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By RNZ News The man due to go on trial for the mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has today pleaded guilty to...

By RNZ Pacific More Covid-19 pandemic cases have been confirmed in the Pacific, taking the total of infected people to at least 172, with several...

By Barbara Dreaver As of today, there are more than 70 coronavirus cases around the the Pacific Islands as Covid-19 sweeps the globe. Fiji has announced...

ANALYSIS: By Rizki Fachriansyah and Ary Hermawan in Jakarta The Covid-19 pandemic situation is already bad in Indonesia, which now has the highest death toll...

By Phil Pennington of RNZ News Air New Zealand stands accused of borderline legal treatment of thousands of workers as the country entered its first...

ANALYSIS: By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos of Massey University At the time of writing, there are 63 reported cases of COVID-19 in the Pacific. This...

RNZ's live news feed. By RNZ News New Zealand has 50 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, bringing the total to 205. Government officials today gave an...

By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has recorded a further two Covid-19 cases, bringing its total to nine. Few details have been released but a government spokesperson...

By RNZ News Four new cases of community transmission have been reported in New Zealand today, as the Health Ministry revealed 40 new cases of...

ANALYSIS: By Hugh Breakey of Griffith University As Australia and New Zealand move into lockdown mode in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are...

By RNZ News New Zealanders are preparing to go into an unprecedented lockdown period at midnight on Wednesday to stem the spread of the Covid-19...

By RNZ News New Zealand's Ministry of Health (MoH) has revealed there are 36 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, taking the total to...

By Eva Corlett of RNZ As more cases of Covid-19 arise, New Zealanders are being cautioned to work from home or stay home if sick...

By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has declared a national state of emergency and warned the public to prepare for a...

By Anumita Kaur in Hagåtña Guam medical authorities have announced the first Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic-related death during a press conference today. The person died at...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Baker and Nick Wilson of the University of Otago With some of the toughest border restrictions and a newly-announced NZ$500 million boost...

By Robert Baird and Felicidade Ximenes in Dili Timor-Leste’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first positive Covid-19 case, after test results arrived back from...

By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has recorded another two cases of Covid-19 coronavirus, bringing its total to four. The authorities say the two have been transferred...

By Jane Patterson, political editor of RNZ News New Zealanders now have an alert system for Covid-19, giving people more certainty and clarity as the...

By RNZ News New Zealand faced another day today consumed by Covid-19 coronavirus developments. The nation woke with the news that the country's borders had been...

By Kalino Lātū,, editor of Kaniva Tonga Prime Minister Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa announced today the Pacific kingdom of Tonga is now in a state of emergency,...

By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the New Zealand border will be closed to anyone who is not a New Zealand...