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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:21:44 +1300
Remote Kiribati island calls for help with water crisis
One of the most remote islands in the Pacific is pleading for help from New Zealand and Australia to deal with a water crisis.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:50:17 +1300
Three new Covid cases found at Fiji border
Fiji has recorded three new border quarantine cases of Covid-19.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:52:26 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
China offers help with Samoan bodies awaiting autopsies, Tongan repatriation flight just carries cargo, Samoa's polling date is confirmed and there's another round of funding for Pasifika education in NZ.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:57:29 +1300
PNG to prioritise frontline health workers for covid vaccine
PNG health authorities are anxious for front-line workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:17:08 +1300
Vanuatu chiefs stand firmly against TamTam bubble proposal
Vanuatu's Council of Chiefs in Efate have spoken out against government plans to open a so-called TamTam travel bubble with New Caledonia.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:07:05 +1300
CNMI wants US National Guard presence
The CNMI wants a US National Guard post of its own so there would be servicemen to respond to natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:28:30 +1300
Olsen Filipaina on the women who raised a rugby league legend
Olsen Filipaina is a rugby league icon, but it was the love from the women in his life which helped him deal with experiences of racism and depression throughout his career.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:13:25 +1300
Covid forces a rush of re-scheduling at Auckland Arts Festival
Covid lockdowns in the world's largest Polynesian city forced the Auckland Arts Festival to re-schedule much of a year's work in the space of a week.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:18:36 +1300
PNG approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
Papua New Guinea has granted regulatory approval for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to be used in the country.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:46:39 +1300
Tokelau opens parliament for 2021
Tokelau has officially opened its first parliamentary session for 2021 in Atafu, inaugurating a new Ulu

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:43:04 +1300
PNG's O'Neill apologises to Somare family at haus krai
Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has apologised to the late Sir Michael Somare for any grief caused by their political differences.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:47:33 +1300
Fiame to lead Samoa's FAST Party
Former Samoa deputy prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, has been named leader of the country's newest political party.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:33:52 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific for 9 March
Another person has died of Covid-19 in French Polynesia, bringing the death toll to 141, Samoa suspends sale of firearms and ammo ahead of election, and a group of Kiribati sailors remain stranded in Germany.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:19:23 +1300
Lae locked down and PNG hospital restricts services as Covid cases rise
The PNG town of Lae has been placed in lockdown, Port Moresby's main hospital has restricted services and Bougainville has issued a 'new normal' edict as the country wrestles with Covid-19.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:25:32 +1300
Wallis goes into lockdown after finding 12 more Covid-19 cases
Wallis and Futuna has been rushed into a two-week lockdown after finding another 12 Covid-19 positive cases in the community.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:49:41 +1300
NZ police deny racial profiling after accounts of youths being photographed
NZ police have denied they are racially profiling Māori and Pacific people when they approach youth, photograph them, collect their personal details and send it all to a national database.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:56:11 +1300
Somare family in isolation in PNG as they mourn
The family of former PNG Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, is in isolation for seven days amid the surge in Covid-19 infections in Port Moresby.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:21:02 +1300
Pacific Oceania facing quarantine stint ahead of Davis Cup
The Pacific Oceania men's tennis team is facing three weeks in quarantine if they want to compete in their upcoming Davis Cup tie in Vietnam.



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