A block resignation means the whole government of New Caledonia is deemed to have resigned, and should now act in a caretaker mode. Patrick Decloitre, Correspondent, French Pacific Desk New ...
Four passengers and the pilot were onboard when the plane crashed in a remote area of Morobe Province.Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Five people have died in a plane crash in a remote area ...
The discovery of a prion disease, kuru, in the Fore people of Papua New Guinea that was transmitted by consuming contaminated human brain tissue of family members during funeral rites demonstrated ...
Former PM Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni resigned on 9 December ahead of a no-confidence motion.‘Aisake Eke is the new prime minister of Tonga. He won the secret ballot votes 16-8 at ...
In addition to the RRO, the World Bank is also carrying out a Global Rapid post-disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) that will help estimate the economic damage caused by the earthquake. PORT VILA, ...
One week on from Vanuatus deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake, families hit by the disaster are still reeling from the nightmarish moment the quake hit, highlighting the need for mental health ...