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Sun, 30 May 2021 17:30:55 +1200Making oka to celebrate Samoa Language Week
To celebrate Samoa Language Week RNZ Pacific journalist Mariner Fagaiava-Muller and his Papa, Faasootauloa Fepuleai Galo Fagaiava, sat down together to make oka.
Sat, 29 May 2021 10:16:30 +1200
Samoa's Tuilaepa told his 'perversity' will be dealt with soon
Samoa's incoming leader has condemned the actions of the former government and demanded it hand over power.
Sat, 29 May 2021 12:47:21 +1200
Worries for PNG health workers as covid numbers climb
The man heading Papua New Guinea's response to Covid-19 is urging health workers to get vacccinated.
Sat, 29 May 2021 10:00:10 +1200
Manu Samoa coach upbeat despite key players being unavailable
Manu Samoa coach Seilala Mapusua is backing his new-look squad to hold their own against the Māori All Blacks and Tonga.
Sat, 29 May 2021 06:49:06 +1200
Covid-19: Fiji records 46 cases, highest recorded in a day
Forty six people from Fiji's central division where the capital Suva is located, have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the national total to 195 active cases.
Fri, 28 May 2021 17:12:24 +1200
Indonesia urged to release detained Papuan activist
Indonesia's government is being urged to release the West Papua pro-independence activist Victor Yeimo.
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:45:49 +1200
Samoa AG's Office withdraws recusal application
The Office of the Attorney General has withdrawn a recusal application to disallow Justices from hearing two controversial cases before the Court.
Fri, 28 May 2021 16:41:25 +1200
Tuvalu holding consultations on constitutional review
A select committee tasked with reviewing Tuvalu's constitution is holding public consultations.
Fri, 28 May 2021 12:24:46 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Drugs seizures in Tonga; Marianas prison concerns; flight plans for Samoan carrier; and more.
Fri, 28 May 2021 15:49:16 +1200
Papuans grieve for leader who believed in them
The passing of Klemen Tinal, the Vice Governor of Papua Province, has caused great sorrow for Papuans, writes Laurens Ikinia*.
Fri, 28 May 2021 12:05:30 +1200
Manu Samoa names 13 new caps to face Māori All Blacks, Tonga
Thirteen new caps have been included in the Manu Samoa rugby squad to play the Māori All Blacks and Tonga in June and July.
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:23:25 +1200
Captains among 11 charged in relation to ferry sinking
Authorities in Solomon Islands have laid 102 charges in relation to the sinking of a ferry last year which killed 27 people.
Sat, 29 May 2021 16:52:30 +1200
Search for fishermen missing near Fiji called off
The search for five fishermen who jumped from their boat near Fiji after an alleged beheading has ended.
Fri, 28 May 2021 16:48:56 +1200
Upgrade at the Pukapuka hospital in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands' Secretary of Health says hospital refurbishment's have made a positive difference in the island's healthcare services.
Fri, 28 May 2021 09:20:47 +1200
Ferris happy to answer Tongan rugby's call for help
US-based rugby coach Adriaan Ferris says it's an honour to be asked to lead the Tonga men's sevens team at next month's Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Monaco.
Fri, 28 May 2021 16:59:24 +1200
NZ-based companies profit from sugary drink exports to Pacific
New Zealand-based companies are among the top offenders earning big from selling sugary drinks to the Pacific, where lifestyle diseases are rampant.
Fri, 28 May 2021 08:19:38 +1200
28 more covid cases in Fiji today
Twenty-eight more Fijians have tested positive for Covid-19 and at least 7 of them add to the growing number of naval officers to catch the virus.
Fri, 28 May 2021 07:21:34 +1200
Former Bougainville official alleging defamation
A former chief secretary in the Bougainville Government has launched a legal suit alleging defamation.