158 articles tagged "regional"
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received the coronavirus vaccine as the country prepares to start vaccinations this week. His jab was televised today in order to help boost confidence in the vaccine ro
Anti-vaccination protesters have gathered across Australia ahead of the launch of the country's coronavirus vaccination programme. Protests were held in cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with partici
The Marshall Islands has launched the process for officially ending its membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. The country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Casten Nemra says the cabinet approved the withdr
Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform amid a dispute on a law. Australia wants tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for the content reposted from news out
A South Auckland high school will be closed for the beginning of the coming week after a student and her parents tested positive for COVID-19. TVNZ reports that a pop-up testing station will be set up on site tomor
The first twice-weekly flight between the Cook Islands and New Zealand landed yesterday following the establishment of a one-way travel bubble between the two countries. Last December, New Zealand and the Cook Isla
The Australian city of Brisbane has begun a snap three-day lockdown after a cleaner in its hotel quarantine system became infected with the coronavirus. Health officials said the cleaner had the highly transmissibl
Fijiana 7s hopeful Meresini Leivere could not hold back tears when a business in Homebush, New South Wales fundraised to help her get a Hilux after she fell victim to an online scam. Since losing nearly $9000 in th
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Palau. The Health minister Emais Roberts told Radio NZ 2,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived on a special flight from the United States. He said health
Australians will now sing a different version of their national anthem after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a change to the words yesterday. The anthem will no longer refer to Australia as "young and free"
Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court today unanimously declared the 2021 budget unconstitutional, invalid and therefore ineffective. PNGFM’s website, pnghausbung.com reports that the court was in favour of applican
The Australian government has announced they are securing access to COVID-19 vaccines for Australia, the Pacific and Southeast Asia through a range of advance purchase agreements with manufacturers and through participa
New Zealanders have voted to legalise euthanasia in the preliminary results of a referendum held in mid-October after years of emotional debate. Results showed 65.2% of voters supported the End of Life Choice Act 2
New Zealand has voted against legalising cannabis. The preliminary results released show 53.1 per cent of votes against the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, and 46.1 per cent in support. The results are
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has warned citizens awaiting repatriation to answer truthfully when going through pre-departure screening. Manasseh Sogavare made the statement while announcing four new cases of
Four Solomon Islanders returning to the Pacific Island nation on a repatriation flight from New Zealand have tested positive for Covid-19. The Solomon Times reports Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed the ca
Auckland's iconic stadium, Eden Park is reportedly in for a name change after selling its naming rights. According to Newshub, the iconic sporting venue has sold its naming rights to ASB Bank. It is unclear at
People in New Caledonia have narrowly rejected independence from France in a referendum. The archipelago voted to remain French with 53.26% of votes, according to final results reported by AFP news agency. In
Two people in Solomon Islands have died after suffering injuries from a bomb blast in Honiara. Police said the two, an Australian and a British citizen, were working for a Norwegian aid agency conducting a survey o
There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in the community in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said seven of the cases have been linked to the Auckland cluster. There are now 78 active cases o
