vote last May, New film shot in… Audio
-
Pacific Waves for 15 October 2021
Papua New Guinea in need of support amid a worsening Covid-19 outbreak; Pay disparities in NZ likened to Pasifika working free for the rest of the year; And more Cook Islanders stranded by New… Audio
-
Pacific Waves for 31 March 2022
Concerns are raised about a mass voter re-registration exercise in Fiji; The Cook Islands government prepares to reopen its borders to the world; And the Niue govt is urging the public to work with… Audio
-
Courageous survivor speaks of his horrid abuse in state care
A Cook Island-Māori survivor of state care abuse has shared his lived experiences to the Royal Commission to encourage others who have been abused in care to come forward and speak up.
-
Samoa's Litara Ieremia-Allan crowned 2025 Miss Pacific Islands
Miss Samoa also took home the Miss Photogenic and the Best Interview Award.
-
Ferries reduce passenger numbers, use distancing
Cook Strait ferry company Interislander has reduced the number of passengers on each sailing for people travelling home this week. Audio
-
Travel agents welcome chance for pacific bubble
Travel agents are welcoming progress towards resuming travel to Pacific Islands - and say there's a big backlog of New Zealanders itching to get their turquoise water, white sand fix.
The government… Audio
-
The 'Kids Can Cook Kitchen'
Audio 28 Sep 2012Nelson-based chef Chris Fortune is visiting schools in the upper South Island in a purpose built mobile learning kitchen. Audio
-
UN tour of nations concerned about nuclear wastewater wraps up
The head of the UN's Atomic Energy Agency has wrapped up his tour of nations with concerns about Japan's upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. He was met with fierce… Video, Audio
-
In brief: News from the Pacific
Negative Covid-19 result for 10 yr-old in Cook Islands; More deadly violence in West Papua; Videos for anti-independence camp in New Caledonia called 'racist', and more.
-
Pacific Waves for 3 August 2022
FSM opens border despite ongoing covid-19 outbreak; We talk with Cook Islands elder Ake Mitchell about her passion - passing on cultural knowledge; The coach of Tonga's national netball team says they… Audio
-
British chip shop batters world record
A fish and chip shop in Britain has cooked the world's biggest-ever portion of chips, battering the Guinness world record.
-
As it happened: Storm wreaks havoc across the country
A Taranaki town was hit by tornadoes, ferry crossings over Cook Strait were cancelled and there are warnings of heavy snow on the Desert Road.
-
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 July 2018
New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change says a united Pacific voice is coming together; Transparency International in PNG says MPs crossing the floor is out of order; Pacific Network on… Audio
-
Climate, travel, immunity all factors in dengue outbreaks, says expert
Greg Devine said mosquitos that carry the virus "hitchhike around the world" and the increased movement of people is increasing those infected by dengue.
-
Sport: Tupapa and Lotoha'apai look to lock up OFC qualification
Tupapa Maraerenga and Lotoha'apai United will put their winning records on the line in the OFC Champions League Qualifier today, with the winner all but guaranteed one of two spots in the competition…
