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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Australia, PNG to turn new alliance into defence and economic action
Australia and Papua New Guinea are meeting in Port Moresby to advance defence, security and economic cooperation under a new alliance that marks a...
U.S takes final step to award first seabed mineral lease sale in American Samoa
The Marine Minerals Administration today issued the final notice for a seabed minerals lease sale offshore American Samoa, covering two areas totaling 31.4 million...
Vanuatu PM says government remains stable amid leadership challenge claims
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat has shut down claims that he could be facing a leadership challenge through a no-confidence vote at the next...