Regional
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.
Second body found, memorial service held for victims of Solomons boating tragedy
Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
The body of a child has been found in Solomon Islands and police say he's one of nine children who went missing at sea on New Year's Day.
Covid-19 Fiji: 7 more deaths, 417 new cases in the community
Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji has reported seven more deaths and 417 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders
Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The Cook Islands has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated New Zealanders, but with less fanfare and more trepidation than last year's kick-off.
Ex-England rugby forward eyes switch to Fiji
Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Former England rugby international and Number 8 Nathan Hughes has announced his availability to play for his country of birth, Fiji.
Cyclone Cody forces Fiji climate refugees to take shelter at school
Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Two hundred climate change refugees in Fiji's north, who were relocated in the wake of Cyclone Ana last year, were forced to take shelter at a school last weekend.
US Army Commander apologises to Marshall Islands
Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional
US Army Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley offered his personal apology to the people of the Marshall Islands for last week's "breakdown of established protocols" for Army repatriation groups arriving at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.
French Polynesia Covid-19 numbers on the rise again
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia, with 179 new cases reported over the last five days.
Post-cyclone: Fiji public urged to clean up amid 'LTDD' warning
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji's government has warned of a rise in diseases with the potential to prove deadlier than Tropical Cyclone Cody which hit the country on Monday.
Omicron advances in New Caledonia
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's health authorities say half of Covid-19 infections are now of the Omicron variant, which was detected for the first time in the middle of last week.
Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's newest domestic airline has started recruiting staff in the hope of launching flights in April.
Protest in New Caledonia against govt's pandemic policies
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
An estimated 1,000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the government's policies to fight the pandemic.
Fiji murder trial: Accused tried to bring dead family to NZ
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
The High Court in Fiji was told a former New Zealand resident charged with multiple murders had planned to bring his victims to Aotearoa.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province said she will support Emmanuel Macron in April's French presidential election.
Tonga's King will open Legislative Assembly
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga
Tonga's King King Tupou VI will open the first session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga this morning.
Call for govt to clearly communicate Covid-19 Omicron outbreak plan
Thursday 6 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
New Zealand is being urged to heed the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 testing debacle in the event of a similar explosion in Omicron cases in Aotearoa.
Fiji refutes tourist's claims of mistreatment by locals
Thursday 6 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
The Australian Government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by the locals after testing positive to Covid-19 when they arrived in the Pacific Island nation on Boxing Day.
