Low vaccine uptake makes Delta more dangerous for Pasifika and Maori – expert
A Pacific health expert is advising the Pasifika and Maori community to heed lockdown advice and stay home after more cases of the Delta...
Kuini Vuli: Fijiana have helped us to believe anything is possible
As a match official, Kuini Vuli has appeared in some of the game’s most prestigious tournaments around the world. But, in time, she is...
Australia’s Pfizer purchase from vaccine-sharing Covax stockpile under fire
Australia’s purchase of 500,000 Pfizer doses from the global vaccine-sharing Covax initiative has renewed debate about whether more Covid-19 vaccines should be reserved for...
Industrial hemp an alternative to illegal marijuana: Fiji Economy Minister
The Fijian government is hoping a study into the potential for industrial hemp will provide an alternative for the illegal marijuana trade in Fiji.
Minister...
Pacific Islands: Economic outlook
By Kishti Sen & Tom Kenny
It’s been a tough time for Pacific island economies. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated global supply chain disruptions...
Cook Islands quarantine free travel from New Zealand suspended
Cook Islands travel bubble with New Zealand has been suspended after health officials have reported new Covid-19 community cases in Auckland.
Four community cases were...
Fiji records 590 new cases of COVID-19, 11 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 590 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 new deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases to 41,107 and 403 deaths...
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula wins case
Fiji’s Chief Justice Kamal Kumar Tuesday ruled that the Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem's decision to vacate Niko Nawaikula as a Member of Parliament...
12 cases of delta variant confirmed in PNG
Papua New Guinea deputy Controller for National Pandemic response Dr Daoni Esorom says the country has 12 confirmed cases of delta variant.
He said the...
Pacific Step-up or business as usual?
By Leonard Louma
Despite claims of a Pacific ‘Step-up’ and ‘Reset’, very little has changed in Australia and New Zealand’s attitude to the region,...
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Cook Islands and New Zealand sign defence and security pact, $29.8m funding resumes
Cook Islands and New Zealand have today signed a Declaration on Defence and Security, setting out a clear and practical framework for how the...
Australia panel backs defence pact with PNG, moves to formal alliance
A key committee of the Parliament of Australia has recommended ratifying a new defence treaty with Papua New Guinea, a move that would elevate...
Fiji Government sets aside $1.96m for potential evacuation of Fijians in Middle East
Fiji Government has approved a contingency fund of $1.96 million(US$869,670) to support the possible evacuation of Fijian nationals from the Middle East as tensions...