Tag: Covid-19 recovery
New Zealand and European Union secure historic free trade deal
By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor, and Katie Scotcher, political reporter, in Brussels
New Zealand and the European Union have struck an historic free...
Australians are 3 times more worried about climate change than covid....
ANALYSIS: By Rhonda Garad, Monash University; Joanne Enticott, Monash University, and Rebecca Patrick, Deakin University
As we write this article, the delta strain of covid-19...
Parkop challenges ‘least liveable cities’ ranking for Port Moresby
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has challenged Port Moresby’s almost bottom ranking in the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence...
USP ranked 11th in world for ‘crisis management’ over covid response
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been ranked 11th for "crisis management" by the World Universities with Real Impact...
NFP leader Prasad warns against Fiji ‘catastrophe’ by stubborn government
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The leader of Fiji's opposition National Federation Party has condemned the government’s strategy for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic as having...
Former PM Helen Clark on panel’s call for reform over ‘runaway...
RNZ News
An international panel co-chaired by former prime minister Helen Clark is calling for urgent reform of the world's pandemic preparedness.
In its review, the...
Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’
By Charlie Dreaver, RNZ News political reporter
Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a reprieve with a travel bubble...
NZ plans Cook Islands vaccination campaign, two-way travel bubble
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand expects to open a two-way travel bubble with the Cook Islands in May and is planning a vaccination campaign there.
The leaders...
Brendon Blue: Non-homeowners are paying the cost of the covid-19 recovery
ANALYSIS: By Brendon Blue for The Democracy Project
The day after New Zealand's first lockdown was announced, I expressed to a senior colleague my concern...
After a year of pain, here’s how the covid-19 pandemic could...
ANALYSIS: By Michael Toole, Burnet Institute
One year ago today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared covid-19 a pandemic, the first caused by a coronavirus.
As...
Gary Juffa: People, covid is real … and dangerous. I know,...
OPEN LETTER: By Gary Juffa in Port Moresby
Dear all,
I had covid-19. I am now covid-free for 13 days now.
Not sure where I contracted it,...
One-way Cook Islands travel bubble to NZ to begin next week
By RNZ Pacific
Passengers from the Cook Islands will resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from next week, the two governments have confirmed.
NZ Prime Minister...
NZ plans to allow 1000 overseas students into the country
By RNZ News
The New Zealand government will allow 1000 foreign students to enter the country from April as part of the recovery plan for...
NZ to admit 2000 Pacific horticulture workers under strict conditions
By Eric Frykberg, RNZ News Reporter
The New Zealand government has offered help to the under-pressure horticultural sector by allowing 2000 registered seasonal employer...
Bryan Bruce: Remember, we can’t have any lifestyle – if we...
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce
The covid 19 coronavirus is so small it is estimated around 500 million of them could fit onto a pin head....
Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University; Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury; Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jennifer Curtin, and...
Greens sweep 10 seats in huge NZ win for climate crisis,...
By RNZ News
The Green Party say voters have given a strong signal they are valued in the New Zealand government, and they have ambitions...
‘We will … govern for every New Zealander’, says Labour’s Ardern
By RNZ News
New Zealand's Labour leader Jacinda Ardern received a rapturous reception when she walked on stage at the Auckland Town Hall this evening.
With...
17 travellers from NZ caught entering Melbourne in travel ‘bubble breach’
By RNZ News
Seventeen passengers from New Zealand who travelled to Sydney under the trans-Tasman bubble arrangements have been caught entering Melbourne, reports the ABC.
The...
How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch
In this new covid-19 world, environmental and climate crisis defenders are developing new ways to cope...
Universities need to boost ‘poor sister’ community engagement, forum told
This special debate, held 29 September 2020, aimed to present and discuss approaches on reopening schools or resuming classes post-covid-19. The panellists also gave...
Pasifika taking up almost $3m NZ state help for covid-19 recovery...
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples, 'Aupito William Sio, says a total of 264 groups and individuals have successfully applied for the...