Feral cats, rats and invasive taro vine devastating parts of the Pacific are being pushed back with support from New Zealand communities in a bid to protect rare wildlife.
Environment
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The charges include negligently causing a ship to be lost, which is punishable by up to two years in prison.
Tuesday 8:58am
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The vessel sank off the coast of Samoa in October 2024.
Mon, Mar 2
Tropical Cyclone Urmil formed southwest of Port Vila on Friday and was currently a Category 2 according to the Fiji Meteorological Service.
World
Sat, Feb 28
A former Fijian journalist has been released on bail after appearing in the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday with a high-powered legal team.
Tue, Feb 24
The crew of the small wooden boat had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week.
New Zealand
Thu, Feb 19
Four tonnes of cocaine, worth $1.5b on the street, was enroute to New Zealand when it was intercepted – enough to supply our current illicit appetite for nine years.
Crime and Justice
Thu, Feb 12
The Seattle Seahawks' running back was born in Auckland and lived in Onehunga before his family migrated to the US.
Mon, Feb 9
BG Wealth/DSJ Exchange, a Ponzi scheme promising 100% returns, is sweeping the kingdom and New Zealand.
Sun, Feb 8
The country's health ministry said an elderly patient with underlying conditions had arrived to hospital late in the disease's progression, and died on February 2.
Health
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and her husband would make the journey on the Canterbury to the atolls of Atafu, Nukunono and Fakaofo next week.
Sat, Feb 7
Peters' office said he is set to become the first foreign minister to visit all 17 other Pacific Island Forum member countries within a single Parliamentary term.
Politics
Sat, Jan 17
Pacific Island nation offers the world an opportunity to be a 'careholder' to each square kilometre of its Marine Protected Area.
Fri, Jan 9
TVNZ's Pacific Correspondent knows the islands from all angles, including their most idyllic.
Life
Tue, Jan 6
When 23-year-old Nikau Dix set out for a beach walk last year, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Pacific.
Te Ao Māori
December 27, 2025
The New Zealand Defence Force P-8A Poseidon was on patrol when it responded to the emergency.
December 19, 2025
The Australian airline will launch new routes to Samoa and the Gold Coast from mid-2026.
December 8, 2025
Gagana Sāmoa is the third most spoken language in NZ but is declining at an alarming rate, reports Re: News' Zoe Madden-Smith.
November 28, 2025
Confidential documents leaked to 1News reveal the Cook Islands government was looking at new plans to seize tainted cryptocurrency worldwide.
November 12, 2025
More than 200 infringements were issued after a "minority" of fan celebrations turned disorderly across Auckland.
November 10, 2025
Months of talks to repair New Zealand’s relationship with its neighbour in the Pacific have failed.
November 9, 2025
Eliesa Katoa, 25, had been taken off the field following a third head knock during Tonga’s match against New Zealand when the seizure activity occurred.
November 3, 2025
Real fears about the spread of measles in multigenerational living and at big community events – given it's so contagious.
November 1, 2025
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he is continuing to work with Samoa on decisions around the ship and its future.
October 6, 2025
Logan Church spoke with Trump’s energy secretary, who said we should stop being so worried about climate change. Then he met a Prime Minister whose nation is being swallowed by the sea.
September 26, 2025
