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Pasifika people experience many cyclones in their home countries.
Covid cases rising in Niue, French Polynesia
Niue Hospital is experiencing staffing shortages due to the outbreak.
Niue facing Covid community transmission for first time
'We don’t have additional resources to be finding sources of infection.'
Honouring a Niuean mama's legacy to maintain culture and language in NZ
A Niuean matriarch who helped students to maintain their culture is being honoured today.
Learning Niuean: The fight to keep an endangered language alive
The journey to learn a dying language - Niuean - in a bid to keep it alive.
Arise, Sir Collin: Tukuitonga officially becomes a knight
The Pasifika health leader and doctor, who grew up in Niue, has officially been knighted.
Commonwealth Games: 13 medals to Pacific nations, a historic first medal for Niue
Six Pacific nations are heading home with medals after a successful Commonwealth Games.
Covid 19: NZ to send doctors and medical supplies to Niue
New Zealand is sending a medical team and supplies to Niue to help with Covid-19 response.
Where I'd Rather Be: Exploring Niue, the Rock of the Pacific
Borders are back open, just in time for whale-watching season
Passengers on first quarantine-free flight to Niue test Covid positive
Passengers on first quarantine-free flight from NZ to Niue test positive for Covid-19.
Niue reopens to travellers from New Zealand
The Rock of the Pacific has unlocked its borders. Here's what you need to know.
Niuean Knight: From humble beginnings to knighthood
Sir Collin Tukuitonga becomes a Knight for his services to Pacific and public health.
Celebrating 30 years of Pasifika Festival - now Taste of Pasifika
Pasifika Festival celebrates its 30th birthday this year with a new look and name.
Fashion showcase launches revamped Pasifika Festival
Pacific and Māori fashion will be displayed in tonight's Pasifika Showcase at The Cloud.
Niue reveals dates for quarantine-free travel
Kiwis can soon travel to this tropical destination without needing to quarantine.
Niue records first Covid-19 case, traveller from NZ
Since the global pandemic started two years ago, Niue has reported no cases till today.
Omicron on collision course with summer: The holiday pandemic risks
Pacific, Asian travel bubbles were considered in winter - but staffing was stretched.
Pacific paradise: Luxe it up on one of these dreamy South Pacific islands
Flop and drop or get up and active, a holiday in the South Pacific never disappoints.
Defence Force flies critically ill Niuean MP to NZ for medical treatment
The aircraft was met by an ambulance.
Pasifika culture protected in $108m Budget package
The Pacific Peoples minister is hailing the package as a significant investment.
One-way travel bubble from Niue to NZ to begin this month
Quarantine-free travel from Niue to New Zealand will begin on March 24.
A Niue bubble? NZ discusses quarantine-free travel with island nation
Discussions have begun on opening a travel bubble between NZ and Niue.
Comment: Why is Covid-free Pacific locked out?
Comment: These islands will need trade or aid when open tourism could fix it today.
'We're frustrated too': Air NZ boss says no chance of ticket refunds, gives Tasman timeframe
Air NZ boss Greg Foran says the airline needs to save even more costs.
Kate Hawkesby: Open Pacific Island borders
Comment: Cook Islands and Niue have no cases, we have no cases, why are we still waiting?
Covid-19: The countries without cases - still
As the world deals with the pandemic, a few have managed to escape it so far.
Cook Island boy, 5, told to cut his hair - or leave school
His mum was pulled aside and told she had to cut his hair, "cultural or not".
Nude photos 'how young Kiwis express love' today, survey shows
Sending nude photos is "how they express love to each other".
Niue: Eclipse of the heart as a dark sky tourist
A rare solar eclipse on a tropical island - what could go wrong? The weather, of course.
Niue: Turning on to switching off
A week on an isolated island forces rumination on the value of silence and solitude.
Pregnant NZ woman tells of 'intense and emotional' sea rescue
A pregnant NZer and her fiance have been commended for their part in a high-seas rescue.