News & Current Affairs
Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) aims to bring the best of New Zealand content to you via its contribution feed service Pasifika TV. We will keep you updated with the latest news and current affairs happening locally and from the Pacific.
Reflecting on the past year as we face what lies ahead
As we welcome the new year ahead, Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) Chief Executive Officer Natasha Meleisea reflects on the events which...
Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety
Source: RNZ Pacific
Friday (January 17) marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, claiming 14 lives, injuring...
Remembering violent Tonga eruption three years on
Source: RNZ Pacific
First person – On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano erupted. It was the most powerful volcanic...
La Nina possibility drives up cyclone risk
Source: RNZ Pacific
The risk of cyclones in Pacific Islands close to the coral sea could increase as a La Niña watch remains in place.
The first cyclone...
Port Vila faces potential exodus after devastating earthquake
Source: RNZ Pacific
In the aftermath of December’s devastating earthquake, many people in the capital, Port Vila have been displaced and left jobless.
The...
A group of 44 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) have met for the first time, ahead of the Tiaki Moana Summit and Workshop in Pōrīnetia Farāni, in March 2025.
The...
A reminder that applications for the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) close on January 15, 2025. Don’t miss this incredible...
Source: RNZ Pacific
Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in Port Vila...
Source: RNZ Pacific
The British High Commission in Port Vila has given GDP£400,000 (US$496,880) to UNICEF Pacific, to support children affected by the...
Source: RNZ Pacific
8 April 1944 -3 January 2025
Dame Tariana Turia, a former member of parliament and government minister, has died. She was 80.
The former...
Source: RNZ Pacific
Pasifika sportspeople and teams made an important impact on the world stage in 2024.
From individuals at the Paris Olympics, to teams...
Source: RNZ Pacific
The rescue team sent to Vanuatu over Christmas to aid the nation’s disaster response following a deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake has...
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) has been deployed to Vanuatu in response to the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake...
Multiple Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flights to Vanuatu this week have delivered emergency responders and tonnes of search and rescue equipment...