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  • Fiji Covid-19 crisis: Nearly 1,300 cases in past 24 hours

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    Pacific health
    27 Jul 2021
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    The suffering continues in Fiji as Covid-19 cases soar amid its worsening health crisis.

    Close to 1,300 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, resulting in new curfew hours for the nation's… Audio

  • PM addresses media after meeting residents hard-hit by severe flooding

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    New Zealand Civil Defence
    27 Jul 2021
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    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is addressing media at Westport's Emergency Operations Centre after meeting residents hard-hit by severe flooding.

    PM Jacinda Ardern addresses media at Westport's Emergency Operations Centre
  • PM speaks about Covid-19, Fiji and Pharmac funding

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    Politics
    14 Jul 2021
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to media after a speech at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs conference.

    PM speaks about Covid-19, Fiji and Pharmac funding
  • PM Jacinda Ardern on trans-Tasman travel arrangements

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    Politics housing
    13 Jul 2021
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    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government is in the middle of bringing home New Zealanders stranded in NSW, and is keeping an eye on other states

    PM Jacinda Ardern on trans-Tasman travel arrangements
  • Fiji government 'useless' warns opposition, as Ardern touts lockdown benefits

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    Pacific Fiji
    7 Jul 2021
    The deputy leader of the opposition in Fiji and NFP president Biman Prasad.

    The Fiji government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak is an utter failure, but it's not too late to follow New Zealand's lockdown example, the opposition leader says. Audio

    Fiji government 'useless' warns opposition, as Ardern touts lockdown benefits
  • In brief: news from around the Pacific

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    Pacific
    6 Jul 2021
    A worker on the frontline of Auckland's Jet Park Hotel quarantine facility being vaccinated against Covid-19 on 20 February 2021.

    Nauru near completing Covid-19 vaccination, Bougainville puts a pause on new mining ventures, PNG PM explains Covid-19 measures, Freighters entry to American Samoa delayed over Covid concerns Cooks to…

    In brief: news from around the Pacific
  • Travel bubble pause between NZ and NSW, Queensland remains

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    Politics
    5 Jul 2021
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the travel pause with New South Wales and Queensland continues but those who ordinarily reside in New Zealand will be able to travel subject to requirements.

    Travel bubble pause between New Zealand and New South Wales, Queensland remains
  • Fiji's Covid-19 crisis escalates, NZ and Australia assist

    Audio 24 Jun 2021
    Australian Medical Assistance Team leaving for Fiji.

    Fiji was once first in line for a travel bubble with New Zealand and Australia, but now the Pacific island nation is grappling with an escalating Covid-19 crisis. Audio

  • Covid-19: New Zealand, Australia medical experts arrive in Fiji

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    Pacific Fiji
    21 Jun 2021
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    A team of Australian and New Zealand specialists have arrived in Fiji to help contain the escalating outbreak there.

    Covid-19 in Fiji: New Zealand provides $10m to support response
  • The Week in Politics: 'Feebate' splits Parliament

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    Comment & Analysis politics
    18 Jun 2021
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    Analysis - The government's feebate scheme divides Parliament, Ardern announces a formal apology for the dawn raids, and more of the vaccine rollout is revealed, Peter Wilson writes.

    The Week in Politics: 'Feebate' splits Parliament, opposition accuses government of bringing in a new tax
  • Fiji PM resists pressure for lockdown, over 1000 Covid cases in April outbreak

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    Pacific Fiji
    14 Jun 2021
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    The government rules out calls for a complete shutdown despite record number of Covid-19 infections.

    Covid-19: Why Fiji govt will not declare a state of emergency
  • Covid-19: Fiji outbreak spirals out of control

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    Pacific health
    9 Jun 2021
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    A Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji appears to be spiralling out of control. Audio

  • Covid-19: Fiji outbreak out of control with more than 500 cases

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    health
    8 Jun 2021
    Security officers man a checkpoint at a junction in the Fijian capital Suva.

