Jamie Tahana

Samoa's two main political parties remain at loggerheads, with both parties claiming to be the government.

As legal challenges continue to mount, many more are asking - just how might this end?

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Samoa's majority party is celebrating its elevation to Government but the constitutional turmoil is far from owner. The minority HRPP party says yesterday's swearing-in was not lawful and disgraced… Audio

All eyes will be on the courts in Samoa today as a political stalemate continues in Apia.

The majority FAST party was yesterday locked out of Parliament by the caretaker government - an action which… Audio

We check in on Samoa which has been plunged into an unprecedented constitutional and political crisis. Audio

Samoa has plunged deep into an unprecedented constitutional and political crisis.

A dramatic series of developments in Apia have added new twists to Samoa's protracted election.

The party which… Video, Audio

A constitutional crisis continues to spiral in Samoa. The party which won a majority at last month's election, the FAST party, has been trying to get parliament to sit today, so they could be sworn… Audio

After a year of zero visitors, the Cook Islands is now pondering just how many visitors it actually wants to return.

Until Covid-19 shut the borders in March, the country was seeing record numbers… Audio

The Cook Islands is pondering how to entice an exodus of young people back to the country. Audio

The Cook Islands is pondering how to entice an exodus of young people back to the country.

Depopulation has long been an issue for the Cook Islands, but those numbers have shot up in the past few… Audio

Businesses in Rarotonga are hoping the first plane load of tourists to fly into the Cook Islands in over a year are ready to spend up large.

Locals have been campaigning hard for the two-way travel… Audio

Passengers were at Auckland Airport getting ready to board the first flight to Rarotonga under the two-way travel bubble with the Cook Island's on Monday.

RNZ Pacific reporter Jamie Tahana was among… Audio

The first international tourists in more than a year arrive in Rarotonga today as the two-way travel bubble with the Cook Island's takes off.

This morning passengers are lining up at Auckland Airport… Audio

Tourism operators in the Cook Islands cautiously optimistic as travel bubble finally opens Audio

The Supreme Court in Samoa has thrown out the electoral office's decision to appoint an extra woman member of parliament. This breaks a month long deadlock from the April election, handing the… Audio

The first international tourists in more than a year will arrive on Rarotonga on Tuesday.

Visitors to the Cook Islands will be a welcome sight for many businesses who've been struggling to survive.

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A legal challenge is underway in Apia to halt the running of a second election in Samoa. Proceedings started in the Supreme Court this morning and are expected to stretch well into this afternoon. RNZ… Audio