Pacific
Family's Vanuatu holiday cancelled after four years of planning
A 43-hour detour is the only way for Ed Amon to get to a beach in Vanuatu. Audio
Rioting continues in Noumea
Rioting has continued overnight in the New Caledonian capital Noumea, with reports of gunfire and arrests as people defied the curfew. Journalist Coralie Cochin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Widespread rioting in New Caledonia
Tensions remain high in the New Caledonian capital Noumea which has been under curfew overnight after widespread rioting saw buildings and cars across the city set ablaze. RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi… Audio
News in Niuean for 15 May 2024
The latest news in Niuean language (Vagahau Niue) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network. Audio
News in Samoan for 15 May 2024
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
Pacific Waves for 15 May 2024
The president of New Caledonia is calling for calm and a return to normalcy amid ongoing public unrest in and around the capital Noumea; The slump in the Japanese tourism market is seen as the key… Audio
Curfew enforced in Noumea as tensions persist
The president of New Caledonia is calling for calm and a return to normalcy amid ongoing public unrest in and around the capital Noumea. Audio
CNMI's Saipan to lose a key tourist hotel
The slump in the Japanese tourism market is seen as the key reason for one of the two main hotels on the Northern Mariana's island of Saipan shutting its doors. Audio
Cook Islands voyaging canoe departs for Hawaii
Sixteen Pacific Islanders have embarked on the voyage of a lifetime, sailing from Cook Islands to Hawaii for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture. Audio
Air Vanuatu cancels flights stranding travellers
Comedian Ed Amon would have like to have been in Vanuatu right now - he says there's nothing funny about the collapse of Air Vanuatu Audio
News in Cook Islands Maori for 15 May 2024
The latest news in Cook Islands Maori (Te Reo Maori Kuki Airani) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network. Audio
Young Indo-Fijians yearn to know more about the girmit era
Three young Fijians of Indian descent living in New Zealand have expressed a desire to learn more about their history as the community marked Girmit Day on Tuesday.
News in Solomon Islands Pidgin for 14 May 2024
The latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin (Tok Pisin). Audio