    A Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji appears to be spiralling out of control, with 147 cases confirmed in the last two days.

    The country's main hospital is effectively sealed off, after a cluster formed there… Audio

  • Fiji's government goes quiet as Covid crisis grows

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    Pacific Fiji
    8 Jun 2021
    Suva under lockdown

    Calls for more action from the Fiji government are growing louder, as authorities appear to be losing their grip on a rapidly-growing outbreak of Covid-19 in the country.

    Fiji's government goes quiet as Covid crisis grows
  • Fiji's Covid-19 outbreak spiralling out of control

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    Pacific health
    8 Jun 2021

    A Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji appears to be spiralling out of control, with 147 cases confirmed in the last two days alone. The country's main hospital is effectively sealed off, after a cluster formed… Audio

  • Scott Morrison arrives in Queenstown for talks with Ardern

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    Politics
    30 May 2021
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    The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has touched down in Queenstown, saying extending the trans-Tasman bubble into the Pacific is a "real possibility".

    Australia's PM arrives in New Zealand for talks on China, deportations
  • Division over NZ's RSE worker boost, Pacific reacts

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    Pacific
    17 May 2021
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    Unions and economists are joining in a call to overhaul the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio

    Division over NZ's RSE worker boost, Pacific reacts
  • NZ Rotumans highlight culture and language as Fiji families face Covid crisis

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    Pacific
    14 May 2021
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    An outbreak of Covid-19 in Fiji has forced Rotumans there to cancel this year's Rotuma Day celebrations. Video

    NZ's Te Papa comes alive for Rotuma
  • Lone Pacific voice vows to express region's message at Biden's climate table

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    Pacific
    22 Apr 2021
    People of Kiritimati coral atoll building a stone seawall to struggle against sea level rise cause by global warming.

    The Marshall Islands says it will ensure the Pacific voices are heard at today's US Leaders Summit on Climate Change.

    Marshall Islands gets front-row seat at US Leaders Climate Summit
  • Australia challenged on climate commitment

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    Pacific
    19 Apr 2021
    Students from different schools raise placards during a protest rally for climate change awareness at Martin Place in Sydney

    Environmental and humanitarian organisations in the Pacific are urging Australia to commit to its climate responsibilities.

    Pacific NGOs urge Australia to halve emissions by 2030
  • Pasifika Festival returns: 'We've been waiting for two years to get on this stage'

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    New Zealand Auckland Region
    9 Apr 2021
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    Pasifika performers are ready to get back on stage at the Pasifika Festival this weekend after it was cancelled for two years in a row.

    Pasifika Festival performers return to stage after two year-delay
  • Judith Collins calls for immediate Pacific travel bubble

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    New Zealand Politics
    7 Apr 2021
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    The National Party leader says there's no reason Pacific nations can't form part of the new travel bubble now. Audio

    National Party leader Judith Collins calls for immediate Pacific travel bubble
  • Trans-Tasman bubble: Govt hopes for economic boost from Australian tourists

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    Politics Covid-19
    7 Apr 2021
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    The government is estimating Australian tourists' spending will recover to about 80 percent of the pre-Covid level by next year.

    Trans-Tasman bubble: Govt hopes for economic boost from Australian tourists
  • Relief at recognition of Pacific contribution to NZ war effort

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    Pacific
    31 Mar 2021
    Caren Rangi

    A Cook Islands community leader in Aotearoa has paid tribute to those who ensured the Pacific contribution to New Zealand's wartime efforts was recognised. Audio

    Relief at recognition of Pacific contribution to NZ war effort
  • Fiji not on priority list for trans-Tasman travel bubble

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    Pacific Fiji
    23 Mar 2021
    Tourism staff in Fiji greet visitors to their resort in the Yasawa Islands

    Fiji's push for a travel bubble with New Zealand and Australia suffers setback.

    Fiji's Bula Bubble suffers setback
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