Pacific Islands

Tourists impacted by severe weather in Pacific Islands

Travel agents are working with resorts to help tourists in several Pacific Islands after huge ocean swells caused flooding and damaged hotels.

July 17, 2022 9:00 am
 

Pacific Islands

Unexpected sea surges slam into Cook Islands and Tahiti

An unexpected weather event has damaged properties and flooded roads in the Cook Islands while French Polynesia is dealing with the aftermath of huge swells.

July 15, 2022 1:00 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Tuvalu asks NZ for more support as sea levels rise

With climate change causing the sea to rise around them, the Pacific island of Tuvalu is calling on New Zealand to provide more support for their survival.

July 10, 2022 12:46 pm
 

Pacific Islands

PNG voters angry after being turned away at the polling station

Frustrations are mounting in Papua New Guinea where an outdated electoral roll is resulting in voters all over the country being turned away at polling stations.

July 6, 2022 3:00 pm
 

Pacific Islands

'Taste of Samoa' will soon be brewed in Fiji

Vailima beer will soon be brewed in Fiji as Samoa Breweries Ltd moves to close down operations in Samoa by the end of the year.

July 1, 2022 8:05 am
 

Pacific Islands

Nauru records first community Covid-19 cases

Nauru is now battling its first Covid-19 outbreak in the community.

June 21, 2022 8:00 am
 

Pacific Islands

Reports of tornado as storm smashes lower North Island

Properties have been damaged and roads flooded as a storm front crossed the lower North Island on Thursday afternoon.

June 9, 2022 5:00 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Niue tight lipped but concerned over grounded Taiwanese ship

The Niue government is remaining tight lipped over the Taiwanese fishing vessel that ran aground on a Niue reef last week.

June 9, 2022 4:00 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Lemanu launches new programme to deal with drug abuse

American Samoa has launched a new programme to tackle drug use.

May 25, 2022 11:58 am
 

Pacific Islands

32 new deaths, 9570 new cases in NZ today

There have been 9570 new community cases of COVID-19 and another 32 deaths reported today.

May 18, 2022 4:08 pm
 

Pacific Islands

US to 'respond accordingly' to China military presence in Solomons

The Biden administration warns the Solomon Islands that the United States will take unspecified action against the South Pacific nation should its recently-concluded cooperation agreement with China pose a threat to US.

April 23, 2022 11:40 am
 

Pacific Islands

Solomon Islands signs security deal with China

The Solomon Islands has gone through with a security cooperation framework with China despite concerns from regional and international partners.

April 20, 2022 12:00 pm

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