Regional
Tahiti receives medical supply from China
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
An Air Tahiti Nui airliner returned to Papeete with 130 cubic metres of medical supplies procured in China to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
Another Covid-19 case confirmed in Fiji
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Small World
Fiji has confirmed another new Covid-19 case after testing another 25 samples at the Fiji molecular lab.
Vanuatu begins assessments
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
RNZ reports that extensive damage are emerging from parts of Vanuatu struck by Cyclone Harold yesterday, but communication with much of the battered region is proving difficult.
Air NZ begins pilot redundancies
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Air New Zealand is laying off 387 pilots as part of a wider move to reduce its workforce by at least 3750, it is understood, Stuff News reports.
Repatriation flights for New Zealanders in Vanuatu
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
The New Zealand government is working on a way to get 79 New Zealanders from Vanuatu that was hit by Tropical Cyclone Harold.
Fiji- 14 Covid-19 cases confirmed
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Regional
Fiji now has 14 cases of COVID-19 confirmed and the Fijian Government says they will advise the public as soon as possible should this change.
Guam another confirmed Covid-19 case
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Regional
In Guam, there are now 113 cases where a recent samples sent for Covid-19 testing returned positive.
TC Harold: No communication from Vanuatu Islands
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Regional
RNZ reports that there has been no communication from the Vanuatu islands hardest hit by the powerful Tropical Cyclone Harold
Covid-19 cases rise to 12 in Fiji
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Fiji has recorded another five cases of Covid-19, bringing its total to 12.
TC Harold intensifies to a category 4 cyclone
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Tropical Cyclone Harold strengthened to a category 4 system early this morning as it heads to northern Vanuatu, with the latest tracking map indicating it will be a monster category 5 storm.
Fiji confirms two new Covid-19 cases, Suva will go into lockdown
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
Fiji’s sprawling, bustling capital, Suva, will go into lockdown from tomorrow after two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the city.
Coronavirus: Pacific update
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
News from around the Pacific including the latest Covid-19 situations.
Brawl in Samoa prison
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
The troubled prison system in Samoa is again under the spotlight after a brawl in one of the cells landed five inmates in hospital in Apia with injuries sustained from an improvised weapon on Tuesday.
Sailors seek refuge in Guam's hotels
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
Covid-19 is so far having its deadliest impact in the Western Pacific with deaths from the coronavirus reported in both Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Armed soldiers not needed says Fijian rights advocate
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
The Pacific has been warned to prepare for a ‘long-term battle’ against the Covid-19 coronavirus as reports from Fiji say armed soldiers are patrolling the streets.
New Zealander stranded in Wuhan
Tuesday 28 January 2020 | Published in Small World
A New Zealand citizen trapped at the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak is pleading with the government to do more to get New Zealanders out.
Call for Pacific flight ban
Tuesday 28 January 2020 | Published in Small World
Pacific nations on full alert for coronavirus with six Chinese tourists quarantined in Fiji.
Indonesia appoints Pacific advocate
Thursday 23 January 2020 | Published in Small World
PACIFIC – Indonesia has appointed one of its main regional heads of mission to a new role as roving ambassador in the Pacific.
Pacific vulnerable to virus
Thursday 23 January 2020 | Published in Small World
New Zealand must do all it can to protect Pacific from Chinese outbreak.
Pacific looks for leadership in 2020
Wednesday 22 January 2020 | Published in Small World
Some of the Pacific’s leaders face big challenges this year, as the climate crisis, corruption allegations and regional loyalties clash. In the second of a two-part series, RNZ Pacific’s Jamie Tahana and Johnny Blades look at some of the region’s bigger players and the tensions looming in 2020.
