Pacific Islands
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Wednesday 27 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Fiji's target population mostly vaccinated; Tonga urges parents to get teenagers jabbed; Real action must come in Glasgow, says SPREP head; Manu Samoa star Va'ili pleads guilty
Pacific news in brief
Monday 25 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Stay on mandatory vaccinations in New Caledonia; French Polynesian schools to teach nuclear legacy; Former Manu Samoa coach to stand for FAST; Vanuatu minister admits drink driving; and Samoa police saying little about long time escapee
Double dip La Nina forecast for Pacific summer
Saturday 23 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The Pacific is likely to experience a rare double dip La Niña in the coming months.
China to create fund to help Pacific fight against Covid
Friday 22 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will set up a fund to help Pacific Island countries defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Friday 22 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Helicopters out of action; officer suspended over forgery allegations; and baby found dead in car
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
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
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
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.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Samoa by-elections set for November 12; Former CNMI cop jailed for possessing child pornography; Gender and ethnic pay gaps in New Zealand wide; Thousands of year 12 and 13 students in Fiji will return to classroom next month
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Tuesday 12 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Covid-19 claims another three lives in French Polynesia; Two men killed in separate crocodile attacks in Solomon Islands; Pandora Papers: Samoa to investigate Australian accountant link
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Tonga police noticing an increase in drug cases; Legal action filed against Vanuatu's President; Widodo visit to Papua criticised; Samoa govt look to repatriate Samoa students in Fiji; CNMI acquires 2 new COVID testing machines
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Friday 8 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The Northern Mariana Islands has now reported its third Covid related death.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Thursday 7 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Halt the vaccines call; anaesthetic investigation after deaths; and Apia market plan ditched
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Vaccination continues in Fiji for targeted youth population; Concerns over forcible dispersal of Papua protest in Jakarta; Police reports six dead from tribal fight in Papua
