Vanuatu

Brian Kaltak is still pinching himself and can't even find the words to describe the football fairytale that has changed his life forever.

Ernst and Young Australia has finished its revised report on Air Vanuatu, recommending a creditors' compromise which was set to go to a vote on Wednesday. Audio

The research recommends expanding programmes that offer reproductive health rights information and opportunities to empower girls and young women to make informed decisions.

Charlot Salwai was in Aotearoa for an official visit this week, where he met his counterpart Christopher Luxon for bilateral talks on labour mobility, climate change, Pacific regionalism. Audio

The Prime Minister of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai has been welcomed to Parliament with a formal pōwhiri and gun salute.

Broderick Mervyn, 28, is the youngest recipient of the Vanuatu Independence Commemorative Medal. He says the country's leadership in recognising emerging leaders.

He is set to meet with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon for talks, including on labour mobility and climate change.

Vanuatu marked its 44th independence anniversary on Tuesday with an official parade and flag raising ceremony at Independence Park in Port Vila.

Vanuatu's minister of climate change Ralph Regenvanu at the ISA meeting of the 168 member nations plus the European Union said an environmental policy is "critical".