Suva in lockdown as authorities scramble to trace mystery case
Fiji's Central Division - including the capital, Suva - is in lockdown from today.
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'Complete and utter coward': Charity founder jailed for rape
'Do you know how it feels to tell your dad that you've been raped?'
Fiji carries out mass Covid screening amid superspreader fears
A funeral attended by 500 people is a potential superspreader event, authorities say.
New report: Time to rebalance RSE visa scheme
Rising numbers of temporary migrants haven't boosted horticulture's productivity.
Expat Kiwi discovers body with Covid-19 near Vanuatu home
NZ expert says it is extremely unlikely Covid could be transferred from a dead body.
Island mystery: Covid corpse washes up in Vanuatu
The body washed up near the capital and residents are being urged to test.
Six60 to share live show with the Pacific Islands
Beloved Kiwi band, Six60 make history with their show on Saturday - in more ways than one.
Fiji lockdown: Covid community case in Nadi
As Australia and New Zealand wake to a bubble, Fiji wakes to lockdown.
Live: Tearful reunions as transtasman travel bubble opens, PM thanks Kiwis
About 400 quarantine-free weekly flights will arrive at and depart from Auckland Airport.
'Shameful stain on NZ history': Polynesian Panthers push for apology
Dawn raids caused "ongoing trauma; broken people and families", Melani Anae says.
A global 'team of 7.8 billion': NZ donates 1.6 million Covid doses
The vaccines are enough for 800,000 people; NZ's focus is on the Pacific.
World's largest yacht brings airport runway to standstill
The triple masts of Sea Eagle II caused a flight hazard as yacht went near airport.
Samoa election: Is island nation on the cusp of change?
Final count starts today to find out exactly who will govern for the next five years.
Samoa election: Final count starts; early results show tight race
Officials urge patience as the final count gets under way.
Samoa election: Accounting error has top parties tied again
Samoa's two main political parties are again head to head in the general election.
Killer to be deported on release despite 17 years in New Zealand
Esau Vailagilala will leave behind a twin brother when he is deported to Samoa.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Ardern's treatment of Cook Islands is paternalism
OPINION: We think we know what's best for the Cook Islands. We might not.
Tribe who worshipped Prince Philip as a god now in mourning
"He left the island ages ago to go overseas, and he found the Queen of England."
Editorial: Malo lava, Pasifika!
Editorial: Pacific Island drums will echo around Mt Smart Stadium today at festival debut.
Auckland's Pasifika Festival is back - and there's a new venue
The Pasifika Festival is finally back this weekend.
Bubble clue: Air NZ ads for Rarotonga flights suggest two-way travel imminent
Air NZ's ads point to a specific start date as the Cooks' PM sends out positive signals.
'Sad beyond words': Catering company's sorrow over staffer's death in charter-boat incident
"Danielle Tamarua was a beautiful, kind and much loved member of our team."
How three New Zealand-Tongan businesses have fared against Covid
Three New Zealand-Tongan businesses have risen to the challenges of Covid.
Ardern draws flak over Cook Islands bubble delay till May
Ardern had said the Cooks' bubble was coming before April – that's now May.
Greens support calls for 'overdue' dawn raids apology
'The dawn raids are a shameful stain on New Zealand history,' said Teanau Tuiono.
Stranded Kiwi seafarers frustrated with new Pacific visa & MIQ spots
Alan Pearman has been stuck in Aus oilfields unable to see his wife after a serious crash.
Call for Govt to issue apology for 1970s dawn raids
The governments of the time authorised police raids on Pasifika homes.
Local Focus: Vaccinations available while you party
Targeting young people with a measles jab. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Come home, Dwayne': Samoa invites The Rock for a visit
Samoa has made a special video appeal to the American-born actor, to come visit.
'Very real risk': Australia's warning over escalating Covid crisis in PNG
Australia halts flights and gifts vaccine as Covid cases soar in island nation.
Battle for identity: Fijian-Indians see themselves as Pasifika
Massey University sociologist says the community has a strong case.
Judith Collins says PM risks having 'death of Queenstown' on her hands
PM says NZ remains committed to prospect of trans Tasman bubble, Cooks also on the agenda.
Vaccine rollout unveiled: When you can get your Covid jab
At-risk people in South Auckland and people in care homes next in line for vaccine.
Cyclone Niran causes extensive damage in New Caledonia
Niran generated winds up to 220km/h, damaging buildings and cutting power.