Kiribati Court of Appeal hears deported Judge Lambourne’s appeal

The Kiribati Court of Appeal on Friday heard an appeal from High Court Judge David Lambourne, who was forced out of the country earlier this year following a dispute with the government. RNZ Pacific reports that

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New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because autopilot was left on, inquiry finds

A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military court of inquiry

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NZ citizenship: Samoans flock to NZ High Commission

Beach Road, Apia transformed into a bustling hive of anticipation on Tuesday with an estimated 300 people visiting the New Zealand High Commission Office for the application for NZ Citizenship for Samoans born before

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New Zealand Treaty protests continue

New Zealand’s Maori Queen will join a generationally significant protest to support the Treaty of Waitangi as it reaches a climax in Wellington. Opposition to the nation-dividing Treaty Principles Bill has already

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Slavery ship masts reminder of horrors of slavery in the Pacific

The installation, Cry of the Stolen People, tells part of the little-known history of “blackbirding”, of how Peruvian slave ships kidnapped more than 250

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Where does climate change finance go?

IN 2020, the New Zealand government pledged NZ$150 million for Pacific-focused climate change

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Protecting the children left behind

A report looking at the impact of labour mobility schemes on children in four Pacific nations has found that while the remittances they generate are critical in supporting families, the schemes are placing physical and

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Pacific Championships Standings & Judiciary

The Kangaroos can secure a place in the Pacific Cup final by avenging last year's loss to New Zealand next

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‘We could’ve had 75 body bags’: HMNZS Manawanui sinking

An investigation into the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui will “get to the nub” of what happened when the ship

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HMNZS Manawanui crew and passengers rescued after ship runs aground in Samoa

A power outage may have caused a Royal New Zealand Navy ship to run aground on a reef off the coast of

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Condemnation grows after China fires test rocket into central Pacific

Regional defence leaders are continuing to meet in Auckland as the Pacific faces increased geopolitical

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Indonesia, New Zealand deny paying Papuan rebels to free pilot

Jakarta and Wellington on Monday denied claims by a Papuan rebel spokesman that Indonesian authorities had paid a guerrilla commander to free a New Zealand pilot from 19 months of captivity.   Egianus Kogoya, who

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New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in Papua rebel captivity

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region was freed on Saturday, Indonesian authorities said, bringing an end to a standoff that had drawn international

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Air New Zealand announces a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands

Air New Zealand has announced a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands.  From November 2024 to March 2025, adding tens of thousands of seats to the Pacific destinations, marking a 9

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New Zealand’s army chief: Pacific nations need tailored military training

As the U.S, China and other powers vie for strategic influence in Pacific Island militaries, the army chief of New Zealand told The Associated Press that not all of the larger nations bidding to offer support are

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Maori King Tuheitia dies after heart surgery 

New Zealand’s Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia, has died aged 69, just days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.  The death was confirmed by the Kiingitanga’s social media early on Friday. 

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Govt. waiting on crash report

The Government through the Minister of Finance has expressed its condolences to the families of seasonal workers who died in a tragic car accident in New Zealand earlier this week.  Minister of Finance, Lautimuia

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New Zealand refugee resettlement deal likely to wind up

New Zealand is set to walk away from its agreement to resettle refugees from Australia, with about half the places on offer unfilled. In 2022, the governments agreed a deal for 450 people in Australian offshore

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Some Islanders don’t want to leave homelands despite climate closing in – research

A Tongan researcher from the University of Waikato found that in the Pacific region, particularly in Tonga and Samoa, people don’t want to move despite what she calls the “stigma” associated with

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Migrant workers feeling the impact of New Zealand’s economic crisis

Hundreds of jobs in the New Zealand meat sector have been “discreetly” lost over the last 18 months and this is due to a decline in livestock breeding numbers, industry officials say.  In January last year, the

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Indonesian forces retrieve New Zealand pilot’s body in Papua

The body of a New Zealand helicopter pilot shot dead by rebels in eastern Indonesia’s restive Papua region has been retrieved, the joint task force of police and soldiers leading the search said on Monday. Glen

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ULMWP condemns killing of NZ pilot, blames Indonesia for danger

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has condemned the reported killing of New Zealand helicopter pilot Glen Malcolm Conning in Alama, Mimika Regency  “If true, I condemn this killing in the

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Indian President Murmu to visit Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste

Indian President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a state visit to Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste from 05-10 August 2024.  This will be the first-ever visit by a Head of State from India to Fiji and Timor Leste, the

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Fiji replaces Vanuatu as top PALM sending country

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme has been transformed over the last five years.  In June 2019, there were 5,886 PALM visa holders in Australia. Five years later, in May 2024, there were 32,513, an

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