Around midnight, one video captured police and SES rushing to the beach.

Double trouble: Eruption tsunami and cyclone lead to warning in Hawke's Bay.

The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano has erupted regularly over the past few decades.

Tongans rush for high land after tsunami warning and surging waves hit mainland.

People have been advised to stay out of the water and away from the coast.

The Cook Islands is well-placed to bounce back to a strong position if it gets tourists.

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A tropical depression is moving to the west of the island nation.

Samoa's backbone, the tourism industry is struggling, but there is hope.

Tropical Cyclone Ruby is not forecast to hit New Zealand directly, but will bring rain.

Holidaymakers advised to keep an eye on developments.

Highway to the grey zone: Military needs makeover and new mentality, major paper says.

The second sub-100 day comes on day two of the new traffic light framework.

He arrived on a repatriation flight that landed on Thursday.

South African scientists first raised alarm about the new variant this week.

There were 173 new community cases yesterday, less than the seven-day average of 187.

Mega cruise ships gear up for a long-awaited season, but they won't be sailing to Tahiti.

The Pacific had become a 'theatre of interest' and required clear focus, she said.

Tongatapu is in lockdown for seven days after the kingdom recorded its first Covid case.

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"I thought, 'sod this, there's got to be another way to get home to your own country'."

Amid talk of NZ becoming a lifeboat, Pacific leaders have simple plea: climate action now.

Alf Filipaina's uncle is still fighting for his life in ICU.

Man's absence was picked up during the morning count at 6am.

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ANALYSIS: More than 80% of eligible Fijians are fully vaxxed. PNG hasn't yet reached 1%.