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Tropical Cyclone Ruby is not forecast to hit New Zealand directly, but will bring rain.
Analysis: The Aussie minister losing friends and influencing China
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Weather: Forecasters alert to storm off Solomons, could impact NZ next week
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NZ security threats increasing, major Defence paper says
Highway to the grey zone: Military needs makeover and new mentality, major paper says.
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Cook Islands' first Covid case: 10yo boy's weak positive test
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Live: New variant in UK and likely Germany, Italy; NZ deems nine countries 'very high-risk'
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Talanoa about the future of Pacific languages
Pasifika urged to take part in the Leo Moana o Aotearoa Pacific Languages survey.
Cruisin' for a bruising: Mega cruise ships banned in Tahiti from 2022
Mega cruise ships gear up for a long-awaited season, but they won't be sailing to Tahiti.
Mahuta on NZ's Pacific approach and China's growing influence
The Pacific had become a 'theatre of interest' and required clear focus, she said.
Tonga's Covid lockdown begins, schools and shops closed
Tongatapu is in lockdown for seven days after the kingdom recorded its first Covid case.
Lonely Planet reveals 30 countries to visit in 2022
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Grace Savage: Thousands of reasons for climate action urgency
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Rawiri Taonui: Māori in a race against time
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Kiwi sailors stuck overseas find way to enter NZ by bypassing MIQ
"I thought, 'sod this, there's got to be another way to get home to your own country'."
'We are the canary in the coal mine' - Pacific plea for NZ action on climate change
Amid talk of NZ becoming a lifeboat, Pacific leaders have simple plea: climate action now.
'It's real': Auckland councillor's heartache after aunt dies of Covid
Alf Filipaina's uncle is still fighting for his life in ICU.
Covid-19: Man on Auckland flight to Samoa escapes quarantine, found at local bank
Man's absence was picked up during the morning count at 6am.
Pro tips and travel advice from a seasoned Lonely Planet author
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PNG and Fiji both faced Covid carnage. Why has one vaccine rollout surged and the other stalled?
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Celebrating Fiji Day with a selection of love letters to the islands
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Pressure on Pacific: NZ govt urged to ban seabed mining
NZ government implored to be wary of seabed mining promises of money for Pacific Islands.
Lives or livelihood? Maldives wrestles with climate 'death sentence'
Climate change is forcing islands to choose: their livelihood or their lives.
Samoa mass vaccinates in two-day lockdown
Authorities aim for 100 per cent vaccinated as those willing put a red flag on their door.
China applies to join Pacific trade pact abandoned by Donald Trump
China has applied to join an 11-nation Asia-Pacific free trade group.
Samoan MPs finally sworn in, bitter rivals embrace
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Castaway: Lockdown leads to extended Pacific holiday
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NZ take 'Cautious approach' as Fiji prepares to reopen for vaxxed
NZ has opted to take 'cautious approach' to Fiji's future travel as nation reopens.