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Preliminary election results show tight race for urban seats in Kiribati
Six MPs from the last parliament, including one cabinet minister, are reported to have lost their seats, according to election results from the Ministry of Culutre and Internal Affairs.
Updated at 10:27 pm on 16 August 2024
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Pacific news in brief for August 16
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka meets with the Governor of the Yunnan Province, Wang Yubo, while on his trip to China.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 16 August 2024
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USP says claims against VC ‘misleading and untrue’ - Staff demands university head to go
A fresh round of trouble is brewing at the University of the South Pacific after the staff union voted in favour of industrial action to remove the head of the institution.
Updated at 3:47 pm on 16 August 2024
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Tonga works on tracking gas emissions
Tonga could soon be able to track its own progress towards achieving targets.
Updated at 3:45 pm on 16 August 2024
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Advocate calls for stronger laws to prevent sorcery related violence in PNG
Evelyn Kunda, currently in Aotearoa to shine a light on the horrors of sorcery related violence in her country, says victims in her country "need justice".
Updated at 1:29 pm on 16 August 2024
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Kiribati election: Aspiring woman MP wants to fix 'government inefficiencies'
Ruth Cross Kwansing is one of 18 female candidates out of 114 vying for a parliamentary seat in Kiribati's national election.
Updated at 10:59 am on 16 August 2024
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'Tensions are rising' in the Pacific Ocean, outgoing French Pacific fleet commander says
Commodore Geoffroy d'Andigné warned against a false sense of security in the Pacific Ocean, or to think that a conflict on the other side of the world would not affect the region.
Updated at 7:12 am on 16 August 2024
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Kiribati elections unofficial results: 'It is all community level effort where we ask each other'
Incumbent President Taneti Maamau has retained his seat in Onotoa, according to unofficial results after the first round of the polls on Wednesday.
Updated at 12:31 am on 16 August 2024
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Tonga invites Elon Musk to Pacific leaders’ summit
Tonga's government has extended an invitation to the billionaire entrepreneur to attend the annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting to be held in less than two weeks' time.
Updated at 7:24 pm on 15 August 2024
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New Caledonia unrest death toll rises to 11 following clash with gendarmes
In New Caledonia, violent unrest and clashes between the rioters and law enforcement units have killed one more person.
Updated at 6:23 pm on 15 August 2024
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Fiji back in World Rugby Council with 'new constitution and governance structure'
World Rugby has reinstated the Fiji Rugby Union back as a member of the governing body's council almost 15 months after it was suspended due to "governance challenges".
Updated at 4:54 pm on 15 August 2024
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Auckland-based Samoan influencer and his pug, Fraser, on a mission to help men cook
Daniel Rankin, 29, is a baker and has taken TikTok by storm.
Updated at 4:43 pm on 15 August 2024
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More Pacific voices needed in climate literature - researcher
"There's a huge gap, not only in climate mobility, but climate literature, of the voices of Pacific people, of those who are at the forefront of climate change."
Updated at 2:34 pm on 15 August 2024
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Pacific news in brief for August 15
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including activists marking three months of protests in New Caledonia.
Updated at 2:34 pm on 15 August 2024
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'More military planes than birds': US militarisation in Guam; self-defence or provocation?
As Washington tries to bolster its defence capabilities in the US territory, Guamanians are questioning whether militarisation will help or harm the people, the environment and their future.
Updated at 1:48 pm on 15 August 2024
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China using economic coercion to influence Palau's relationship with Taiwan - Palau leader
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr claims China is "weaponising tourism" in a bid to get the nation to sever its ties with Taiwan.
Updated at 11:21 am on 15 August 2024
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Tongan-Palagi stories started with a mum wanting her kids to see themselves reflected in print
"I feel really strongly that all kids should be able to see themselves represented in print."
Updated at 10:59 am on 15 August 2024
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‘We have always supported our athletes’ - Samoa govt on Lakapi Samoa’s finance fiasco
Samoa's sports minister hits back at claims by Lakapi Samoa chairman that the government failed to fund the national men's 15s team's Europe tour in November.
Updated at 6:11 pm on 14 August 2024
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Winston Peters says 'we need to keep engaged' with Micronesia
The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his first ever bilateral meeting with a New Zealand government minister on Tuesday.
Updated at 5:05 pm on 14 August 2024
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Evicted Papua New Guinea settlers not giving up, two years on
People evicted from a large squatter settlement in Papua New Guinea's capital two years ago, want a slice of a new government fund.
Updated at 4:00 pm on 14 August 2024
