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Articles by RNZ
Opinion: Covid-19 elimination impossible, so time to change direction
Tuesday 23 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
OPINION: It seems ‘bizarre’ that New Zealand’s border is still closed to Cook Islands, write medical and economic experts Ananish Chaudhuri, Simon Thornley and Michael Jackson.
Call to defer Forum head appointment
Monday 22 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, has requested the postponement of the appointment of a new secretary-general until next year’s Forum Leaders’ Retreat.
USP Council reinstates suspended VC
Friday 19 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
A week of protests and controversy at the University of the South Pacific has come to an end with the USP Council voting this afternoon to reinstate Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia, RNZP reports.
Suspended academic has a vision for USP
Thursday 18 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Who is Professor Pal Ahluwalia, the man at the centre of the long-running controversy at the University of the South Pacific? Pacific Media Watch’s Sri Krishnamurthi reports after watching Professor Ahluwalia’s recent interview on Fiji television.
University of the South Pacific meeting conflict
Wednesday 17 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Call by Nauru's President and incoming chancellor of the University of the South Pacific for the USP's full council to sit today was dismissed, RNZP reports.
Brook Sabin: What's popping the Pacific travel bubble
Monday 15 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
OPINION: New Zealand has its own priorities that are more to do with blockading the Pacific in order to keeping the money flowing back and forth across the Tasman.
Pacific Islands Forum head hopes commonsense prevails at USP
Sunday 14 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano, is the latest to raise concerns at last week's developments at the University of the South Pacific, RNZP reports.
PNG's coral sea cable
Friday 12 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape says the Coral Sea Cable wil modernise the national economy and public services.
USP's Pal Ahluwalia says he's victim of 'witch-hunt'
Thursday 11 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
The suspended Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific believes he's a victim of a witch-hunt by the leadership group at the regional institution, RNZP reports.
Fijian officials accused of hijacking control of USP
Wednesday 10 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Hundreds of staff and students at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji are protesting the suspension of their Vice-Chancellor and President by the USP Council.
Air Tahiti Nui readies to restart international flights
Tuesday 9 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Air Tahiti Nui says it will offer promotional fares when French Polynesia next month becomes the first South Pacific tourist destination to reopen its borders after the Covid-19 outbreak.
Reporter ordered to delete all photos
Tuesday 9 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Vanuatu’s media association, Media Association blong Vanuatu or MAV, has condemned what it calls intimidation of a local journalist by airport security and local police.
Temaru's savings seized by French prosecutor
Monday 8 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru says the public prosecutor has seized US$100,000 from his private bank account.
True picture of cyclone's impact on island painted
Monday 8 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
The Vanuatu island of Pentecost, devastated by Cyclone Harold in April, has been left a silent shadow of its former self, journalist Dan McGarry has reported.
Environment essential part of recovery
Saturday 6 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
As the Pacific Islands assess ways to build back economies severely struck by the Covid-19 crisis, the environmental impacts faced worldwide highlight the opportunity to build back a ‘Bluer Pacific’.
Former leader speaks out against sale of ancient site
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
A village in Samoa has launched a petition in a desperate attempt to stop the sale of land containing ancient ruins they claim is their heritage.
Foreign purse seiners are working without observers
Tuesday 2 June 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic fisheries observer coverage on all purse-seiners fishing in Pacific waters has been suspended for another month.
Wrecked sailors return home
Friday 29 May 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Two Marshall Islanders who drifted at sea for 42 days and seven others have returned home, the first people allowed into the republic since a March travel ban was enforced to ward off Covid-19.
Tietjens 'worst ever' coach
Wednesday 27 May 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Former Manu Samoa Sevens coach, Sir Gordon Tietjens, has been labelled as the “most expensive” and the “absolute worst” coach by former Manu Samoa star Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu.
Cook Islander wins science award
Wednesday 20 May 2020 | Written by RNZ | Published in Small World
Grandmother’s traditional medicines inspires a Cook Islands chemical scientist.
