Vaccinated RSE workers to skip MIQ, but Hawke's Bay apple growers say it's not enough
Vaccinated seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu will begin arriving next month.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromPacific Islands
Four-month-old baby boy dies from Covid in Fiji
His mother noticed he had a cough, was irritable and then developed a fever.
NZ squandered 2019 measles 'practice run' for Covid
Did New Zealand waste the learning opportunities from the measles outbreak of 2019?
Fiji declares 'only fully vaccinated' allowed to enter the country
Fiji government confirmed this week the only exemptions would be "a few emergencies".
Covid-19: $26 million boost for Pacific communities fighting Covid
Up to $26 million will go towards helping the Pacific community affected by Covid.
Fiji's Covid death toll hits 500 as 96% of target population have now had 1 jab
There are a further 300 deaths of Covid patients who died from pre-existing conditions.
Two children die of Covid-19 in Fiji as virus spreads beyond main island
Two children are among 11 people who have died from Covid-19 in Fiji.
'It's been full on': Covid testing centre staff reveal life on the frontline
They are the frontline in our fight against Covid. These are their stories.
Vaccination entry requirement for American Samoa
A test flight from Honolulu will begin to test the new TALOFA PASS web-system.
'10 people a day': Fiji's Covid death toll keeps rising
Fiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.
Suspected first Covid case on remote Fijian island
Fiji hit with 781 more infections and eight confirmed deaths as Covid reaches far corners.
Country set to vanish from the map
Its existence is already precarious — and the country could soon vanish completely.
'Skill Fade': MIQ watch has left NZDF compromised to major disasters
With troops staffing quarantine facilities, they are unable to deploy elsewhere at speed.
Seven people a day dying of Covid, Fiji reports
A 25-year-old is among the 13 deaths reported in the 24 hours to yesterday.
Critical blood shortage in Fiji
Volunteers asking friends and family to donate as Covid keeps usual donors away.
Fiji's Covid-19 cases remain high as Delta spreads
A toddler, a 21-year-old man, and an 18-year-old woman have all recently died.
Fiji's climate of fear deepens in time of Covid crisis
In the past two weeks numerous opposition MPs have been taken in for police questioning.
Malia Pole'o: Where are our Pasifika teachers?
Opinion: Almost 10 per cent of state students are Pasifika and need their peers.
US blocks seafood from Fiji 'slave' boat
Migrant workers being "lured into forced labour to recover seafood below market value".
MPs set to pass NZ Super residency rule-change
All political parties support changes to residency rules for NZ Super, except the Greens.
NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji as Covid death toll passes 250
NZ bought the AstraZeneca doses directly from Spain, minister says.
Unknown coral species hauled up in bottom trawling nets
Bottom trawlers have hauled up 128 previously unknown species of coral.
Impact of the Dawn Raids in the Wellington Region
Wellington's Pasifika community has reflected on the impact of the Dawn Raids.
Dawn Raids: 'All is forgiven' - Sāmoan woman shares emotional experience
Guinevere Eves-Newport, 88, was the first Pacific Island community worker in New Zealand.
One-on-one with Aupito William Sio before dawn raids apology
Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio is nervous for today's proceedings.
Hospital contact of Fiji Covid case not symptomatic
The staffer would undergo testing on the fifth and 12th day of their stay in quarantine.
Fiji reports 1163 new cases, six deaths - including a baby
Fiji has recorded 1163 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.
Samoa's first female leader faces a challenging future at home and abroad
After months of constitutional stalemate, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has prevailed.
Fiji Covid crisis: New curfew imposed after 1285 cases, 9 deaths in 24 hours
All but two of the victims were unvaccinated, Fiji's health secretary says.
Ministry of Health in talks with Fiji about bringing Covid patient to NZ
The patient needs hospital-level care, ministry says.
Fiji opposition MPs arrested after criticising land legislation bid
Leading opposition politicians in Fiji arrested after criticising land legislation moves.
Covid: Fiji records 684 new community cases, 5 more deaths
About 16 per cent of Fiji's target population is now fully vaccinated.
Samoa's outgoing PM refuses to concede despite Court of Appeal loss
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told local media the court's decision is unconstitutional.