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Roadshow not consultation

Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.

Education

USP Student body represents 14,000 students

The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.

Baby dies of Covid-19 in Fiji as govt eases curfew restrictions

A three-month-old baby has died of Covid-19 in Fiji. The infant's death brings the country's death toll from the virus to 695.

Fiji


Plea for way home for hundreds of Tongan seasonal workers

Hundreds of Tongan seasonal workers from the RSE scheme are stranded in New Zealand and desperate to get home.

Regional


NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation - researcher

New Zealand, Australia and other nations in the Pacific need to do more to combat rampant vaccine misinformation in Pacific Island countries, which poses a threat to the whole region, a researcher says.

Pacific Islands


IFC promotes PNG agriculture

The International Finance Corporation says the development of agriculture in the Markham and Ramu valleys of Papua New Guinea's Morobe Province, could mean major economic gains.

Papua New Guinea


Compact countries urge more US engagement

US Congressional leaders have ramped up pressure on the White House to elevate focus on negotiations over Compacts of Free Association with the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.

Pacific Islands


Australian immigration into Norfolk undermining the island - writer

A Norfolk Islander writer is accusing the Australian government of imposing what he calls "zombie policies" on the island.

Australia


In brief: News from around the Pacific

More New Caledonia domestic flights; 90 percent of Fiji population fully vaccinated against Covid-19; Fiji eases curfew

Pacific Islands


Cooks PM repeats calls for international recognition of climate debt

The Cook Islands Prime Minister is calling on the international finance community to recognise the debt small island states are taking on for climate adaptation and mitigation.

Pacific Islands

CNMI posts highest single-day local positive cases at 22

The Covid-19 community spread in the Northern Marianas shows no signs of abating as Saipan recorded its single-day high of 22 local positive cases on Thursday.

Northern Mariana Islands


Vaccine sceptics in PNG parliament asked to shut up

Papua New Guinea's government is under pressure to strengthen its message about Covid-19 vaccination, and MPs who spread baseless claims about vaccine efficacy have been asked to shut up.

Papua New Guinea


Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia

Vanuatu's leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in the referendum on independence.

Regional


Fijian families set for relocation as cyclone season arrives

Ten Fijian families living in a flood-prone area of the capital Suva are preparing to relocate from their homes, the government said.

Fiji


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Covid-19 in Fiji: 14 deaths, 32 new cases; PNG Covid-19 deaths in capital underestimated; Date for Bougainville by-election moved; Supreme Court Justice in Samoa expresses concern at state of juvenile facility

Pacific Islands


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Former Marshalls president Heine appointed USP pro-chancellor; PNG law reform head hits out at Pandemic Act; US seizes drugs bound for Fiji; PNG health minister welcomes NZ emergency medical team

Pacific Islands


Pacific civil society disappointed after "most exclusionary" COP

Pacific civil society organisations say COP26 was the most exclusionary and inequitable of the annual United Nations climate negotiations so far and the results are equally disappointing.

Pacific Islands


New Zealand vows to help to get water to Kiribati islanders

As the people of the Kiribati island of Banaba again plead for a reliable water supply, New Zealand says it stands ready to help.

Kiribati


Palika says keeping New Caledonia referendum date is 'declaration of war'

New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party says the French decision to maintain next month's referendum date amounts to a declaration of war against the Kanaks and progressive citizens.

New Caledonia


In brief: News from around the Pacific

New Caledonia TV crew attacked; Open-ended general strike looms in Tahiti; NZ sends Pfizer vaccine for 12-14 year old Fijians; Samoa govt plans second nationwide vaccination campaign

Pacific Islands


NZ sends medical team to PNG as Covid-19 overwhelms its health system

A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its Covid-19 crisis have departed New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Village in Samoa takes hardline against unvaccinated residents; PNG outlines how it will support Bougainville post-referendum consultations; Samonn man given wrong jail sentence; PNG may have to "rethink" efforts to cut logging and coal mining

Pacific Islands


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