Regional
Historical day for Fijian journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped
Saturday 8 April 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Twenty-nine (29) parliamentarians voted to repeal the Media Industry Development Act, while 21 voted against it and 3 did not vote.
Ni-Vanuatu people living with impacts of cyclones Judy and Kevin a month on
Tuesday 4 April 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Vanuatu
Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on government for basic necessities and still lack access to clean water sources almost a month after severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin made landfall.
Thousands of nurses are jumping across the ditch
Tuesday 4 April 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
Nearly 5000 New Zealand nurses have registered to work in Australia since August. It shows the extent of those crossing - or planning to cross - the ditch, often to take up lucrative short-term contracts of up to NZ$8500 a week.
Bill to repeal MIDA Act tabled in Fiji Parliament
Tuesday 4 April 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji’s Attorney General Siromi Turaga has tabled the bill to repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010.
Palau bans e-cigarettes
Tuesday 4 April 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Palau, Regional
Palau has outlawed e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’ after President Surangel Whipps Jr signed a law for ‘a total ban on the import, advertising, sale, and use of e-cigarettes’ on March 29.
Fundraiser for cyclone-stricken Vanuatu hailed a success
Saturday 1 April 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National, Vanuatu
The Cook Islands Vanuatu Community had a successful day fundraising for families who were affected by two category four cyclones and flooding earlier in March.
Fundraiser for cyclone-stricken Vanuatu
Friday 31 March 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National, Regional, Vanuatu
The Office of the Prime Minister is pleased to pledge its support to a fundraiser for cyclone-stricken Vanuatu, which will take the form of a six-hour radiothon being held on Radio Cook Islands from noon to 6pm today (Friday, March 31).
World Bank opens new north Pacific office
Thursday 30 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Federated States of Micronesia, Regional
The World Bank has opened its new permanent office to support the development needs of the north Pacific.
Fiji to scrap media law for ‘growth and development’ of independent journalism
Thursday 30 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
The Fijian government has announced it will repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010.
Vanuatu Minister: Harvests will take time to recover after cyclones
Friday 24 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change warns “there's going to be a lot of hardship” for people waiting for their crops to grow back as dry rations are distributed to communities.
Pacific nation’s concern over Australia’s coal plans
Friday 24 March 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional, Samoa
Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa has expressed her concern over Australia’s potential to launch new gas and coal projects ahead of the country’s bid to host the world’s biggest climate conference.
Dame Meg Taylor: Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS
Wednesday 22 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
A Pacific elder and former secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and pay closer attention to AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific Strategy and China’s response to them. Speaking from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Dame Meg Taylor said Pacific leaders were being sidelined in major geopolitical decisions […]
International help needed for Kiribati water crisis
Wednesday 22 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
On World Water Day, March 22, David Kakiakia explained his hope for Kiribati, which is suffering from severe drought. Kiribati has the highest infant mortality rates in the Pacific linked directly to unsafe drinking water, according to Childfund. The country has very low ground water which is contaminated by salt and rubbish. Climate change is making […]
Cook Islands to participate in 2024 Pacific Arts Festival
Wednesday 22 March 2023 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Culture, Local, National, Regional
Tauranga Vananga (Ministry of Cultural Development) Secretary Anthony Turua attended the 36th Council of Pacific Arts and Culture (CPAC) and Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FESTPAC) Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii last week.
Biden budget aims at China with billions for Pacific Is.
Saturday 11 March 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
Alarmed by China’s success in wooing Pacific island nations, the Biden administration is proposing to spend billions to keep three of those countries in the U.S orbit.
Education crucial to curbing growing numbers of diseases
Thursday 9 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
The occurrence of vector-borne disease in the Pacific is growing and people are being asked to do more to counter it.
Frank Bainimarama spends night in police cell, due in court today
Thursday 9 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear for a special hearing in a Suva court this morning after spending the night in a police cell alongside the suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho.
Forum ready to help Vanuatu: Brown
Wednesday 8 March 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, says the cyclones and earthquake which have battered Vanuatu should drive home the vulnerability and the responsibility for the global climate crisis and its impact on small island developing states.
Brown assumes Forum chair
Saturday 25 February 2023 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Business, National, Pacific Islands Forum, Regional
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has assumed the position of chair of the Pacific Islands Forum in lead up to the regional leaders meeting in the final quarter of the year in Rarotonga.
‘Fracture is history’: Pacific leaders commit to Forum reforms
Saturday 25 February 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in National, Regional
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is now “a family reconciled” as its leaders reaffirmed their commitment to reforms to strengthen the regional body.
