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APEC faces up to the China challenge
Analysis - Superpower rivalry at APEC with China and the US vying for influence in the Pacific expected to put extra pressure on the alliance, writes Aravind Yelery
Updated at 1:34 pm on 29 October 2023
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Tropical Cyclone Lola: Schooling disrupted for thousands of students in Vanuatu
More than 15,000 students will be affected after Cyclone Lola destroyed classrooms across Ambae, Maewo and Pentecost islands.
Updated at 12:20 pm on 28 October 2023
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Pacific news in brief for October 27
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 11:47 am on 28 October 2023
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Cyclone Lola batters remote Tikopia in Solomon Islands - disaster office confirms
A remote island in Solomon Islands has sustained serious damage after it was hit by Cyclone Lola at its highest strength as a category five system.
Updated at 11:22 am on 28 October 2023
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CNMI businesses plead US to lift flight cap from China
Businesses in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas are calling on the US Department of Transportation to exempt the territory from the cap on the number of scheduled flights from China.
Updated at 5:03 pm on 27 October 2023
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'A heck of a lot of pain': Dave Letele on Pasifika suicide stats
Community initiatives are helping reduce suspected death by suicide stats among Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific communities.
Updated at 4:27 pm on 27 October 2023
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Samoa MP disappointed with move to eliminate quota for women in Parliament
A woman MP in Samoa, Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau, has expressed concern that a parliamentary committee has recommended to eliminate the 10 percent quota provision of women MPs.
Updated at 2:15 pm on 27 October 2023
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HIV infections increase by 91% in three years in Papua New Guinea - non-profit
Papua New Guinea is experiencing an exponential surge in HIV infections, a health advocate in the country says.
Updated at 10:26 am on 27 October 2023
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Fears over infrastructure, housing damage as Cyclone Lola damage evaluation continues in Vanuatu
However, New Zealand's high commissioner to Vanuatu says she is hopeful some of the country's recently built infrastructure will have weathered the storm.
Updated at 10:15 am on 27 October 2023
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Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai surveys Cyclone Lola damage from the air
Vanuatu has been hit by three cyclones in eight months. The latest has affected more than 10,000 households and destroyed some, along with schools.
Updated at 8:37 pm on 26 October 2023
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More game time for Pacific team as World Rugby approves expansions
Analysis - More game time will help Pacific teams prepare for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, something the coaches from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga had highlighted more than once at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Updated at 5:45 pm on 26 October 2023
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French minister re-schedules Nouméa visit for talks to end of November
French home affairs and overseas minister Gérald Darmanin has announced new dates for his visit to New Caledonia, where he is planning to pursue crucial talks with political parties.
Updated at 5:00 pm on 26 October 2023
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Pacific news in brief for October 26
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 1:52 pm on 26 October 2023
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Climate solutions are already in our nature
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
Updated at 1:14 pm on 26 October 2023
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Rabuka backtracks controversial cabinet reshuffle, says 'we listened to the lawyers'
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has walked back a controversial cabinet reshuffle less than a fortnight after announcing it.
Updated at 11:14 am on 26 October 2023
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'Agriculture quite a good industry' to commercialise Samoa's customary land – academic
A Victoria University in Wellington academic believes tourism poses more risk for Samoa landowners and suggests agriculture as a better alternative for commercialisation of customary land.
Updated at 10:40 am on 26 October 2023
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All clear given in Vanuatu, Lola downgraded to Ex-Tropical Cyclone
Vanuatu disaster authorities issued an all clear for the country as ex-cyclone Lola was downgraded to a tropical low system on Thursday morning.
Updated at 10:29 am on 26 October 2023
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Tropical Cyclone Lola: Houses destroyed, roads blocked, communications down
Houses on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island have been destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola and roads blocked by fallen trees, a resident says.
Updated at 9:36 am on 26 October 2023
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Cyclone Lola lashes Vanuatu's northern provinces
Reports are emerging of widespread damage in Vanuatu's northern provinces, where Cyclone Lola first made landfall on Tuesday.
Updated at 8:20 pm on 25 October 2023
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'Bold Pasifika voice': Fa'anānā Efeso Collins 'elated and humbled' to be in Parliament
First time Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is "elated and humbled" to make it into New Zealand's Parliament.
Updated at 2:54 pm on 25 October 2023
