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Why Was Chris Bishop Unceremoniously Dumped As Campaign Chair In Luxon's Cabinet Reshuffle?
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 5:42 pm | RNZ
Analysis: Christopher Luxon's Cabinet reshuffle made two things very clear on Thursday. More >>
Government Corrects Figure After Call-Out For Overstating School Attendance Improvements
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 10:44 am | RNZ
A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than the same time in 2022. More >>
How Heavily Fuel-Reliant Pacific Islands Are Handling The Iran War Crisis
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 10:40 am | RNZ
Pacific Island countries, which primarily rely on oil to meet their energy needs, are starting to feel the effects of the United States and Israel's war on Iran. More >>
Referendum Bill 'Draconian', Fiji's Former Attorney-General Tells Committee
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 6:27 pm | RNZ
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the coalition government's National Referendum Bill to amend the 2013 Constitution is "dissuading" Fijians from participating in the democratic process. More >>
Bill To Ease Restrictions On Good Friday, Easter Sunday Alcohol Sales Passes Final Reading
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 6:22 pm | RNZ
It could be passed into law in time for this Easter weekend. More >>
Six-Year-Old Spends Food Budget On Video Game 'Gems'
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 6:04 pm | RNZ
The boy's father discovered $800 had been spent in a month, leaving him without enough money to pay for food. More >>
"It Has Been An Honour": Flying Fijians Head Coach Mick Byrne Resigns
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 5:58 pm | RNZ
The Fiji Rugby Union announced the news this afternoon. More >>
Thousands Take To The Streets Of Nouméa Ahead Of French Parliament Debate
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 5:52 pm | RNZ
An estimated 2500 pro-France supporters took to the streets in downtown Nouméa, brandishing tricolour blue-white-red flags and denouncing what they described as "second-class citizens" treatment. More >>
Samoa's Former Deputy Prime Minister To Fight Electoral Bribery Finding
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 5:49 pm | RNZ
The country's highest-ranking judge found Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo guilty of bribery involving a voter on the eve of last year's general election. More >>
More Cordial Relations Expected After Peters-brown Forum In Cook Islands
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 5:35 pm | RNZ
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is departing today for Rarotonga in what is likely to be a resumption of friendlier relations. More >>
Who The Winners And Losers Of Christopher Luxon's Election-Year Cabinet Reshuffle Might Be
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 3:35 pm | RNZ
Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. More >>
Major Meat Firm Silver Fern Farms Halts Middle East Exports; Returns To Profit
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:58 pm | RNZ
Silver Ferns Farms is back in the black, but also counting the costs of halting exports into its key Persian Gulf markets. More >>
Fuel Cost Jumps $40 In A Week: Who's Feeling It Most?
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:44 pm | RNZ
It comes as research shows about half of us think it would be impossible to live without a car. More >>
Plea For PNG People To Heed Weather And Marine Alerts Before Going To Sea
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:14 pm | RNZ
Papua New Guineans are being urged to heed weather and marine alerts before going to sea More >>
'We Are Doing Something About It': Fiji's Health Minister Defends HIV Response
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:08 pm | RNZ
Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has defended the government's handling of the country's HIV crisis, saying initiatives have been put in place to "get this under control". More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 31 March
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:04 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including new Green Climate Fund developments in the Pacific. More >>
Greens Deny Former Sex Worker's Background Was A Factor In Candidate Decision
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5:01 pm | RNZ
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says the party was not "at all" concerned about Bianca Beebe's background. More >>
Fuel Crisis The Priority, Not Style Guides, Judith Collins Tells ACT
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 4:57 pm | RNZ
Public Service Minister Judith Collins has shrugged off pressure from coalition partner ACT over the government's English-first policy. More >>
Nicola Willis Rules Out Reduction In Road User Charges For Diesel Users
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 4:55 pm | RNZ
With diesel now on a par with petrol, the additional cost of RUCs has pushed the price of operating a diesel vehicle well beyond that of a petrol car. More >>
Papua New Guinea's Gun Buyback Scheme A 'Short-Term Fix', Academic Warns
Monday, 30 March 2026, 6:32 pm | RNZ
A University of PNG lecturer says the firearms buyback initiative "can lower immediate threats", but "it alone would not automatically address the underlying drivers of law and order issues". More >>
