Tag: covid-19

RNZ Pacific A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its covid-19 crisis has departed New...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Patrice Faure, has confirmed the December 12 date for the independence referendum, fuelling tension...

RNZ News Auckland is a thousand nurses short and lacks the capacity to deal with the amount of people self-isolating at home, according to New...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has urged his people not to take a surge in covid-19 positive cases lightly, reports the PNG...

RNZ News An iwi that pastor Brian Tamaki descends from are calling him out to say he is putting Māori communities at risk. This follows mass...

RNZ News Some Aucklanders enjoying new freedoms today said there had been stress and anxiety in the community during New Zealand's longest lockdown. The country's largest...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk As world leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN Climate Summit (COP26), peaceful environmental activists are being threatened, silenced and criminalised...

RNZ News Thousands of protesters turned up at New Zealand's Parliament today, demanding an end to covid restrictions, while another group blocked Auckland's northern boundary...

RNZ News New Zealand's Parliament was on high security today as thousands marched through the capital Wellington for an anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protest. Thousands of people...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that the New Zealand cabinet agreed to loosen restrictions for Auckland and upper Northland this week, while...

ANALYSIS: By Fraser Macdonald, University of Waikato Only 1.7 percent of Papua New Guineans have been fully vaccinated against covid-19. This has been a cause...

RNZ Pacific An Auckland councillor says he is astounded by the lack of cultural awareness shown by the authorities towards Māori and Pacific communities this...

By Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter Church minister Suiva'aia Te'o says proactive communication, compassion and clear information have led to a fully vaccinated congregation. Like most...

RNZ News A record 206 new community cases of covid-19 were reported in New Zealand today, as the total number of vaccinations in this country...

Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s only suspected covid-19 case has tested positive when he took his third test today in Nuku’alofa. The latest result came after the person...

RNZ News A second person with covid-19 who was isolating at home has died in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. In this afternoon's...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland Health Ministry Chief Executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola says the ministry had not responded to allegations made on social media to...

By Charles Moi in Port Moresby Employees of the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) have challenged the legality of the “no jab, no job” policy...

RNZ News New Zealand's Ministry of Health has reported 139 new community cases of covid-19 today, with 64 people now in hospital with the coronavirus. In...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland A person who tested positive for covid-19 in Tonga has now tested negative, says the Ministry of Health CEO. Dr Siale...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did not turn up to a planned New Zealand media event at a vaccination clinic in Whanganui today where...

RNZ News A person with covid-19 self isolating in New Zealand has been found dead. The person was found dead in Auckland by a family member...