Pacific News Search
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Cook Islands TikTok creator champions Kūki 'Airani through love of food
Delphilius Archer shares how she is preserving the Cooks Islands language and culture through showcasing local cuisine on TikTok.
Updated at 9:51 am on 4 August 2023
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Pacific news in brief for August 3
A round up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 5:31 pm on 3 August 2023
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Samoa reviewing RSE scheme to protect its own economy
Samoa needs a "reality check" on how it participates in the recognised seasonal employer scheme says the country's trade commissioner.
Updated at 4:03 pm on 3 August 2023
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Constant rain exacerbates impact of Bougainville eruption
A Papua New Guinea cabinet minister says weeks of heavy rain have made conditions around the Mt Bagana volcanic eruption zone in Bougainville much worse.
Updated at 3:45 pm on 3 August 2023
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Currency issues preventing drugs for serious disease being dispensed
Tuberculosis, already the most serious health issue in Papua New Guinea, is on the rise, at the same time health officials are struggling to import enough drugs to fight it.
Updated at 12:00 pm on 3 August 2023
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Indian navy ships dock in Papua New Guinea as interest in Pacific sharpens
Two Indian navy ships docked in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, underscoring the strategic importance of the country to global superpowers the United States and China and their allies.
Updated at 11:56 am on 3 August 2023
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Weather hampering aid efforts in drought-hit area of Central Papua
The Commander of Indonesia's National Defense Forces says weather is proving a barrier to delivering aid to drought-stricken areas of West Papua.
Updated at 8:11 am on 3 August 2023
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Killers, fraudster among 12 convicts pardoned by Vanuatu president
Vanuatu's President Nikenike Vurobaravu has pardoned the convictions of at least 12 convicts.
Updated at 7:26 am on 3 August 2023
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Pacific news & sports in brief for August 2
A round-up of news and sports in brief from around the region.
Updated at 5:05 pm on 2 August 2023
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Australia should offer its ‘Pacific family’ access rather than simply reacting to China
It's time for Australia to implement a visa-waiver programme] for citizens of Pacific countries, writes Professor Joanne Wallis.
Updated at 1:37 pm on 2 August 2023
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PNG and Bougainville appear to have settled referendum hold up
The leaders of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have resolved an impasse over how the 'yes' result from the 2019 independence referendum will be tabled in the national parliament.
Updated at 1:37 pm on 2 August 2023
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'Fully-fledged' embassy in Samoa will offer Paris greater clout – diplomat
A French diplomat says having an embassy in Samoa will enable France to play a more central role on issues that arise in the Pacific.
Updated at 1:33 pm on 2 August 2023
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Alleged kidnapper of 17 girls in PNG arrested
Papua New Guinea's police commissioner says a man allegedly involved in the kidnapping of 17 girls earlier this year has been arrested.
Updated at 12:49 pm on 2 August 2023
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FIFA official says a Pacific team can lift a football world cup
A FIFA high performance specialist says that not only can football in Oceania become more competitive, but a national team from the Pacific can win an age group world cup.
Updated at 11:56 am on 2 August 2023
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Samoa Triathlon suspended by national association
The Samoa Triathlon Federation has been suspended from membership of the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee.
Updated at 11:16 am on 2 August 2023
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Sports news in brief for August 2
Round-up of sports stories from around the Pacific including Netball World Cup updates
Updated at 9:22 am on 2 August 2023
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid - researchers
The media sector in the Pacific should be supported with an enabling environment to report "without fear" in the face of ongoing challenges brought about since the covid-19 pandemic - new study.
Updated at 9:20 am on 2 August 2023
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Pacific news in brief for August 1
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 5:25 pm on 1 August 2023
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Mining company waits for regulations to kick in to start work
The head of a Canadian deep-sea mining firm says he wants to wait for regulations to be in place before starting "commercial-scale nodule collection".
Updated at 3:57 pm on 1 August 2023
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Solomon Islands newspaper promised to 'promote China' in return for funding
A special investigation has uncovered a murky deal between media in Solomon Islands and the government in Beijing.
Updated at 11:42 am on 1 August 2023
