Pacific News Search
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Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption triggered fastest underwater debris flow ever
Last year's volcanic eruption in Tonga triggered the fastest underwater debris flow ever recorded - at 122 kilometres per hour.
Updated at 3:01 pm on 8 September 2023
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‘If I did wrong, arrest me’: doomsday sect leader challenges Fiji cabinet minister
The leader of Grace Road Church is demanding an apology from Fijian authorities for calling members of the Korean Christian sect "fugitives and runners".
Updated at 2:56 pm on 8 September 2023
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Police investigating death threat made against Vanuatu PM
New Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman signals intentions to tighten reins on social media use after alleged death threat.
Updated at 2:52 pm on 8 September 2023
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'Kava time' change of govt took ni-Vanuatu by surprise says academic
Analysis - a Vanuatu political commentator says the swift removal of the government took most people in the country by surprise.
Updated at 2:26 pm on 8 September 2023
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Sports news in brief for September 8
Round-up of Pacific news stories including a big delivery of sports items for the Cook Islands and an on-field brawl
Updated at 11:32 am on 8 September 2023
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Taonga on display for Tongan Language Week
Tongan textile treasures were on display at the Auckland War Memorial Museum this week in celebration of Tongan Language Week.
Updated at 11:32 am on 8 September 2023
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New Vanuatu govt plans to remove parliament speaker
The 27 MPs in the Vanuatu parliament who belong to the new coalition government of Prime Minister Sato Kilman have submitted a motion to remove the current speaker, Seoule Simeon.
Updated at 10:58 am on 8 September 2023
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Miracle Fai'ilangi among trio re-signed for Moana Pasifika for 2024 season
Three more players have re-signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season
Updated at 10:19 am on 8 September 2023
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Palestine furious at PNG Prime Minister opening embassy in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority has called the opening of Papua New Guinea's Israeli embassy in Jerusalem an "aggression" and a "violation" of international law.
Updated at 9:21 am on 8 September 2023
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Bainimarama and Qiliho have a case to answer - magistrate
Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho will go to trial over corruption allegations.
Updated at 8:32 am on 8 September 2023
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Doctors caught by PNG election law amendment now able to work again
Papua New Guinea's health minister, Lino Tom, says 43 doctors who contested the elections more than a year ago can now be re-employed by the provincial health authorities.
Updated at 5:01 pm on 7 September 2023
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Doomsday cult members deported from Fiji, but leader is in hiding
Fijian authorities have announced that a task force has captured and deported two members of the Korean doomsday Christian cult, Grace Road.
Updated at 5:01 pm on 7 September 2023
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Cooks' tourism industry upbeat, but anger persists over high air fares
The Cook Islands tourism industry is getting back to where it was pre-pandemic, but it's still dealing with slow seasons and high airfares.
Updated at 12:28 pm on 7 September 2023
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Family Faith Footy: Pacific rugby story brings All Black great to tears
A new Pacific rugby documentary has been released about the sacrifices made by some of the world's greatest players.
Updated at 10:04 am on 7 September 2023
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Bula Boys beat in-form Solomons to reach Oceania Olympic final
Fiji's footballers defeated Solomon Islands 3-0 in Auckland on Wednesday night in the semi-finals of the Oceania men's Olympic qualifier.
Updated at 9:52 am on 7 September 2023
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PNG expects to gain 'billions' in royalties from Wafi-Golpu gold mining project
The man leading negotiations for Papua New Guinea over the Wafi Golpu goldmine in Morobe Province believes the country will earn billions of dollars from the project.
Updated at 7:52 am on 7 September 2023
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Passengers give up seats to others as Niue-NZ flights lack capacity
Niue's finance minister Crossley Tatui says the country is speaking with Air New Zealand about the lack of capacity on the single weekly flight.
Updated at 4:50 pm on 6 September 2023
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Tonga PM defeats no confidence motion against him
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni remains the country's leader following a vote of no confidence against him.
Updated at 4:09 pm on 6 September 2023
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PM James Marape says Israel to fund PNG embassy in the contested city of Jerusalem
Israel will pay to run the embassy that Papua New Guinea (PNG) has formally opened in the contested city of Jerusalem, according to PNG's Prime Minister James Marape.
Updated at 2:40 pm on 6 September 2023
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Pacific news in brief for September 6
Round-up of stories from around the Pacific
Updated at 2:35 pm on 6 September 2023
