Tag: Deaths
France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia – four die...
Asia Pacific Report
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia -- New Zealand's closest neighbour -- after four...
Three dead in New Caledonia amid independence, electoral unrest
RNZ News
Three people have now died in New Caledonia in the wake of pro-independence protests and escalating unrest.
Charles Wea, a spokesperson for international relations...
‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
The death toll from the devastating wildfire that engulfed the historic beachside town of Lāhainā on the island of...
WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’
RNZ News
The World Health Organisation's decision to remove covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says.
The organisation...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Lives ‘turned upside down . . . destroyed’, says...
RNZ News
Almost 30,000 homes have no power and major supply chains have been disrupted in Aotearoa New Zealand -- and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Death toll rises to 11, Civil Defence targets isolated...
RNZ News
The number of people in Aotearoa New Zealand whose deaths have been officially linked to Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to 11, with confirmation...
Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ death toll now 7 – PM Hipkins warns...
RNZ News
New Zealanders should be prepared for the number of fatalities in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to increase, says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.
He...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tolaga Bay farmer seething over forestry slash floods
By Sally Murphy, RNZ News reporter
Widespread damage has hit farms across Aotearoa New Zealand's North Island with those in parts of Gisborne and Hawke's...
Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ death toll rises, ‘grave concerns’ for several missing
RNZ News
As a huge effort ramps up in Aotearoa New Zealand to restore essential services to thousands of people in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay,...
4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital...
Jubi News
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Papua's capital city Jayapura on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, injuring at least five and...
Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the Great Flood
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
It is unlikely that the Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, took any lessons from the city’s devastating floods but the rest...
Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake...
RNZ News
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is under fire for calling New Zealand journalists "drongos", blaming them for having to cancel a round of tennis...
NZ police confirm fourth death after man swept away by floodwaters
RNZ News
A fourth person has been found dead as a result of New Zealand's catastrophic floods on Friday, which have now spread to other...
NZ floods: Heavy rain hits Waikato, Waitomo and derails train
RNZ News
The belt of torrential rain which has brought flooding and slips across northern New Zealand is currently mainly centred over the Waikato and...
‘Take care of each other’, says PM Hipkins after assessing Auckland...
RNZ News
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has acknowledged the way Aucklanders have come together and opened their homes to those in need, with the New...
Three dead, at least one missing, and airport closes in Auckland...
RNZ News
Three people are dead and at least one person is missing following the flooding overnight in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.
About 1000 people...
Filep Karma: A Papuan human rights hero and huge loss...
OBITUARY: By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta
Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan activist and former political prisoner, was found dead yesterday on a beach in...
Papuan ex-political prisoner Filep Karma found dead on Jayapura beach
Asia Pacific Report
Human rights campaigner Filep Karma, the most famous West Papuan former political prisoner, was found dead early today on a beach in...
30 killed, many injured in PNG ‘island of love’ tribal massacre
PNG Post-Courier
Thirty people are reported to have been killed and many seriously injured in the worst tribal warfare on Kiriwina Island in Papua New...
Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute...
RNZ Pacific
Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at...
PNG Deputy PM killed in road accident – a driver on...
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil has died following a car crash in the Bulolo district of Morobe Province.
As well being...
Tension still high in PNG’s Mt Hagen after school fight leads...
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
A few shops and buildings in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands provincial capital Mt Hagen have...