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Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:54:01 +1200Covid-19 vaccine is safe - Minister for Pacific Peoples
New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples is afraid of needles but has taken a jab as an example for others.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:20:34 +1200
American Samoa cannery faces shortage of workers
The American Samoa government is working with StarKist Samoa to ease the critical worker shortage at the cannery.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:20:01 +1200
Paddling in a pandemic: Pacific Olympians gear up for Tokyo
A couple of Pacific Olympians have taken the rough waters of the Covid-19 pandemic in their stride as they prepare for the Tokyo Games.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:19:35 +1200
More vaccines on the way as PNG struggles with Covid
Another death has been recorded as Papua New Guinea's worrying Covid-19 surge continues.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:03:27 +1200
Former Vanuatu PM disputes Somare legacy as Melanesian decolonisation champion
A former Vanuatu prime minister has disputed praise heaped on the late Sir Michael Somare as a decolonicsationpolitical freedom in the region.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:39:32 +1200
NZ based players out to impress Samoa 7s selectors
Redemption and the Olympic dream is fuelling the fire of the Samoa Barbarians sevens side, which is participating in a major tournament in Wellington this weekend.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:40:23 +1200
Pre-polling in Samoa has ruling party with a slim lead
Pre-polling in Samoa's general election enters day four today.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:18:03 +1200
Industries desperate for workers urge NZ govt to open borders to Pacific
Fruit, meat works and food processing industries are calling on the government to open Pacific borders to tackle what they're calling their worst ever labour crisis.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:45:19 +1200
PNG hospital chief hopeful of return to full services soon
The chief executive officer of Papua New Guinea's main hospital says there are hopes of a return to full services before the end of the month
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:41:19 +1200
Dead Fijian peacekeeper had Covid-19: UN Mission
The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission says a Fijian soldier who died of a heart attack in Iraq last week had tested positive for Covid-19.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:52:30 +1200
Samoan diaspora seeks more political say
Many Samoans living overseas can't vote in this week's general election as electoral law requires them to be in the country for six months prior to voting.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:56:23 +1200
Miss PNG loses crown after twerking video
Miss Papua New Guinea has been stripped of her crown after sharing a video of herself twerking on TikTok, but has won significant support.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:01:36 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific for 7 April
Fiji welcomes return of 737 Max planes, Samoa welcomes trans-Tasman bubble, Fiji begins the second phase of its Covid-19 vaccination rollout, Niue to decide on allocation of covid relief, former Samoa police officer charged for harming poll cand...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:52:35 +1200
Vanuatu Parliament summoned for later this month
Vanuatu's Parliament will convene for the first extraordinary session on 20 April.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:16:53 +1200
Vendors warn high market fees forcing fishermen to the reef
High market fees imposed on tuna vendors in the Solomon Islands are forcing more fishermen to revisit their coastal fishing grounds.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:52:36 +1200
Vanuatu climate minister pleads guilty over aircraft incident
Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change Bruno Leingkon has pleaded guilty to charges over a drunken incident aboard an aircraft last year.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:47:08 +1200
Most elderly Marshallese in Arkansas now vaccinated
A co-ordinator for the Marshallese community in the US state of Arkansas says they are delighted with the level of take up of Covid-19 vaccines there.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:56:42 +1200
Former PNG provincial governor dies from covid
A former Papua New Guinea provincial governor, Malcolm Kela Smith, has died in Australia from Covid-19.