Tokelau
Tokelau resumes search for airport site
Tokelau is once again trying to kickstart plans for a commercial air service to the atolls.
Fired Tokelau public servant turned away from Fono
A former Tokelau public servant, who is suing his government, says the territory's General Fono or parliament has refused to hear his case.
Work resumes on Tokelau wharf after accident
Work has resumed on a $US14 million Tokelau wharf project after a Samoan contractor died on Atafu in May.
PNG conveys China invitation to Pacific meet
The Chinese President Xi Jinping is offering to host a meeting with Pacific leaders in Port Moresby ahead of the APEC leaders summit in November.
Pacific territories discuss at UN decolonisation committee
Three Pacific territories have been discussed at the latest meeting of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation.
Australian contractor to build wharves in Tokelau
An Australian contractor has been engaged to build safer and more reliable ship-to-shore reef passages and new wharves in Tokelau.
Sport: Tokelau wrestling earns Commonwealth nod
Tokelau has been accepted onto the Commonwealth Wrestling Board but further hurdles remain to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
Academic sees merit in High Court sitting in Tokelau
An academic says there should be discussion on the merits of the High Court of Tokelau sitting in Tokelau rather than New Zealand.
Why NZ should talk to Tokelau about an air service
The director of Massey University's Pasifika Centre says the New Zealand Government needs to talk with Tokelau about air services to the atolls. Audio
NZ and Tokelau need to talk about air services - academic
The director of Massey University's Pasifika Centre says the New Zealand Government needs to talk with Tokelau about air services to the atolls.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 April 2018
The leaders of the nine states, territories and countries of Micronesia are gathering this week to thrash out issues including climate change, migration and their close but complicated relationship… Audio
Drop in Tokelau consumer price index
A drop in airfares has helped push down prices in Tokelau in the first part of the year.
The plight of two Tokelauans sacked over the helicopter saga
Fifteen months ago the then New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully sparked an uproar when he revealed the Tokelau government had bought two helicopters. Audio
Call for High Court to sit in Tokelau, not NZ
Two sacked senior Tokelauan public servants say High Court cases should be heard in Tokelau, rather than in New Zealand.
Improved NZ pension portability pending
The New Zealand Government is close to giving its Pacific realm countries, Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau, the access to superannuation they have been seeking for some years. Audio
NZ not about to remove all restrictions on Superannuation
New Zealand is not about to remove all the restrictions on people in Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau wanting to qualify for New Zealand Superannuation.
Niue premier changes his mind on pension portability
The premier of Niue has withdrawn his island's support for changes to the New Zealand pension portability scheme.
Law change to grant 170 Pacific Islanders NZ super
About 170 extra people will receive New Zealand superannuation or veteran's pension a year after the eligibility for residents of Realm countries are relaxed, the Ministry of Social Development says.
Easier NZ super access to ease pressure - Cook Islanders
Changing the eligibility for New Zealand superannuation for residents of the Realm countries will ease pressure on families supporting relatives moving back to New Zealand, some Cook Islanders say.
Easier super access for Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau
People from those islands will no longer have to return to New Zealand to get their superannuation.
