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'Take responsibility': first year of AUS/NZ refugee deal will not be met
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) says it is not dragging the chain in processing refugees from Nauru under the New Zealand - Australia Resettlement Arrangement.
Tokelau Covid: Two new cases announced as lockdown ends
Tokelau's largest atoll, Nukunonu, is now out of lockdown after experiencing its first community cases of Covid-19.
Tonga's Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu passes away at 75
Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu of the Kingdom of Tonga has died aged 75.
Pacific health, IT and water to benefit from Indian commitment
Pacific nations will receive substantial backing from India that will boost water supply and health in the region.
'Two-way highway': PNG-US defence pact signed
Papua New Guinea advances milestone security pact with United States inspite of calls for more transparency and public consultation.
'There must be clarity': PNG students protest US defence deal
University students in Papua New Guinea are protesting against the signing of a defence cooperation agreement with the United States expected to take place today.
Lockdown on Tokelau as first community case of Covid is confirmed
Tokelau has confirmed its first community case of Covid-19 and a lockdown has been imposed.
Pacific leaders arrive in Port Moresby ahead of Modi and Blinken PNG visit
Pacific leaders are starting to trickle into Papua New Guinea for two high level meetings and a number of side talks.
Creating mechanisms to get Pacific youth involved in policy-making
The University of the South Pacific Students' Association (USPSA) has launched a Youth Advisory Board on Governance.
Samoan beauty queen a beacon of hope in NZ foster system
A clinical nurse specialist and beauty queen is working alongside Oranga Tamariki (Ministry of Children) social workers to make the health system more accessible for young people. Audio
Forum head Puna working hard to engage with China
The secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum is continuing to work on getting China onboard with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which recognises the Pacific as a collective.
Pasifika were raided in the lead up to the historic Dawn Raids apology
RNZ Pacific can reveal INZ was conducting out of hours compliance visits to private residents while the government was preparing for the historic Dawn Raids apology. Audio
Pasifika were raided in the lead up to the historic Dawn Raids apology
RNZ Pacific can reveal Immigration New Zealand was conducting out of hours compliance visits to private residents otherwise known as 'dawn raids' while the government was preparing for the historic… Audio
PNG minister told to resign over 'primitive animals' slur
Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on the foreign affairs minister to resign after calling critics of his trip to London for the King Charles' Coronation "primitive animals". Audio
Biden's stop-over in PNG derided as 'muscle flexing'
PNG needs 'big time dollars' not lipservice from US President Joe Biden says the chief executive of a Papua New Guinea think tank.
'We are still being dawn raided', Tongan community leader tells public meeting
A meeting has been held in Auckland between the government and those who lived through dawn raids past and present.
'We stand with you': Pacific overstayers called to speak out
The use of dawn raid tactics have trampled on Immigration NZ's "very special relationship" with the Pacific communities, says Māngere MP Aupito William Sio.
Son of former Niue Premier among six newcomers to Parliament
There is a new generation of politicians in Niue after the weekend's election. Audio
'I feel empowered' says Pacific youth delegate after nuclear summit
Pacific Youth are looking at how they can spark positive change following the Hiroshima G7 Youth Summit which has just wrapped up.
'Tears always fall' - remembering the first Cook Islander to join the RAF
In the early 1940s, a young Sergeant Alexander Brown from Mangaia, Cook Islands was killed in action. Audio
'We had to do something': Cook Islanders dig deep to help Aotearoa
Cook Islanders have raised more than $50,000 to support New Zealand's ongoing Cyclone Gabrielle relief efforts. Audio
Cook Islands parliament decriminalises homosexuality
The Cook Islands has removed a law from its Crimes Act that could jail men for having sex with men.
'Mama traders' fear for the future after cyclones ripped through market
Vendors at a Vanuatu market for women traders are unable to pay their rent and are offloading stock at up to half price after recent natural disasters. Audio
Air Vanuatu's only Boeing 737 returns after two weeks grounded
Air Vanuatu's only Boeing 737 is set to take off after being grounded for two weeks.
Vanuatu 'pushing from every front' for Air NZ's return
Vanuatu's Foreign Minister Jotham Napat disappointed in Air New Zealand for not stepping up to assist ongoing Air Vanuatu woes.