158 articles tagged "regional"
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Associate Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region) Minister Carmel Sepuloni will lead a Pacific Mission to Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga – the first to be undertaken since COVID-19.
The Pacific Elders’ Voice is urging the Pacific Islands Leaders to take a decisive and ethical stand on the submarine deal between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States which signals greater militarisation b
Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to the “heatwave conditions†that are sweeping the country. Video emerged this week s
The Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko announced that the next high-profile individual to visit the country will be the Prime Minister for India, Narendra Modi when he visits the country in
Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. ABC reports hundreds of people remained in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as Tropical
Players from the Auckland Blues Super Rugby club celebrated their Auckland Anniversary Day by lending their city a helping hand in the wake of the devastation caused by flooding in the region since Friday. Star fir
International flights at Auckland Airport are able to resume but disruptions are likely to continue for several days after flooding shut operations on Friday. A spokesperson for Auckland Airport confirmed anyone fl
The first tropical cyclone of 2023 in the South Pacific has been named this afternoon and is expected to hit New Zealand early this week, wreaking more havoc across the North Island. Cyclone Hale was located
The Solomon Islands has informed its regional neighbours that it will not sign a declaration between the United States and Pacific Island nations at this week’s high-profile White House summit. The declaration,
As community-based organisations continue to buckle under the strain of chronic volunteer shortages, a regional fire brigade in north-western Victoria has been given an unexpected boost from a group of 40 Fijian meatwor
Electoral Commissioner of Papua New Guinea Simon Sinai has recommended to the Governor General an extension of the return of writs from 29th July to 12th August. Sinai says the extension will allow for counting to
There is chaos in Port Moresby as videos and images emerge with armed men, believed to be opportunists, taking advantage of the election-related incident yesterday. Pnghausbung reports that Police say the areas af
A man shot dead alongside his daughter in Glendene, Auckland eight days ago died a hero. The 75-year-old and his 34-year-old daughter, along with the woman's dog, were found dead by police at a Barrys Rd property.
A Fiji born woman, Laisa Maraia Waka was fatally stabbed just metres from her home in Sockburn, Christchurch, and her 11-year-old son watched as paramedics fought to save the life of the woman, not knowing it was his mo
One man is in custody following mass stabbing on Auckland's North Shore. According to New Zealand Herald, several people were injured. A Murrays Bay woman says she had to run screaming and calling for help aft
Six people have been taken into custody in Auckland, New Zealand after an incident involving multiple BB guns and armed police that sent a North Shore mall into lockdown. Armed officers descended on Glenfield Mall
Varsha Diwaker Webber, a former Fijian citizen and mother of two living in Bali has died in what is feared to be another case of methanol poisoning on the tourist island. Webber was flown to Singapore after being a
Newly appointed Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong says she is coming to Fiji today to strengthen our Vuvale partnership and to discuss how we can best secure our region and help build a stronger Pacific fa
Australia's new Foreign Minister Penny Wong says they will listen because they care about what the Pacific has to say. She says they want to help build a stronger Pacific family. Wong adds they know that nothi
New Zealand is battling another wave of COVID-19 with 10,239 new COVID-19 community cases today. TVNZ News reports there are 848 people in the hospital with the virus compared with 841 yesterday. There are 4 C
