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Fiji, Kiribati urged to stop phosphate exploration process on Banaba island
A spokesperson in a village on Rabi island, Fiji is urging the Fiji and Kiribati governments to stop an exploration process led by an Australian mining company to extract the remaining phosphate on Banaba island.
Updated at 6:49 am on 26 August 2023
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'The ocean is suffering': Protesters fume over Japan's Fukushima 'dump'
Protesters decried New Zealand's 'convenient' silence on Japan's nuclear waste release at a rally in Auckland on Friday.
Updated at 4:54 pm on 25 August 2023
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Fiji retains core against England as Manu gives Sopoaga first Test
The core of the Flying Fijians team that lost against France has been retained as face England in London.
Updated at 3:27 pm on 25 August 2023
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Struggling Maui residents want tourists to return
Locals are asking tourists to return to Maui after asking for space in the initial aftermath of the deadly fire that swept through Lāhainā about a fortnight ago.
Updated at 1:33 pm on 25 August 2023
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MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Forum
The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua's application for full membership in Port Vila.
Updated at 12:34 pm on 25 August 2023
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Tropical glacier in Papua expected to disappear in three years
Meteorologists warn warming weather could result in the complete disappearance in West Papua of one of the world's last remaining tropical glaciers in just three years.
Updated at 12:25 pm on 25 August 2023
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10 MPs file motion of no confidence against Tongan PM
A motion for a vote of no confidence against Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has been filed in the country's parliament.
Updated at 7:37 am on 25 August 2023
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Pacific news and sports briefs for August 24
Round-up of Pacific news and sport including a fishy tale from Samoa
Updated at 8:27 pm on 24 August 2023
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'This is a big step': Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
Japan's release of over one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway.
Updated at 7:51 pm on 24 August 2023
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Tahiti overcome slow start to hit double digits in win over Solomons
Defending champions Tahiti came from behind to beat Solomon Islands 10-3 at the Oceania Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Papeete.
Updated at 3:53 pm on 24 August 2023
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Pacific leaders split over Fukushima nuclear wastewater release
Pacific leaders are split over Japan's plans to gradually release 1.4 million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from the defunct Fukushima power plant.
Updated at 2:28 pm on 24 August 2023
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Sport needs to act on climate change say Pacific athletics heads
Athletics leaders from Oceania have warned "we are actually talking two different languages" in terms of competiing on the global stage while dealing with the climate crisis.
Updated at 12:50 pm on 24 August 2023
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Flooding affects tens of thousands of Bougainvilleans
The disaster co-ordinator in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says as many as 60,000 people have been affected by two months of heavy rain.
Updated at 9:17 am on 24 August 2023
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Beijing, Canberra commit to stronger ties with Melanesia
Australia and China both say they intend on strengthening their engagement and cooperation with Melanesia.
Updated at 9:02 am on 24 August 2023
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Countdown starts to Japan's first release of treated nuclear wastewater
Japan will start releasing treated nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean in about 24 hours.
Updated at 6:33 pm on 23 August 2023
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Tahiti, Solomons' footballers make winning starts on the sand
Defending champions Tahiti have got their title defence off to the perfect start with an impressive victory over Tonga at the Oceania Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Papeete.
Updated at 6:33 pm on 23 August 2023
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Marape urges unity in setting up PNG's New Porgera mine
A forum in Wabag in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province is aiming to pave the way for the earliest possible re-opening of the Porgera mine.
Updated at 3:31 pm on 23 August 2023
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Pacific news in brief for August 23
Round-up of stories from around the Pacific
Updated at 2:15 pm on 23 August 2023
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Samoan-Hawaiian thrower strikes gold at world championships
Laulauga Tausaga obliterated her personal best by over four metres to take world discus gold just as American rival Valarie Allman had been cruising towards the title.
Updated at 2:04 pm on 23 August 2023
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Police in Bougainville searching for 15 escaped prisoners
Fifteen remand prisoners who escaped from Bougainville's Buka police station cells early on Monday morning are still on the run.
Updated at 12:11 pm on 23 August 2023
