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Pacific Business Brief: Island Economies Warned, PNG's Gas Expansion, And Bunnings Enters Fiji
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:39 pm | RNZ
The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy. More >>
Close Vote Sees Niue's Dalton Tagelagi Back In As Prime Minister
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:35 pm | RNZ
Dalton Tagelagi, 57, has led Niue since 2020 and won a narrow 11-9 leadership vote to lead the island for another next three years. More >>
Matthew Wale, Longtime Opposition Leader, Is New Solomon Islands Prime Minister
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:31 pm | RNZ
Matthew Cooper Wale was elected as the Solomon Islands prime minister by secret ballot in Honiara on Friday. More >>
New Zealand In 'Big Trouble' Amid Growing Global Uncertainty, US-China Relations, Expert Says
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:29 pm | RNZ
Thitinan Pongsudhirak suggests there's a bold move New Zealand could make. More >>
Ngāti Ruanui Demands Apology For 'Shameful' Shane Jones Comments
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:25 pm | RNZ
Ngāti Ruanui says the Resources Minister's insult in Parliament was 'shameful'. More >>
Waitangi Tribunal Calls For Immediate Halt To Changes To Education Legislation Affecting Treaty
Friday, 15 May 2026, 3:22 pm | RNZ
It says the changes are as bad as the Treaty Principles Bill in its attempt to erase the Crown's duties. More >>
Cost-Of-Living Pressure Bites Housing Market
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 4:59 pm | RNZ
The Real Estate Institute says the number of sales fell 7.9 percent year-on-year in April. More >>
The Tug Of War For Moana Pasifika: Who Will Blink First To Save The Club?
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 4:53 pm | RNZ
Analysis - The Kanaloa Consortium faces a Friday deadline to save the Pacific-representative franchise from potential collapse, but the wheels aren't moving fast enough. More >>
Pasifika Sipoti In Brief For 14 May
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 4:50 pm | RNZ
A round-up of Pacific sports news from around the region, including Auckland to host the annual general assembly week of the Oceania National Olympic Committees from Sunday. More >>
Manele Backs Former Foreign Minister And Defector For Solomon Islands' Top Job
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 4:45 pm | RNZ
Peter Shanel Agovaka, who led the exodus of government ministers to oust Jeremiah Manele, is one of three candidates hoping to be elected as the new Solomon Islands prime minister. More >>
Two Years After New Caledonia's Violent Uprising, Tensions Remain High
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 4:43 pm | RNZ
As New Caledonia marks the second anniversary of its violent uprising that broke out on 13 May 2024, the situation on the ground remains tense. More >>
How Can We Catch The Lost Students?
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 3:11 pm | RNZ
Trades trainers hope the shifting of government money from free university fees to vocational pathways will give students a better start in their work life More >>
India's Negotiators Threatened To Walk Out Of Trade Talks With New Zealand, Official Reveals
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 2:57 pm | RNZ
New Zealand's chief trade official says the threat came after efforts to include dairy products in the deal. More >>
Finance Minister Puts Money Where Her Mouth Is By Reducing Budget's Operating Allowance
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 10:36 am | RNZ
Analysis - Nicola Willis will be commended for slashing operating allowances at each of her Budgets, but remains open to criticism. More >>
Winston Peters Takes Crack At Christopher Luxon Over Immigration Comments
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 5:12 pm | RNZ
It's the latest example of internal coalition friction as New Zealand First continues to rail against the FTA's "ludicrous immigration implications". More >>
Nauru Parliament Signs Off On Country's Name Change, Referendum To Come
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 5:10 pm | RNZ
A national referendum is set to follow to complete the constitutional procedures. More >>
Is The 'Brain Drain' Real - And Is It Really A Problem?
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 5:09 pm | RNZ
Annual citizen departures have risen a lot since 2021 - but should we really be concerned? More >>
Tonga Media Faces New Type Of Challenge, Following Threat
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 5:00 pm | RNZ
Tongan journalists are confronted with a new type of challenge to media freedom, following a threat incident More >>
'Practical Change' Or 'Paradigm Shift'? MPs Debate Conservation Reform
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 4:58 pm | RNZ
The Government says it's cutting conservation red (or rather green) tape. The Opposition say the Government is redefining what conservation even means. More >>
Pacific Aid Sees Small Boost As Australia's Overall Budget Shrinks
Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 4:07 pm | RNZ
The Pacific's largest aid donor has raised its Official Development Assistance for the region by just three percent to AU$2.2 billion in its federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. More >>
