Regional
Vanuatu declares a climate emergency
Friday 27 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
Vanuatu has become the first Pacific Small Island Developing State to declare it is facing a climate emergency.
Pacific News In Brief
Thursday 26 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Massive payout for pearl farmers, New Caledonian drug arrest, and new coach for Tonga.
Kiribati 'forced' to allow China visit says journalist
Thursday 26 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China's foreign minister's visit on Friday.
Convicted Tongan MPs win stays ahead of appeals
Thursday 26 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
All four Tongan MPs whose seats in parliament were voided after election petitions, have won stays pending appeals.
Government accused of neglecting Pacific partnerships as China's influence grows
Thursday 26 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The government is being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China tries to boost its influence in the region.
PNG elections: Peoples' National Congress party endorses over 90 candidates
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Papua New Guinea's Peoples' National Congress is shaping up as the party to watch as the country's general election approaches.
Fiji acts to protect against potential outbreak of monkeypox
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji's Ministry of Health is putting in place strategies to protect Fiji from Monkeypox.
Failed Tahitian Village project set to be revived
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tahiti
The French Polynesian government plans to relaunch the Tahitian Village project later this month after years of setbacks and downgrades.
Samoa's opposition left leadership following ban on Tuilaepa
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
Samoa's opposition Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) is without a leader in Parliament following the suspension of former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
More details on China’s high-level delegation visit to the Pacific
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands government has confirmed the much anticipated high-level visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the country is ahead of schedule this week.
Cook Islands 2022 Budget focuses on health, minimum wage, and the pension
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The Cook Islands 2022 Budget, called 'Keeping the Faith', includes a boost to the pension and minimum wage.
Australia promises the Pacific a new look
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Australia, Regional
Australia's newly sworn-in foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor Government 'will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific family.'
Samoa's HRPP leader suspended indefinitely from Parliament
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
The leader of Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, and the party's secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi have been suspended indefinitely without pay from Parliament.
Covid-free Pacific islands look to rejoin the world
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), neither of which have had Covid community cases, are preparing to re-open their borders.
Commemoration held in Tahiti for politicians on a flight that vanished
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tahiti
A commemoration has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus.
Equity for women and children driving PNG's Somare-Brash
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
A female candidate in the Papua New Guinea elections believes it is more important than ever that PNG has women MPs in Parliament.
Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future - Niwa scientists
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano that devastated Tonga after a massive eruption on 15 January is unlikely to erupt again, say scientists from New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa).
WHO's warning of covid surge during PNG election
Friday 20 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
A health expert is warning of a surge in Covid-19 cases if people do not adhere to control measures during the election this July in Papua New Guinea.
Community group slams Fiji minister as out of touch over food costs
Friday 20 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
The head of a community development organisation in Fiji has criticised a government minister for telling people to "learn to make adjustments" to avoid feeling the impacts of rising food prices in the country.
Judge dismisses attempt to stop seven new electorates being added
Friday 20 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
A judge in Papua New Guinea says a one-man Supreme Court bench does not have the power to stop an Act of Parliament that has already been enforced.
