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Port Moresby backs off ‘total’ lockdown in city, says Governor Parkop
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has announced that there will not be a total lockdown of Port Moresby.
He...
Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26
COMMENT: By Grubsheet's Graham Davis
A public relations disaster for Fiji just as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum head to Glasgow for...
NZ to mandate covid vaccination for workplaces requiring entry certificates
RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced vaccination will be mandated in any workplace that requires a certificate of vaccination for entry.
Last...
PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president
By Jeffrey Enapa in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s ruling Pangu Pati is entangled in another internal dispute just six months before the issue of...
79 new community covid cases in NZ – 75 in...
RNZ News
New Zealand has reported 79 new community cases of covid-19 today.
Of the new cases, 75 are in Auckland and four are in Waikato....
Two covid cases arrive from New Caledonia at border in Vanuatu
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu covid task force has confirmed that two arrivals from New Caleldonia have covid-19.
But the organisation says Vanuatu remains free of any...
PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Australia needs to be put on notice by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders over abandoning its commitments under the South Pacific’s...
NZ reports 109 new community covid cases – another rise
RNZ News
New Zealand reported 109 community cases of covid-19 today.
Of the new cases 103 are in Auckland, four are in Waikato and there are...
Red Cross gives emergency supplies to Tanna volcano refugee eviction victims
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila
The Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) is one of the first humanitarian organisations to intervene and support the volcano...
Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Protesting students have held demonstrations in several cities around Indonesia to mark seven years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, reports...
NZ reports 80 community covid cases – a drop over previous...
RNZ News
Eighty community cases of covid-19 were reported in New Zealand today - 77 in Auckland, two in Waikato and one in Northland.
There were...
Fiji vaccination of teens going strong after adult rollout success
RNZ Pacific
With most of its eligible adult population covered, Fiji's covid-19 vaccine rollout for teenagers is gaining pace.
The Health Ministry said 28,965 children aged...
Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses,...
ANALYSIS: By Wesley Morgan, Griffith University
The Pacific Islands are at the frontline of climate change. But as rising seas threaten their very existence, these...
Cardinal’s message for COP26 climate conference: ‘Listen to the Pacific’
Kaniva Tonga
Cardinal Soane Patita Mafi has a message for the politicians who will soon gather for next month's COP 26 conference, regarded by many...
PNG’s capital Port Moresby reaches crisis point over covid surge
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s biggest referral hospital has reached a crisis point as the covid-19 pandemic positivity rate surged drastically...
129 new covid cases in NZ community – Pacific talanoa series...
Episode 1 one of the Let's Talanoa series - "Know Your Vax".
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
New Zealand reported a record 129 new community cases of...
NZ government unveals its ‘traffic light’ covid-19 protection framework
RNZ News
The New Zealand government has announced details of its Covid-19 Protection Framework, involving the roll-out of a "traffic-light" system once all district health...
FLNKS pleads for delay in ‘unfair’ New Caledonia covid independence vote
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
The Kanak alliance wants the vote postponed until...
NZ dairy industry linked to illegal Indonesian plantations, says report
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Illegal palm oil plantations are destroying protected Indonesian rainforests and other habitats -- and New Zealand’s industrial dairy sector is a...
Gina calls for return of death sentence after brutal killing...
By Ulutah Gina in Gizo, Solomon Islands
Western Province Premier David Gina has called for reintroduction of capital punishment in Solomon Islands and has appealed...
Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific...
By Gill Bonnett, RNZ News immigration reporter
Pacific leaders say offering "visas for vaccinations' would be the ultimate incentive for New Zealand overstayers to get...
Early easing of covid restrictions ‘could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika’
RNZ Pacific
A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities.
The...