New ZealandNine-month backlog of bodies in mortuary in Samoa due to Covid-19Covid related travel restrictions in Samoa have led to 9 month backlog of bodies.07 Feb 07:56 PM
NRLKiwi league player: Titans contract "saved my life"Young Kiwi player - the son of a netball great - earned contract after shedding 20kg.06 Feb 05:31 AM
WorldChinese company plans to build $39b city on Australia's doorstepPapua New Guinea's island of Daru is the proposed site of a new development.05 Feb 09:01 PM
WorldFiji deports university leader in blow to regional relationsProfessor had vowed to root out corruption at the University of the South Pacific.05 Feb 07:15 PM
AirlinesGrounded: Virgin Australia axes flights to NZ, Pacific Islands, BaliThe airline halts all short-haul international services until at least the end of June.02 Feb 05:04 AM
New ZealandPacific seasonal workers start to arrive in NZUp to 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific are due to arrive in New Zealand.18 Jan 12:34 AM
New ZealandTwo Covid passengers in Fiji had transited through AucklandThe women, aged 49 and 58, arrived in Fiji on flight NZ492 on December 24.17 Jan 05:56 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTravellers allowed to skip managed isolation for medical reasonsFive were approved under the medical exemptions and one for "exceptional circumstances".15 Jan 04:00 PM
World15 feared dead after landslide buries village in Papua New GuineaVillagers are working with whatever tools they have to try to recover survivors.31 Dec 04:20 AM
New ZealandSummer travel bubbles: Cook Islands, Niue may start to open in JanuaryFancy a holiday in the Cook Islands? It could be a reality within a month.29 Dec 01:14 AM
WorldPacific Islands battle to offset food shortagesMany governments have begun community initiatives to help alleviate shortages.28 Dec 07:50 AM
WorldCyclone Yasa: death toll rises to 4 with 1 missingAn Australian military C-17 is expected to arrive later Sunday with shelter kits.20 Dec 06:37 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the PacificThe Northern Marianas is expecting 5,000 doses of the vaccine to arrive during the week.19 Dec 08:39 AM
New ZealandBoeing wins bid to train RNZAFBoeing says deal will help RNZAF run world's 'premier' maritime patrol planes.16 Dec 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Just heartbreaking': Sudden death of schoolgirl shatters communityKimalyn Smith-Filipo, 17, died in a "freak accident at home" on Friday.14 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandChristmas cyclone forms over Pacific - looming threat to NZThe first cyclone of the year is on its way - and the north may be in the firing line.13 Dec 09:08 PM
New ZealandHome for Christmas: First Tokelauans repatriated since Covid outbreakThe Tokelauans have had more than a month of quarantine in New Zealand and Samoa.12 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldThe lingering legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall IslandsThe US detonated its nuclear bombs around the Marshall Islands in the 1940s and 50s.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCook Islands and NZ quarantine-free travel bubble from early next yearFancy a trip to island paradise? The Cook Islands awaits - with no MIQ stay on return.11 Dec 08:43 PM
WorldTwo sailors who arrived in Fiji via NZ test positive for CovidInfected sailors bring Fiji's total coronavirus cases to 11.06 Dec 11:20 PM
New Zealand'They must hear that once and for all we are (Covid-free)'A travel bubble between NZ and the Cook Islands would be a dream this Christmas.03 Dec 09:22 PM
Politics'An ode to artists': More Labour MPs give their maiden speechesSix MPs are giving their maiden speeches this evening.01 Dec 11:33 PM
WorldSamoa lengthens quarantine period to three weeksSamoa's first repatriation flight from the US had sparked public concern.23 Nov 01:11 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElzanne Bester: Mahuta paves the way in foreign policyOpinion: The first Māori female Foreign Minister shows a different NZ face to the world.15 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ officials in Cook Islands to assess travel bubbleOfficials will look at testing facilities and border defences during the week-long trip.13 Nov 10:27 PM
WorldPacific islands and secretive states among last virus-free placesA few places have yet to report even a single case of infection. Here's a closer look.12 Nov 05:36 AM
WorldVanuatu records first case of Covid-19The infected man had flown to Vanuatu from the US via Auckland, official says.11 Nov 12:21 AM
New ZealandSamoa Covid scare: Officials on alert after sailors test positiveIt is one of the few countries in the world yet to have confirmed case of Covid.09 Nov 11:52 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Experts want new border system given green light"Traffic-light" system would mean quarantine-free travel from Australia, red light for US.09 Nov 02:30 AM
New ZealandNetball stars turn models for Tania Dalton Foundation fundraiserFashion shoot in support of good cause for Kiwi netball stars.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPacific and Kiwi kids among fattest and least healthyPacific Island children have the highest BMI in the world with Kiwi kids close behind.05 Nov 11:30 PM
WorldTahiti's Covid death toll now 26, cases over 6400All but 62 cases detected after Tahiti's borders were reopened in July to boost tourism.27 Oct 02:18 AM
New Zealand'Fafetai te atua': Healthy baby boy for worker stranded in NZ by Covid-19 border closuresBut it will be some time before new father can meet his new son.24 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHousing the big issue for Pacific voters - surveyHousing, wages and health are the top issues for Pasifika, according to a new survey.16 Oct 03:43 AM
