PoliticsRaro still a go: Cook Islands confident of travel bubble despite Auckland lockdown1 Mar, 2021 03:46 AM3 minutes to read
New ZealandNine-month backlog of bodies in mortuary in Samoa due to Covid-197 Feb, 2021 07:56 PMQuick ReadCovid related travel restrictions in Samoa have led to 9 month backlog of bodies.
SportKiwi league player: Titans contract "saved my life"6 Feb, 2021 05:31 AM4 minutes to readYoung Kiwi player - the son of a netball great - earned contract after shedding 20kg.
WorldChinese company plans to build $39b city on Australia's doorstep5 Feb, 2021 09:01 PM4 minutes to readPapua New Guinea's island of Daru is the proposed site of a new development.
WorldFiji deports university leader in blow to regional relations5 Feb, 2021 07:15 PM5 minutes to readProfessor had vowed to root out corruption at the University of the South Pacific.
BusinessGrounded: Virgin Australia axes flights to NZ, Pacific Islands, Bali2 Feb, 2021 05:04 AM2 minutes to readThe airline halts all short-haul international services until at least the end of June.
New ZealandPacific seasonal workers start to arrive in NZ18 Jan, 2021 12:34 AM3 minutes to readUp to 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific are due to arrive in New Zealand.
New ZealandTwo Covid passengers in Fiji had transited through Auckland17 Jan, 2021 05:56 PMQuick ReadThe women, aged 49 and 58, arrived in Fiji on flight NZ492 on December 24.
PremiumNew ZealandTravellers allowed to skip managed isolation for medical reasons15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM4 minutes to readFive were approved under the medical exemptions and one for "exceptional circumstances".
World15 feared dead after landslide buries village in Papua New Guinea31 Dec, 2020 04:20 AM2 minutes to readVillagers are working with whatever tools they have to try to recover survivors.
New ZealandSummer travel bubbles: Cook Islands, Niue may start to open in January29 Dec, 2020 01:14 AM4 minutes to readFancy a holiday in the Cook Islands? It could be a reality within a month.
WorldPacific Islands battle to offset food shortages28 Dec, 2020 07:50 AM5 minutes to readMany governments have begun community initiatives to help alleviate shortages.
WorldCyclone Yasa: death toll rises to 4 with 1 missing20 Dec, 2020 06:37 AMQuick ReadAn Australian military C-17 is expected to arrive later Sunday with shelter kits.
New ZealandCovid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the Pacific19 Dec, 2020 08:39 AM4 minutes to readThe Northern Marianas is expecting 5,000 doses of the vaccine to arrive during the week.
New Zealand|PoliticsBoeing wins bid to train RNZAF16 Dec, 2020 12:18 AM4 minutes to readBoeing says deal will help RNZAF run world's 'premier' maritime patrol planes.
PremiumNew Zealand'Just heartbreaking': Sudden death of schoolgirl shatters community14 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM4 minutes to readKimalyn Smith-Filipo, 17, died in a "freak accident at home" on Friday.
New ZealandChristmas cyclone forms over Pacific - looming threat to NZ13 Dec, 2020 09:08 PM3 minutes to readThe first cyclone of the year is on its way - and the north may be in the firing line.
WorldThe lingering legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands12 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM7 minutes to readThe US detonated its nuclear bombs around the Marshall Islands in the 1940s and 50s.
New ZealandHome for Christmas: First Tokelauans repatriated since Covid outbreak12 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM3 minutes to readThe Tokelauans have had more than a month of quarantine in New Zealand and Samoa.
New ZealandCook Islands and NZ quarantine-free travel bubble from early next year11 Dec, 2020 08:43 PM2 minutes to readFancy a trip to island paradise? The Cook Islands awaits - with no MIQ stay on return.
WorldTwo sailors who arrived in Fiji via NZ test positive for Covid6 Dec, 2020 11:20 PM3 minutes to readInfected sailors bring Fiji's total coronavirus cases to 11.
New Zealand'They must hear that once and for all we are (Covid-free)'3 Dec, 2020 09:22 PM4 minutes to readA travel bubble between NZ and the Cook Islands would be a dream this Christmas.
Politics'An ode to artists': More Labour MPs give their maiden speeches1 Dec, 2020 11:33 PM14 minutes to readSix MPs are giving their maiden speeches this evening.
WorldSamoa lengthens quarantine period to three weeks23 Nov, 2020 01:11 AMQuick ReadSamoa's first repatriation flight from the US had sparked public concern.
PremiumNew Zealand|PoliticsElzanne Bester: Mahuta paves the way in foreign policy15 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readOpinion: The first Māori female Foreign Minister shows a different NZ face to the world.
New ZealandNZ officials in Cook Islands to assess travel bubble13 Nov, 2020 10:27 PM2 minutes to readOfficials will look at testing facilities and border defences during the week-long trip.
WorldPacific islands and secretive states among last virus-free places12 Nov, 2020 05:36 AM5 minutes to readA few places have yet to report even a single case of infection. Here's a closer look.
WorldVanuatu records first case of Covid-1911 Nov, 2020 12:21 AM2 minutes to readThe infected man had flown to Vanuatu from the US via Auckland, official says.
New ZealandSamoa Covid scare: Officials on alert after sailors test positive9 Nov, 2020 11:52 PM3 minutes to readIt is one of the few countries in the world yet to have confirmed case of Covid.
New ZealandCovid-19: Experts want new border system given green light9 Nov, 2020 02:30 AM6 minutes to read"Traffic-light" system would mean quarantine-free travel from Australia, red light for US.
New ZealandNetball stars turn models for Tania Dalton Foundation fundraiser6 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM3 minutes to readFashion shoot in support of good cause for Kiwi netball stars.
New ZealandPacific and Kiwi kids among fattest and least healthy5 Nov, 2020 11:30 PM4 minutes to readPacific Island children have the highest BMI in the world with Kiwi kids close behind.
WorldTahiti's Covid death toll now 26, cases over 640027 Oct, 2020 02:18 AMQuick ReadAll but 62 cases detected after Tahiti's borders were reopened in July to boost tourism.
New Zealand'Fafetai te atua': Healthy baby boy for worker stranded in NZ by Covid-19 border closures24 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM3 minutes to readBut it will be some time before new father can meet his new son.