Tag: Port Vila
Macron to ditch Noumea Accord for self-determination and introduce new statute...
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific contributing journalist
French president Emmanuel Macron says he will forge ahead with processing a new statute for New Caledonia, replacing...
Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – stories of survival in ‘tough go’
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the...
Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy...
Asia Pacific Report
Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days, reports ABC News.
Hundreds...
Vanuatu residents ‘exhausted’ after two wild cyclones in three days
RNZ Pacific
Ni-Vanuatu residents have emerged battered but still standing after Cyclone Kevin swiped the country with a strong backhand.
"It was quite exhausting. Dealing with...
Vanuatu snap election: International observers arrive for key vote
By Hiliare Bule, RNZ News correspondent in Port Vila
Forty nine regional and international observers have arrived in Vanuatu to monitor the running of...
Residents torch own homes rather than let Vanuatu police destroy them
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila
Scores of homes near the Vanuatu capital Port Vila which were deemed illegal dwellings have been...
World Bank grant to boost Vanuatu reforms for squatter settlements
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila
A VT2 billion grant from the World Bank Group is set to reform unplanned urban settlements...
Vanuatu offers warm welcome to Papuan independence campaigner
RNZ Pacific
The president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua, Benny Wenda, has arrived to a warm welcome in Port Vila from London...
Baseless rumours: why talk of Chinese military base in Vanuatu misses...
BRIEFING: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The "news" this week that Vanuatu was to be the site of a Chinese military base caught most...
Vanuatu airport runway repairs usher in new tourism era
A ceremony on Friday marked the completion of the first phase of rehabilitation for Vanuatu’s Port Vila Bauerfield Airport and ushered in a new...