Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta and Associate Minister Aupito William Sio attended the virtual Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders Retreat from Waitangi today. During the retreat Pacific Leaders focused…
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Hundreds of Ni-Vanuatu RSE Workers Arrive in New Zealand
New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Vanuatu Jonathan Schwass today welcomed the departure of more than 150 Ni-Vanuatu Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers to New Zealand for the 2021 season. In…
Cook Island MP for Palmerston North Ready to Serve
Listen to the podcast highlights on Youtube Or listen to the full podcast on Spotify Main article Service to the community is a driving force for the new Labour MP…
EU Pours Millions into Pacific for Trade Capacity Boost
The European Union and the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat signed a new project worth EUR 5.75 million (around USD 7 million) to enhance the trade capacity of Pacific countries. The…
More RSE Scheme workers arrive from Samoa to New Zealand
The second of five planned special Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme flights departed Faleolo International Airport today. 155 Samoan workers will arrive in New Zealand to take part in the…
Solomon Islands and New Zealand join forces to combat Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Solomon Islands has formed a new partnership with New Zealand to step up the response to the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB). If left unchecked it can pose a serious…
Pacific Islands Forum leaders to hold virtual retreat in February
The COVID-19 pandemic and the appointment of a new Secretary General will be the key focus for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders who will host a virtual Special Leaders Retreat…
Passengers set to enter NZ from Cook Islands without quarantine
Good news for the Cook Islands. From 21 January passengers will be able to resume quarantine-free travel to New Zealand. Given the country’s COVID-19 free status and strict health and border…
Pacific nations exempt from New Zealand’s Day 0 COVID testing
Passengers from Australia, Antarctica and many Pacific nations (Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Nauru and…
Head of Media Association Solomon Islands talks social media and reporting on COVID-19
Veteran Solomon Islands journalist, Georgina Kekea, says it has been a challenge when reporting on COVID-19. She says people are slowly adjusting to the new normal, despite the country being…