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Pacific should 'engage in meaningful risk reduction' to prevent US-China nuclear conflict - expert
Pacific nations and smaller states are being urged to unite to avoid being caught in the crossfire of a possible nuclear conflict between China and the US.
Updated at 4:49 pm on 11 April 2024
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Nauru AFL hopes for a grass field
Aussie rules football is the national sport but there is no proper grass field on the island. The players train and compete on a gravel field, but Nauru AFL hopes that will change.
Updated at 3:59 pm on 11 April 2024
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Pacific news in brief for April 11
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including type A Influenza in Nauru causing respiratory, pneumonia and asthma complications in many patients.
Updated at 3:11 pm on 11 April 2024
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Distrust in elections, courts - democracy poll
The Perceptions of Democracy Survey report by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance has also found many voters favor a strong and undemocratic leader.
Updated at 2:44 pm on 11 April 2024
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Indigenous leaders seeking legal personhood for whales make 'a really big statement'
Aotearoa's Kiingi Tuheitia and the Cook Islands Kaumaiti Nui Tou Ariki have signed a declaration that aims to give to'orā more robust protections that are recognised internationally.
Updated at 1:25 pm on 11 April 2024
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Olympic champions to earn US$50,000, end of 128-year tradition
Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn US$50,000 each to end a 128-year tradition.
Updated at 1:22 pm on 11 April 2024
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Super Rugby Pacific: Fijian Drua duo cop bans
Veteran halfback Frank Lomani has been suspended from all rugby for six weeks and his teammate and prop Jone Koroiduadua cops a two weeks suspension.
Updated at 1:15 pm on 11 April 2024
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NZ lawyer and mediator is Tonga's new anti-corruption commissioner
New Zealand barrister and mediator James Christopher LaHatte has been appointed as Tonga's first anti-corruption commissioner.
Updated at 11:08 am on 11 April 2024
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'Not looking for money': Samoa citizenship bill 'about trust and fairness' - community leader
Reverend Aneterea Sa'u, who was part of the Samoan community contingent in Parliament on Wednesday, says elders still alive who the bill affects deserve the opportunity to become NZ citizens.
Updated at 10:13 am on 11 April 2024
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Voter education key, Solomon Islands media expert says
The Solomon Islands is set to hold its first joint elections and every effort must be made to help prepare voters for the 17 April vote, a media executive says.
Updated at 9:27 am on 11 April 2024
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Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in NZ Parliament
Up to 5,000 Samoans would be offered New Zealand citizenship if the bill comes in.
Updated at 7:21 am on 11 April 2024
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New head coach for 'Ikale Tahi
Tonga sevens coach Tevita Tu'ifua has been named head coach of the 'Ikale Tahi for the next four years.
Updated at 2:45 pm on 10 April 2024
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NZ Defence Force remembers HMNZS Moa sinking in Solomons
On April 7, 1943, HMNZS Moa was hit directly by a Japanese dive bomber and sank bow-first in under four minutes.
Updated at 1:32 pm on 10 April 2024
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Pacific news in brief for April 10
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 1:04 pm on 10 April 2024
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Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast votes
Police officers and electoral officals became the first to cast votes for the 2024 Solomon Islands joint elections on 17 April.
Updated at 10:22 am on 10 April 2024
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Solomons, Australia universities to observe 17 April joint election
The Australian National University (ANU) will work with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to observe the Solomons' joint election on 17 April.
Updated at 10:21 am on 10 April 2024
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Pacific news in brief for April 9
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the WHO urging governments to accelerate action to realise the right to health for all of their people.
Updated at 3:59 pm on 9 April 2024
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Tonga has always worked with China - Hu'akavameiliku
The prime minister says the government will always work with international partner governments on programs that will help the country.
Updated at 3:57 pm on 9 April 2024
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Social media campaign to unearth players paying dividends for Cook Islands
From Asia to the Netherlands, the Cook Islands national team is casting its net ever wider in search of players.
Updated at 3:56 pm on 9 April 2024
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'Elements' within Fiji coalition want elections chief out - critics
There is an active attempt to remove the elections chief from her role, critics say, as the Fijian coalition government gets caught up in another undesired political drama.
Updated at 3:17 pm on 9 April 2024
