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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Thursday 28 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
American Samoa population drops by 10 percent in a decade; Minute of silence for Covid victims to be held in French Polynesia; Resolution against nuclear weapons adopted at UN; Fiji's Rabuka confident of luring MPs
Shining a light on NZ's aid sector and its relationship with the Pacific
Wednesday 27 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
New Zealand's Council for International Development's annual conference focussed on humanitarian aid and its relationship with the Pacific Islands.
West Papuans flee from conflict into remote PNG area
Wednesday 27 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most remote parts of neighbouring Papua New Guinea.
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
Pro-independence party joins French Polynesia anti-vax march
Monday 25 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has joined a march against the new law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare staff and those working with the public.
Call for international action to help PNG fight Covid
Monday 25 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is calling for concerted international action to support Papua New Guinea as a surge in Covid-19 cases overwhelms its health system.
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.
PNG morgues full as Covid-19 runs rampant
Friday 22 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Papua New Guinea media reports paint a grim, ongoing picture of full morgues due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
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
FLNKS pleads for delay in New Caledonia independence vote
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
Ratu Wiliame Katonivere set to be Fiji's next president
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will move Ratu Wiliame Katonivere's name on Friday in Parliament to be the next President.
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
Early easing of Covid restrictions could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika
Wednesday 20 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities.
Slow vax rates could see Solomons' borders closed until 2023
Wednesday 20 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
Poor uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine in Solomon Islands could see the country's borders remaining closed until 2023.
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
New Caledonia strikes nickel supply deal with Tesla
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
The nickel producer Prony Resources New Caledonia has struck a deal with the car manufacturer Tesla to supply 42,000 tons of the metal for use in batteries.
French Polynesia vaccination law to be amended
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says the vaccination law will be amended as opposition to any form of compulsion continues.
