Six honours for the Bay in Queen's Birthday Honours list
The awards were for service including to governance, animals, Maori, Pasifika and sport.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Pacific Islands
'There was a rule at home - we had to speak Samoan'
Samoan Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker is encouraging young Samoans to learn the language.
Chilling video of man held at gunpoint
A chilling video of a man in Samoa shows him being threatened with a gun to his head.
Fiji: Thanks for all the fish
Juliette Sivertsen gets up close and personal with a shark feeding frenzy.
Vaiaso o le gagana Samoa runs this week
This year's Samoan Language Week theme is: Kindness given, kindness gained.
Muggers injure NZDF staff in New Caledonia
Two HMNZS Canterbury crew members suffer injuries in separate incidents in New Caledonia.
Fiji: A pearl of a holiday in Savusavu
Quiet little backwaters in the South Pacific can often be a pearl of a holiday destination
Three for the kids: Rarotonga
Winston Aldworth finds more family activities in the Cook Islands.
Myth of Mangahawea: Is this NZ's first human settlement?
Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.
Hawaii: Me versus the volcano
Helen Van Berkel has her heart in her mouth when she takes to the road in Hawaii.
Hawaii: Pele shows her power
The world's most active volcano thrills and terrifies, writes Helen van Berkel.
Deadly meningococcal on the rise in Fiji, NZ
Health authorities concerned and say more people should be vaccinated against the disease.
Te Auraki - the return of three NZDF personnel
Three NZDF personnel returned to their families. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
First woman appointed as chair of Auckland Museum
Orchid Atimalala becomes the first woman chair of the Auckland Museum Trust Board.
Most Instagrammed beaches in Asia-Pacific
These are the best stretches of sandy shore to snap a shot for Instagram.
'Sir Beegee' knighted for services to rugby
Beegee to his friends, Dad and Granddad to his family, now he can be called Sir.
Heartfelt thanks to kidney donor from rugby star Sione Vaiomoʻunga
'I thank God I am alive. I have energy to play with my boys,' says Sione Vaiomoʻunga.
Fiji: Relative luxe at Vomo
Vomo embraces 'raw luxury' and will embrace your kids, writes Caroline Berdon.
Four fishermen rescued from hull of upturned boat
Kiwi rescue officials help save the lives of four fishermen north-east of American Samoa.
Man killed in Papatoetoe bus tragedy 'always forgave'
The two Papatoetoe bus tragedy victims have now been identified.
Clarke Gayford: Niue rocks
The tiny island nation has unique attractions in and around its crystal-clear waters.
Kumara row: NZ scientists shoot down study findings
NZ scientists have questioned a study's findings about the sweet potato's Pacific history.
Ten of the worst storms to hit New Zealand
Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow
Soper: Should NZ be worried about China military base?
COMMENT: The political reaction here to a Chinese military base has been interesting.
Vanuatu denies China military base report
Reports of a possible China military base in Pacific denied by Vanuatu.
'His world had crashed around him'
Krishneel laid his 25-year-old sister to rest in a funeral service yesterday.
Scott Brown: Pacific's neighbourhood watch
COMMENT: It is resoundingly clear New Zealand's assistance is driven by community need.
Near 'amazing coincidence' of Chinese space station crash
Not far from New Zealand lies the world's "spacecraft cemetery" known as Point Nemo.