Pacific News Search
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Samoan communities affected by Manawanui disaster receive $30,000 donation from China
The Chinese embassy in Apia made an initial donation amid Manawanui compensation talks, and a spokesperson for Safata district says "this is only the beginning" with "other projects" under discussion.
Updated at 7:50 pm on 7 February 2025
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Mark Brown on China deal: 'No need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us'
The Cook Islands prime minister says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with Beijing which is expected to be signed next week.
Updated at 5:55 pm on 7 February 2025
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Cricket PNG not dealing with issues - players
The Barramundis players are calling for the removal of Cricket PNG chief executive and payments for national duty commitments last year.
Updated at 2:53 pm on 7 February 2025
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Watch: Over 3600 cases of child sexual abuse material reported
A co-chair of Fiji's anti-porn taskforce says there is a "concerning trend developing" regarding the issue of child pornography.
Updated at 2:53 pm on 7 February 2025
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Three Pacific heritage players to feature in 2025 Super Bowl
Ju Ju Smith-Schuster and Kingsley Suamataia will feature for Kansas City Chiefs, while Jordan Mailata be in for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Updated at 1:04 pm on 7 February 2025
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Major crime stats in CNMI drops in 2024
According to a report by the Northern Marianas Department of Public Safety, the most common crime committed in the US territory was disturbing the peace
Updated at 11:26 am on 7 February 2025
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Cook Islands ditches passport plan after New Zealand ‘ultimatum’
Exclusive: Cook Islands has dropped the controversial passport proposal, Prime Minister Mark Brown confirmed on Wednesday, Cook Islands Time.
Updated at 11:26 am on 7 February 2025
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'Protect children': Samoa helpline service records rise in child abuse calls
The Samoa Victim Support Group is calling on Samoan families and communities to take child abuse seriously.
Updated at 8:11 am on 7 February 2025
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Fiji's daily pornographic traffic raises alarm among authorities
Fijians consume up to 15 terabytes of pornographic content daily - the same amount of data usage could stream HD movies continuously for 24 years or download approximately 220 million e-books.
Updated at 7:30 am on 7 February 2025
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Solomon Islands landowners take legal action over 2019 oil spill disaster
The grounding of the cargo ship MV Solomon Trader in February 2019 resulted in 300 tonnes of oil leaking into the marine environment of Rennell Island.
Updated at 4:55 pm on 6 February 2025
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Samoa communities affected by Manawanui sinking seek support from China
The Chinese embassy in Apia met with villagers in Safata district to discuss how Beijing can assist them.
Updated at 4:09 pm on 6 February 2025
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'Do not see eye to eye': NZ and Cook Islands at odds over diplomatic issues
"We can confirm that there are a number of issues on which New Zealand and the Cook Islands Government currently do not see eye to eye," the spokesperson for Deputy PM Winston Peters said.
Updated at 2:50 pm on 6 February 2025
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Māori academic says Te Tiriti o Waitangi relevant for Pasifika people
"There's a deep history between Māori and Pasifika people."
Updated at 2:38 pm on 6 February 2025
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Fijian MP to take legal action against FijiLeaks over leaked explicit video
Lynda Tabuya is taking legal action against Victor Lal, a veteran Fijian journalist who now resides in London.
Updated at 1:43 pm on 6 February 2025
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Sir Julius Chan’s uniquely long political career played in two parts
Opinion - Sir Julius Chan, who died on 30 January, was in a class of his own, writes Stephen Howes.
Updated at 12:41 pm on 6 February 2025
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Trump deportations roil Pacific waters
Donald Trump administration's aggressive action to deport illegal aliens is reverberating around the Pacific, writes Giff Johnson.
Updated at 12:11 pm on 6 February 2025
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Eight beauty contestants compete for 2025 Miss Pacific Islands crown
The countries represented at this year's event are Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, American Samoa, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and the Cook Islands.
Updated at 11:21 am on 6 February 2025
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Kokonut Cafe crocodiles to be rehomed in Solomon Islands
Two large saltwater crocodiles living in caged pits behind a café in Solomon Islands are set to be rehomed by a New Zealand animal charity.
Updated at 9:35 am on 6 February 2025
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Cook Islands PM Brown offered state visit to China later this month
The state visit was initially announced in December 2024, during a visit by Dr Zhaoxu Ma, the Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
Updated at 9:11 am on 6 February 2025
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Bougainville announces dates for 2025 elections
The people of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville will head to the polls in September.
Updated at 7:36 am on 6 February 2025
