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Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:30:37 +1200
NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji
New Zealand is sending 100,000 vaccine doses and additional financial support to Fiji for nursing staff as the country's Covid-19 death toll passed 250.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 17:33:36 +1200
Dark days of the 1970s Dawn Raids are at last formally acknowledged
Pasifika communities in New Zealand are relieved the dark days of the 1970s Dawn Raids are at last being formally acknowledged.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:39:52 +1200
Players keen to join Fijiana 7s following Olympic success
The coach of the Fiji women's sevens team has been inundated with messages and phone calls from prospective players since their bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:22:42 +1200
13 more deaths, 1100 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Fiji
Thirteen more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji amid soaring infections, health authorities said.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:24:49 +1200
Solomons shutdown borders to keep delta variant out
Solomon Islands has closed its borders to incoming travellers indefinitely in a bid to keep the delta variant of Covid-19 out of the country.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:48:37 +1200
In brief: news from around the Pacific
Samoa borders will open once eligible population fully vaccinated ; Covid-19 has claimed another four lives in French Polynesia, and more.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:13:45 +1200
Solomons to compete in FIFA Futsal World Cup next month
Solomon Islands are gearing up to compete in their fourth FIFA Futsal World Cup next month, with a European tour underway in Poland.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:22:15 +1200
Tokyo 2020 Day 11: Pacific Athletes - Who to watch and when
Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut will be representing American Samoa today, competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics weightlifting event.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:38:19 +1200
Ardern announces RSE workers allowed one-way quarantine-free travel to NZ
Seasonal workers from Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu will be allowed into New Zealand without having to go into managed isolation from September, the government says.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:14:49 +1200
Main Tahiti church campaigns for Maohi Nui
French Polynesia's biggest church says the indigenous Maohi people must free itself from the enslavement by France.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:50:25 +1200
Cook Islands: tourists' return strains Muri Lagoon
The return of New Zealand tourists has residents in Rarotonga stewing over the impact it's having on the island's iconic Muri Lagoon.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:11:37 +1200
Repression not the answer to Fiji’s political dilemma
Arresting leaders of Fiji's political opposition will only exacerbate tension and reveal structural and normative weaknesses of the ruling political class.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:45:21 +1200
Evacuated Fiji UN worker in stable condition: NZ official
The UN official with Covid-19, who was evacuated to New Zealand from Fiji last week, is in a stable condition in intensive care.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:41:35 +1200
Samoa govt confirms China-backed port project shelved
Samoa's new prime minister has opted not to proceed with a China-backed port development project championed by her predecessor.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:15:34 +1200
In brief: news from around the Pacific
Fiji recording daily average of eight Covid-19 deaths; Supporters of Samoa's former government march again; and more.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 05:30:26 +1200
Tokyo 2020 Day 10: Pacific Athletes - Who to watch and when
Jade Tierney from the Cook Islands will today make her Olympic debut in Canoe Sprints, while Tonga's Kuinini Manumua will compete in weighlifting.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:07:59 +1200
Ardern gives formal apology on behalf of government for Dawn Raids
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today gave a formal and unreserved apology on behalf of the government for the Dawn Raids which she said left Pacific communities feeling "targeted and terrorised".

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:12:11 +1200
Photo Essay: Dawn Raids apology at Auckland Town Hall
RNZ photographers were there at today's Dawn Raids Apology capturing the ceremony.



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