All Blacks team named for Hamilton test against Fiji
The All Blacks team has been named to play Fiji in the third match of the Steinlager Series at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday...
Ex-bikie and missing property magnate among Australian names granted Vanuatu citizenship
A former Comanchero bikie and a missing property magnate owing hundreds of millions of dollars after his businesses collapsed are among Australians granted citizenship...
Vanuatu approves State of Emergency extension to December
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has approved for the President to extend the State of Emergency (SoE) for the current coronavirus pandemic under Disaster...
Niue reaches herd immunity, with 97 percent of eligible population vaccinated
Niue has become one of just a few countries in the world to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 after it vaccinated almost 100 per...
New project scales up early warning systems in the Pacific
A new project, Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning Systems in the Pacific, has been launched with funding from the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems...
Fiji records 634 new positive cases of COVID-19; 10 deaths reported in six days
Fiji has recorded 634 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths related to COVID Wednesday.
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong, said the...
New COVID case in Solomon Islands
A positive case of COVID-19 has been announced in Solomon Islands’ Western Province following testing of ship crew members.
The patient is a crew member...
UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around
The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to...
Pacific Island seasonal workers filling an ‘absolutely vital’ gap, horticulture sector says
One hundred and fifty seasonal workers have landed from Vanuatu, but New Zealand’s horticultural employers would happily take six times as many.
The latest group...
Cook Islands Immigration approves revised policies to ease labour shortage
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration rolled out changes to its immigration policies on Monday and backdated them to 01 July, in a...
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NZ Middle East evacuation flights will also assist stranded Pacific Island nationals
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand’s plans to evacuate citizens from the Middle East will also extend to Pacific Island nationals stranded by...
Relocation must be Decolonised
The Pacific region faces urgent climate threats requiring coordinated, culturally grounded solutions.
And the identity of Pacific communities is threatened by severe climate impacts, including...
Rights protection central to climate strategy
Human rights are firmly embedded in the Climate Mobility framework, reflecting Pacific values and international standards with ongoing community consultations.
Heike Alefsen, representative from the...