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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:17:25 +1300Tonga passes on latest RSE intake in NZ
Tonga is not participating in the latest iteration of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme in New Zealand due to repatriation and quarantine difficulties.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:11:57 +1300
Emotional welcome for repatriated American Samoans
It's been an emotional, exciting and tiring day in American Samoa as the territory received its first Covid-19 repatriation flight from Honolulu.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:54:34 +1300
PNG nationals charged for illegal entry in Solomons
Police in Solomon Islands have charged and remanded four Papua New Guineans for illegally entering the country.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:26:21 +1300
New Caledonia readies for cyclone Lucas
New Caledonia is readying itself for the arrival of tropical cylone Lucas.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:26:21 +1300
French Polynesia suffers another Covid death
French Polynesia has recorded another Covid-19 death, raising the pandemic's tally to 132.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:44:31 +1300
PNG Hunters rugby league relocation on hold
The PNG Hunters' relocation to Australia for the Queensland Cup rugby league season has been delayed.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:37:21 +1300
American Samoa expects first repatriation flight since March
American Samoa is today awaiting the arrival of the first group of residents stranded since March in Hawaii and other US states because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:30:01 +1300
Samoa hoping Covid doesn't curtail Rugby World Cup dream
The Samoa women's rugby team admit quarantine restrictions could force some players to make themselves unavailable for their World Cup campaign.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:42:39 +1300
At least five dead in PNG landslide
Five people have been confirmed dead from a landslide in Papua New Guinea's Bulolo district.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:31:26 +1300
Samoa facing alcohol abuse pandemic - judge
A Samoan Supreme Court Justice has warned the country is facing a 'pandemic' of alcohol abuse causing violence and other social ills.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:41:30 +1300
Passengers from NZ to Cook Islands test negative for Covid-19
Dozens of passengers who arrived from Auckland in Rarotonga over the weekend have tested negative for covid-19 and been released from quarantine.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:25:49 +1300
New Caledonia braces for Cyclone Lucas
Two tropical cyclones are active in the southwest Pacific, with forecasts saying New Caledonia will be hit within 24 hours.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:45:22 +1300
Call to restore indigenous name for major PNG volcano
A Papua New Guinea Oro MP wants to see Mt Lamington revert to its indigenous name.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:22:55 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific 1 February
Deadly fighting in PNG Highlands, around 900 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers are to return soon to New Zealand and more.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:01:42 +1300
Weather system still poses risk to Fiji
Weather authorities say a low system is still a risk to Fiji despite being downgraded from a cyclone.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:09:03 +1300
French Polynesia shutting borders to tourists
Tourism is set to suffer a sharp decline in French Polynesia as the territory is about to close the border.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:31:10 +1300
Intensity of Cyclone Ana surprises many in Fiji
The intensity of Cyclone Ana surprised many in Fiji which was hammered with 140km/hr gusts and heavy rain over the weekend.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:15:42 +1300
American Samoa updates Covid-19 declaration
American Samoa's governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has issued his second Covid-19 Emergency Declaration since taking office on January 3rd.