Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio will travel to Samoa on Friday, where New Zealand medical teams are helping Samoa respond to an outbreak of measles. “New Zealand has been working closely with the Government of Samoa and offering our assistance from the early stages of the outbreak.

A 16,149 kilometre Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable will bring improved internet performance, resilience and affordability to Tokelau. Technical teams visited the three Tokelau atolls of Fakaofo, Nukunonu and Atafu recently to assess a number of sites to home the cable landing station facilities. Construction on the stations is expected to begin in 2020. Tokelau

The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 4,995 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started.  There were 75 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 176 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities.  Of this, 140 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital

The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 4,898 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started.  There were 83 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 169 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities.  Of this, 133 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital