Regional
Australian vessel with Covid-19 cases arrives in Tonga waters
Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
Tonga is concerned an Australian naval vessel has arrived in the Kingdom with 29 people onboard who have tested postive to Covid-19.
Covid-19 confirmed aboard HMAS Adelaide enroute to Tonga
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
Twenty-three people onboard an Australian Navy vessel enroute to help with the recovery effort in Tonga have tested positive for Covid-19.
New airlines risk crowding Tahiti aviation market
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tahiti
There is doubt in French Polynesia that the territory can sustain several domestic airlines.
Forum launches Pacific appeal for Tonga
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
The Pacific Islands Forum has launched a "Blue Pacific Appeal" for Tonga.
Covid-19: Schools reopen amid third wave in Fiji
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Schools in Fiji - closed since April last year - have reopened this week despite a worsening third wave of the coronavirus in the country.
Collection for Tonga underway today in Auckland
Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
Three shipping containers are being set up at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium to be filled with donations for Tonga today.
Marshall Islands maintains Covid-free status amid surges in neighboring nations
Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional
The remarkable spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant globally appeared to play out for the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Palau in different ways this week.
Fiji rebuilds after tsunami damage
Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Rebuilding has started on islands in Fiji affected by last week's volcanic eruptions in neighbouring Tonga and the tsunami that followed.
Covid numbers soar in Solomons
Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands reported 48 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday.
Former Samoa leader needs medical help in NZ - health officials
Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
The Samoa cabinet is considering a request from the Ministry of Health for the former prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, to be medivaced to New Zealand.
Fiji man living in NZ convicted of murdering family in Fiji
Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
A Fiji-born New Zealand resident has been found guilty of multiple murders in Fiji.
Non-perishables being collected in Auckland for Tonga from Friday
Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is gearing up to collect and send non-perishable foods to Tonga in the wake of the twin disaster.
Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll to rise
Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption.
First cruise ship in two years in French Polynesia
Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
Tahiti has received its first trans-Pacific cruise ship in two years, with the arrival of the Viking Orion from the United States.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Monday 17 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Nine more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji as health authorities continue to battle a surge in cases of the Omicron and Delta variants across the country.
Stranded Tongans better off in NZ, says RSE scheme official
Monday 17 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
A group of Tongan seasonal workers stranded in New Zealand because their flight home this week has been cancelled are better off staying in Aotearoa, says an RSE scheme official.
Emotional reopening to Cook Islands
Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
Some families are reuniting, some are celebrating and others are making fresh starts as the Cook Islands travel bubble reopens with New Zealand today
Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupts again
Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai has erupted again sending ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air.
Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'
Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Health authorities in Fiji are concerned about the staff shortage and the lack of shelter at medical clinics in the capital Suva.
