Regional
FLNKS pleads for delay in New Caledonia independence vote
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
Ratu Wiliame Katonivere set to be Fiji's next president
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will move Ratu Wiliame Katonivere's name on Friday in Parliament to be the next President.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
A Tonga regional airport set to grow; 20 people quarantined in Samoa; and Fiji tourism set for boost
Early easing of Covid restrictions could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika
Wednesday 20 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities.
Slow vax rates could see Solomons' borders closed until 2023
Wednesday 20 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
Poor uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine in Solomon Islands could see the country's borders remaining closed until 2023.
In brief: More news from around the Pacific for October 20th
Wednesday 20 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Call in Australia for detainees to be released after multiple Covid cases; Samoan Minister speaks out after drunk driving episode; Illegal mining on Kiribati coast increasing; Cook Islanders arriving to work in Southland meat works
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Date for Samoa by-elections changed; Covid-19 death toll increases in PNG as team from Australia arrive to help; Funeral homes in PNG's Goroka and Lae stop receiving bodies of those who died from Covid-19; Samoa MP slapped with fine by District Court
New Caledonia strikes nickel supply deal with Tesla
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
The nickel producer Prony Resources New Caledonia has struck a deal with the car manufacturer Tesla to supply 42,000 tons of the metal for use in batteries.
French Polynesia vaccination law to be amended
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says the vaccination law will be amended as opposition to any form of compulsion continues.
Pacific Forum welcomes NZ climate aid boost, urges collective action
Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The head of the Pacific Islands Forum says New Zealand's climate aid boost augurs well heading into COP26, and is pushing all developed countries to meet climate funding commitments made in Paris in 2015.
Aftershocks of Covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific says report
Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Experts are warning that development gains across the Pacific region over the past 10 years could be undone due to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Death toll rises in Hawaii; MP shocked at hunger on Bougainville island; and Marshalls' census nearly finished
UN resolution on Climate Change rapporteur a boost for Pacific
Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the latest UN Human Rights Council vote for a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Samoa's opposition leader says members have not been paid; CNMI welcomes visitors again; Vaccination campaign targetting young Pasifika in Porirua underway
COP26: Small Marshall Islands delegation hopes for big impact
Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional
The Marshall Islands hopes to see the global spotlight focused on climate adaptation and mitigation financing as world leaders and climate negotiators come together at the end of this month for the annual COP26 climate summit in Scotland.
PNG desparately needs overseas help to fight Covid-19
Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Papua New Guinea is seeking more international medical support to combat Covid-19.
Bougainville MP frustrated at delays in shipping to outer islands
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
The women's MP for North Bougainville says the people on the Carteret Atolls and Nissan, are frustrated at the continued delays to improving shipping services.
Pasifika GP's face pandemic burnout
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
Pasifika GPs on the front lines of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak in Aotearoa say they're on the brink of burn-out.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Nearly 300 Ni-Vanautu workers arrive in New Zealand; A dozen cyclones forecast for Pacific; 391 new cases of Covid-19 in the past seven days in Fiji.
Hao fish farm project endorsed by Tahiti government
Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
The French Polynesian government says the fish farm project of the Chinese company Tahiti Nui Ocean Foods on Hao atoll is a unique opportunity to get engaged in the blue economy.
