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Flight cancellations down at Asia-Pacific airlines; Iata says more travellers want to use smartphones and biometrics
Asia-Pacific flyers want faster, seamless journeys, but some are wary of new technology.
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Police on alert as Kiwis-Tonga game tests fan behaviour after Brisbane arrests
Wayne Brown urges fans to keep celebrations safe around Eden Park on Sunday.
Culture takes centre stage at Rotorua's day of song, kai and togetherness
Visitors can enjoy food, artisan stalls and the Ola Fou wellbeing hub.
Richard Prebble: New Zealand's pointless 'war' with the Cook Islands must end
OPINION: New Zealand has cut $18m in aid that funds Cook Islands health and education.
Samoa urges parents to vaccinate children to avoid 'another outbreak'
Samoa and the Cook Islands have issued measles-related travel and public health alerts.
On The Up: Chosen for 'her smile' - Teen model proves she's got the WOW factor
The 19-year-old made her debut at this year’s World of WearableArt show.
'Diminishing choices': Report blasts NZ's response to climate displacement
The Amnesty International report calls for humanitarian visas and a stay on deportations.
Watch: Game-winning try sees Kiwi Ferns complete stunning comeback over Fetu Samoa
The Kiwi Ferns overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Fetu Samoa in Auckland.
Master tattooist warns of botched jobs as ACC claims top 500 per year
Choose carefully: Some tattoos have become so infected amputation was threatened.
Matangi Tonga founder Pesi Fonua mourned after his death at 78
He launched Vava’u Press in 1979, paving the way for Tonga’s first online news.
Cushla Loomb: What NZ can learn from Pacific climate resilience
OPINION: Fiji’s protected mangroves show how nature can defend coastlines and livelihoods.
'Remain prepared': NZ at higher-than-normal risk for cyclones during season
Northern New Zealand could see up to two cyclones from November to April.
NZ starts gearing up for big summer airline expansion, global group expects a busy October
Busy month expected after some regions had a sluggish southern winter.
Samoa declares 'economic emergency' over Budget crisis
The emergency allows Treasury funds to keep government services running.
'He's an idiot': Pacific doctors slam Trump's advice, recall measles disaster
Samoa's health chief was so unimpressed with the advice he won't even raise it with staff.
New initiative to address training barriers for rural and Pacific workers
Project Fetu is launched as primary industry manufacturers in regional areas downsize.
'We need to remind the world': Tongan bark cloth revival takes shape
Nearly 100 women from 20 Tongan villages joined the two-week workshop.
Australia 'raises stakes' for NZ with massive new sustainable fuel project
NZ imports all its jet fuel but leaders say the country has high potential for clean fuel.
How to see a side of Fiji few visitors ever do
Discover Fiji’s rugged highlands on a multi-day trek with Intrepid Travel.
'Let us work together': La'auli sworn in as Samoa’s eighth PM
More than 2000 people filled the Tuanaimato gym to witness the occasion.
‘It’s a shame’: Leaders question Māori stage breaking away from other Polyfest performers
The Māori stage will run at a different venue on different days.
Gaylene Preston doco on artist Robin White explores the horror of nuclear war
'To me, it represents the extremes to which human beings can go on the dark side.'
Adam Pearse: Why New Zealand must learn from the Solomon Islands as Pacific forum host
The absence of world powers like China and the United States had a bearing on proceedings.
Fate of NZ funding for China-backed island nation still up in the air
New Zealand launched a review into its funding for Kiribati in January.
New Zealand set to bolster police force in the Pacific, PM cites meth boom
Luxon also got to experience being charged at by boys wielding axes and whips.
NZ Pacific aid efforts complicated by exclusion of world powers
Christopher Luxon flies tonight from Auckland to the Solomon Islands ahead of PIF 2025.
Former Samoan Prime Minister refuses to concede despite landslide win for rival
Samoan PM-elect is calling for peace and unity in Samoa as politics gets rocky
Pirate-busting Starboard Maritime Intelligence raises $23m
Pirate-battling Kiwi company says funding takes it closer to ruling the waves.
'Father's Day at the cemetery': Facing a year of firsts without my Dad
Father's Day is special for many today and a hard reality for others.
Samoa election count shows Fast Party's landslide win
Fast has taken 30 of 51 seats and secured a majority in Samoa’s election.