Tag: covid-19

COMMENTARY: The PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea is unsure of what message the government is trying to convey over the latest covid-19 pandemic surge --...

By Desi Purnamawati and Uyu Liman in Jakarta Eighty-three covid-19 cases have been reported during the Indonesian National Games (PON-XX) being held in Papua as...

RNZ News Some in New Zealand's health industry fear that the ICU system will not cope if the delta outbreak escalates, but Health Minister Andrew...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Waikato shows that New Zealand's tried and true method of stamping out the covid-19 virus is working. There were...

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Auckland's daily covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month, warns a New...

RNZ News New Zealand's Ministry of Health today announced 60 new community cases of covid-19, the most in nearly six weeks, while Northland and the...

RNZ News Northland will move to alert level 3 restrictions from 11:59pm tonight, New Zealand's Covid-19 Response Minister has confirmed. Minister Chris Hipkins held a briefing...

RNZ News Twenty three complaints regarding New Zealand doctors spreading anti-vaccination misinformation have been made to the Medical Council as the group says it has...

PNG Post-Courier Phyonna Silikara Gangloff is a champion Papua New Guinean squash player. Fit and healthy, the 37-year-old mother of two lived a normal life until...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fiji's opposition National Federation Party has blamed 1150 pandemic deaths on the Bainimarama government’s "shameful and despicable" ego-driven leadership. “Stop bragging and...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Those most at-risk of serious illness or death from covid-19 are frequently targeted with misinformation, reports Stuff. Produced by Stuff in partnership...

By Rowan Quinn, RNZ health correspondent The calls for New Zealanders to get vaccinated are becoming more urgent by the day as covid-19 embeds itself...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Plank, University of Canterbury The announcement this week that New Zealand will introduce a vaccination certificate by November is welcome news. Whether...

COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views It appears we are a nation of selfish malcontents for whom enough is never enough. That is one of...

RNZ News New Zealanders need to pitch in for a final push to get as many people vaccinated as possible, says the Covid-19 Response Minister...

RNZ Pacific A youth-led Pasifika mass vaccination event in Auckland has immunised 7000 people over the past four days. Pacific health provider South Seas' youth group...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says cabinet has agreed to the use of vaccine certificates in New Zealand. New Zealand's "vaccine passport" is likely to...

RNZ News The New Zealand government has set out a three-stage roadmap that gradually eases covid-19 restrictions in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government...

By Rahel Narda Chaterine in Jakarta The Papua Advocacy Team says that Indonesian police committed acts of violence and sexual harassment while breaking up a...

RNZ News Parts of Waikato -- including Raglan, Huntly, Ngāruāwahia and Hamilton City -- will join Auckland in alert level 3 from midnight tonight, the...

Pacific Journalism Review A Frontline investigative journalism article on the politics behind the decade-long Bougainville war leading up to the overwhelming vote for independence is...

RNZ News About 2000 people have turned up to a New Zealand anti-lockdown protest in Auckland's domain arranged by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki. Those attending...