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Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:17:54 +1200
Covid-19: Nine cases among Fijians arriving in NZ
Nine cases of Covid-19 have been detected among travellers from Fiji to New Zealand in the past week, the health ministry said.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:25:48 +1200
Woman in state care didn't know her culture or where she came from
A life of abuse from an early age has been outlined to the inquiry into abuse in care by a woman of Tongan and Palagi descent.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:10:42 +1200
Rio Tinto to pay for Panguna impact assessment
Bougainville communities secure commitment from Rio Tinto to assess environmental and human rights impacts of former mine

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:01:12 +1200
Pacific News in Brief on Wednesday 21 July
Solomons hesitates on repatriating students; Samoa vaccination age could drop; Samoa's HRPP wins electoral petition, and more.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:15:20 +1200
Tonga scrambling to make up the numbers for Cook Islands clash
Tonga is struggling to find enough players to take on the Cook Islands in Saturday's Rugby World Cup qualifying match in Auckland.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:15:25 +1200
Tongan survivor speaks out about dawn raids to the Royal Commission
A 66-year-old Tongan man who came to New Zealand in the mid-1970s for medical treatment, shares his story about how his family experienced the dawn raids in Auckland.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:44:46 +1200
Covid-19 positive cases back to four digits in Fiji
Fiji's confirmed Covid-19 positive cases shot back to four digits with the country's Health Ministry reporting 1054 new infections in the 24-hour period that ended at 8am on Tuesday.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:40:37 +1200
Cook Islands' pearl industry in peril
The Cooks Islands' pearl industry is suffering a shortage of supply which is threatening its future.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:44:45 +1200
'Ikale Tahi to face England in November
Tonga will face Rugby World Cup finalists England in the opening match of their November tour.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:45:34 +1200
Misinformation to blame for low vaccination take up in Bougainville
New figures from PNG's Covid-19 controllers, show just 627 Bougainvilleans have been vaccinated out of a population of about 300,000.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:08:28 +1200
Pfizer vaccine roll-out begins in Covid-free Tokelau
Tokelau's Nukunonu atoll began its vaccination process today after receiving its delivery of the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from New Zealand.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:38:07 +1200
Bishops and UNHCR plea with Australia on refugees' behalf
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea, along with the United Nations, is urging the Australian government to allow asylum seekers into the country to settle.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:27:43 +1200
Fijians urged to vaccinate as Moderna arrives
Fijians above 60 years of age and pregnant women have been encouraged to get the Moderna vaccine for protection against Covid-19.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:32:49 +1200
Pacific News in Brief on Tuesday 20th July
Covid rising again in French Polynesia, Six shot by soldiers and police in PNG, France promising scheme to counter illegal fishing in the Pacific, PNG reports three new cases of Covid,.American Samoa receiving extensive US Federal funding and mo...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:33:46 +1200
Samoan traditional systems remain strong through political crisis - Academic
A Samoan academic in New Zealand says one positive amid the political crisis in Apia is the strength of traditional systems and structures.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:00:47 +1200
Covid-19 in Fiji: 784 new cases as death toll passes 100
The number of Covid-19 deaths in Fiji continue to rise as the new daily case count fluctuates, health authorities said.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:41:32 +1200
Cook Islands dreaming big ahead of Tonga clash
The Cook Islands rugby team believe they can cause an upset in this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Tonga in Pukekohe.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:00:43 +1200
New Caledonia's Koniambo plant still shut
An attempt by New Caledonia's Koniambo nickel plant to resume operations has failed.



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