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14/11/2023

NZ charity requests for urgent help to fix its broken medical aid ship

A New Zealand charity is asking for urgent help to fix its broken medical aid ship stranded in Fiji.

14/11/2023

Vanuatu to send their first ever national women's rugby team to the Pacific Games

Vanuatu is ready to send their first ever national women's rugby team to the Pacific Games in Solomon Islands.

13/11/2023

TC Mal now a category two system

Tropical Cyclone Mal is now a category two system.

31/10/2023

Israeli troops begins major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave

Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza's main northern city from both sides on Monday, three days after they began a major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave that has drawn more international appeals for civilians to be protected.

31/10/2023

Vanuatu's Cyclone Lola response faces transport roadblocks

Vanuatu's Cyclone Lola response faces transport roadblocks with the country's patrol boat out of action after it was damaged from twin cyclones Kevin and Judy in March.

31/10/2023

Team Fiji athletes now in the final countdown to the highly anticipated Pacific Games

Athletes Commission Representative for the Pacific Games to the Solomon Islands, William Bennion, eagerly reveals that the athletes are now in the final countdown to the highly anticipated Pacific Games.

30/10/2023

Cause of Mathew Perry’s death remains unknown

The cause of Matthew Perry's death is unknown and has been "deferred" pending further investigation.

30/10/2023

Former Fiji PM concerned for Fijian troops in the Middle East

Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is concerned for Fijian troops in the Middle East after the majority of Pacific states - including Fiji - voted against a United Nations resolution for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

30/10/2023

Pregnant woman and her unborn child are among up to three people killed in Vanuatu

A pregnant woman and her unborn child are among up to three people killed in Vanuatu during a severe cyclone that ripped through and devastated parts of the small Pacific nation.

30/10/2023

World Rugby unveils 2023 Men’s Dream Team of the Year

World Rugby has unveiled the 2023 Men’s Dream Team of the Year, an XV stacked with bruising physicality, electric pace and otherworldly skillsets.

30/10/2023

Eddie Jones resigned as Australia coach in the wake of the calamitous World Cup campaign

Eddie Jones has resigned as Australia coach in the wake of the calamitous World Cup campaign but wants one more job in charge of a test team before retirement, the 63-year-old told The Australian newspaper in an interview on Sunday.

29/10/2023

Ardie Savea named men's rugby World Player of the year

All Black loose forward Ardie Savea has been named the men's rugby World Player of the year at an awards ceremony in Paris.

29/10/2023

Tropical Cyclone Lola claims lives of two people in Vanuatu

At least two people were killed on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu that was one of the worst hit islands by severe tropical cyclone Lola last week.

27/10/2023

Digicel Pacific gives its customers across the Pacific the ability to call Vanuatu for free

In the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola which affected Vanuatu, Digicel Pacific is giving their customers across the Pacific the ability to call from their home country to Vanuatu for free from today.

26/10/2023

Ian Foster is one win away from becoming the fourth coach to deliver NZ a World Cup title

Underestimated and underappreciated, Ian Foster is one win away from becoming the fourth coach to deliver New Zealand a World Cup title but it would be a bittersweet triumph for a man long since judged unfit to carry on in the role.

26/10/2023

South Africa shifts focus on to RWC final

It was less than two months ago that South Africa inflicted a record 35-7 defeat on New Zealand but the result of that test in London will have no bearing on this weekend's Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks, flanker Kwagga Smith said.

26/10/2023

Vanuatu disaster authorities issue an all clear for the country

Vanuatu disaster authorities have issued an all clear for the country as ex-cyclone Lola was downgraded to a tropical low system in the last hour (6:34am Vanuatu time/9:34am New Zealand time).

25/10/2023

Houses on Pentecost Island destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola

Houses on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island have been destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola and roads blocked by fallen trees, a resident says.

25/10/2023

Red Cross Vanuatu concerned it does not have enough relief to support people

Red Cross Vanuatu is concerned it does not have enough relief to support people through the category 5 Cyclone Lola which is moving through Northern Vanuatu.

25/10/2023

All Blacks pack improved dramatically from the start of the World Cup

The All Blacks pack have improved dramatically from last year and even from the start of the World Cup, with the players crediting forwards coach Jason Ryan for their lift in performance.

24/10/2023

World Rugby approves a new aligned international calendar

World Rugby has approved a new aligned international calendar, expanded 24-team men's World Cup and a top division of 12 teams in a biennial Nations League concept from 2026 that will have promotion and relegation, but only from 2030.

24/10/2023

Tropical Cyclone Lola cuts off communication with Penama province

Tropical cyclone Lola has cut off communications with the Penama province since last night as it makes landfall on the northern islands, says Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.

24/10/2023

Wayne Barnes to officiate Sunday's World Cup final between NZ and South Africa

England's Wayne Barnes, the most experienced referee in history with 110 tests, will officiate Sunday's World Cup final between New Zealand and holders South Africa in Paris, World Rugby confirmed on Tuesday.

24/10/2023

2023 Pacific Games village now ready to house athletes and officials

The Pacific Games Organising Committee says the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) campuses, which form part of the 2023 Pacific Games village, are now ready to house 5000 athletes and officials.

24/10/2023

Plans underway to stage a historic clash between two NRL sides in Fiji

There are plans to stage a historic clash between two NRL sides in Fiji as early as next year as the game prepares to expand into another international frontier.

24/10/2023

Scott McLeod believes potential loss of ho**er Bongi Mbonambi would be ‘a massive’

New Zealand defence coach Scott McLeod believes that the potential loss of ho**er Bongi Mbonambi would be ‘a massive’ dent for South Africa’s designs on a lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in five days time.

24/10/2023

An off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder

An off-duty pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, after he allegedly tried to crash a passenger jet during a flight on Sunday night.

23/10/2023

Tropical Cyclone Lola strengthens to a category 5 super cyclone

Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to a category 5 super cyclone, the Fiji Meteorological Service says.

23/10/2023

Israeli military held screening of raw footage recovered from Hamas body cameras

The Israeli military held a screening for journalists on Monday of raw footage recovered from Hamas body cameras, in an effort to remind the world of the brutality of the attack on Israel two weeks ago.

23/10/2023

Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Lola to hit Luganville at midday, today

Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to category 4 with wind gusts of 180 km/h, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department says.

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