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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:51:21 +1300Fiji first Pacific country to benefit from COVAX Covid-19 vaccines
The first batch of COVAX Covid-19 vaccines in the Pacific has arrived in Fiji.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:53:58 +1300
Cyclone Niran causes damage and injures one in New Caledonia
Cyclone Niran injured at least one person and caused extensive damage in New Caledonia according to early reports.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:21:12 +1300
Vanuatu has two more Covid-19 cases in quarantine
Vanuatu has announced there are two new cases of Covid-19 at the border.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:31:29 +1300
Pandemic in paradise - a year of Covid-19 in the Pacific
Pacific people are no strangers to hardship, but it's been an especially tough year for everybody in a Covid world. RNZ Pacific shares the stories from NZ, PNG, the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:08:35 +1300
Close to 24,000 Covid-19 vaccines rolled out in American Samoa
In American Samoa, close to 24,000 Covid-19 vaccination shots have been administered to date in the territory.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:42:38 +1300
New women's football league launches in Fiji
A new women's football league launches today in Fiji in what is hoped will be the first step towards establishing a professional competition.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:14:17 +1300
Niue removed as associate member of Oceania Football
Niue's associate membership status with the Oceania Football Confederation has been revoked following a decade of inactivity.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:26:35 +1300
Severe tropical storm heads to New Caledonia
New Caledonia is on high alert as it braces for the arrival of a category five tropical storm later today.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:46:10 +1300
Samoan PM dismisses Opposition concerns over inquiry
Samoa's Prime Minister has dismissed claims by the Opposition FAST party that a Commission of Inquiry undermines the independence of Parliament.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:59:47 +1300
Sixty three more Covid-19 cases in PNG as surge continues
PNG has recorded 63 new cases of Covid-19, taking the country's total number of infections to 1429.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:28:47 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Vanuatu Speaker seeks legal advice on parliamentary positions, the US plans a major spend on defence capability in Guam and Fiji to trial tsunami sirens in wake of regional alert.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:14:18 +1300
Pacific pharmacists want inclusion on Pharmac review
The President of the Pacific Pharmacists' Association says a review of New Zealand's drug buying agency, Pharmac, should include her organisation.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:51:01 +1300
People told to remain vigilant despite Pacific tsunami warning downgrade
Nations and territories around the Pacific have cancelled or downgraded the tsunami advisory issued this morning, following a second major earthquake off New Zealand's Kermadec Islands.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:33:17 +1300
Pacific athletes urged to get vaccinated
Pacific athletes are being encouraged to get the Covid-19 vaccine in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:30:56 +1300
Samoa's Fiame Naomi Mata'afa calls PM's claims ridiculous
Samoa's former Deputy Prime Minister says allegations of treason and breaches of standing orders are a 'bit of an election ploy.'
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:26:25 +1300
Reviving and thriving: Cook Islands traditional games a big hit
Plans are afoot to expand the traditional sports programme at the next Cook Islands Games.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:13:53 +1300
NZ under tsunami warning after third quake, people told to evacuate
A tsunami warning has been issued by Civil Defence after a 8.0 magnitude quake near the Kermadec Islands.
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:40:42 +1300
Fiji gets mass shipment of testing kits
Fiji has received 22,000 Covid-19 testing kits which the government says will help make testing faster and more convenient.