Leading from the front – Fiji 7s captain, Suliano Volivolituevei, scores the first try for his team against Samoa in the final at the 2023 Pacific Games. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Koroi Hawkins It was raining gold medals at the Pacific Games on Saturday for Fiji and French Polynesia in rugby sevens, basketball and volleyball … Read more
University of Otago. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon By the end of this year, close to 600 jobs are likely to have been cut from three of the nation’s eight universities. The losses at Massey, Victoria and Otago involve a mix of voluntary and forced redundancies and will eliminate some subjects from some universities altogether. … Read more
French military carrier plane Airbus A400M, based in Orléans (France), flies over Nouméa military air base 186. Photo: French Ministry of Defence French military carrier A-400M now to fly to New Caledonia every second month French military carrier plane Airbus A-400M, based in Orléans (France), will now fly routinely to New Caledonia every second month, … Read more
[xp] Canterbury wants to be a destination rather than a gateway to other places The Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Spa are an example of post earthquake infrastructure the Destination Management Plan suggests can win back the region’s market share of visitor spending. Photo: LDR/Supplied Canterbury plans to be tourism destination rather than a “gateway to … Read more
The Bluebridge’s Connemara and Interislander’s Kaiārahi in Picton. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee Passengers trying to travel the seas between the North and South Islands may have their hopes dashed once again, with poor weather expected in the Cook Strait. Interislander on Wednesday said it was on track to fix a one-metre hole in the … Read more
It is the third day in a row that passengers have faced disruption at Wellington Airport. Photo: RNZ / Ashleigh McCaull Hundreds of people are queuing at Wellington Airport to rebook their flights after mass cancellations. Air New Zealand has confirmed that more than 50 flights in and out of the city have been cancelled … Read more
World Surfing League competition at Teahupo’o. Photo: WSL After weeks of controversy over potential environmental damages, French Polynesia’s iconic site of Teahupoo has been confirmed as the 2024 Olympic Games surfing competitions venue, but it will be set up in a lighter format. In a lengthy joint release at the week end, the Paris 2024 … Read more
French superstar Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in his side’s 14-0 rout of Gibraltar. Photo: PHOTOSPORT France recorded the biggest victory in European Championship qualifying with a 14-0 rout of 10-man Gibraltar on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick and Warren Zaire-Emery scored on his debut. The French surpassed Germany’s 13-0 win over San … Read more
Team Tonga Photo: Supplied Pacific nations are starting to fly into Honiara for the 2023 Pacific Games, with several contingents already weclomed in by the Games Organising Committee. The multi-sport event happens every four years among athletes from Oceania and this year it’s being hosted by Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December. The … Read more
