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Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:19:30 +1200
Solomons PM condemns leaking of cabinet paper
The Solomon Islands prime minister says he will not rest until he gets his hands on the person or persons behind the leak of a confidential cabinet paper.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:41:38 +1200
Widodo claims Indonesia leading by example on climate change
Indonesia's president says greenhouse gas reduction commitments by developed countries powers must be credible if developing countries are to follow suit.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:51:38 +1200
Pacific Covid-19 response high on agenda for NZ and Australia during talks
New Zealand says it's working with Australia to ensure there's support for Pacific neighbours struggling with Covid-19.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:49:25 +1200
More positive Covid-19 cases expected, says Fiji official
Fiji's head of Health Protection, says they are expecting more positive cases of Covid-19 in the coming days.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:53:16 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Tonga vaccination process gets the thumbs up, PNG's covid controller urges people to follow the rules, Mongolian workers being repatriated from the Marianas and more.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:40:55 +1200
PNG designated 'very high risk' country for travel to NZ
Papua New Guinea is one of the countries included in a new category of "very high risk country" introduced by New Zealand for managing travel.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:10:06 +1200
Climate-affected Marshall Islands don't intend to relocate
The Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Casten Nemra says his country's people have no intention of relocating due to sealevel rise.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:53:46 +1200
US commits to tougher climate change action at summit
The United States has committed to cutting emissions by as much as 52 percent by 2030.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:38:45 +1200
Cook Islands badminton players to compete in NZ
A group of junior badminton players from the Cook Islands will be among the first Pacific Island sportspeople to compete in New Zealand since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:42:26 +1200
Pacific Games Council looks to Tokyo
The Pacific Games Council says all eyes will be on Tokyo as the world waits to see if major sporting events can be delivered in the age of Covid-19.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:11:01 +1200
Fiji school slammed for treatment of Covid infected student
Fiji's Education Ministry is disappointed at the way a school head handled the Covid-19 reporting and communication protocol this week. This comes after the government announced two more cases of...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:17:59 +1200
Legal difficulties over challenges from Samoa's FAST
The lawyers for the FAST Party in Samoa have been forced to withdraw a Supreme Court challenge after discovering they had the wrong information

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:42:31 +1200
Pacific plan on how to decarbonise global shipping by 2050
Opinion - Pacific Islands countries can't survive without the shipping industry, and yet cannot survive with the contributions it makes to climate change, writes Albon Ishoda.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:30:17 +1200
Will NZ support a vaccine intellectual property rights waiver?
New Zealand says it is involved in World Trade Organisation talks about a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights around vaccines.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:09:30 +1200
Fiji confirms two more community Covid-19 cases
There are now five community Covid -19 cases in Fiji.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:32:51 +1200
Marshall Islands gets front-row seat at US Leaders Climate Summit
The Marshall Islands says it will ensure the Pacific voices are heard at today's US Leaders Summit on Climate Change.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:08:30 +1200
NZ, Aust govt ministers to discuss Pacific
New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio and his Australian counterpart Senator Zed Seselja will meet in Auckland tomorrow.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:11:06 +1200
A legal view on Samoa's political stalemate
A Samoan law lecturer at Auckland University has a look at the questions surrounding the Samoa election stalemate.



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