Pacific News Search
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Pacific news in brief for May 17
Round-up of news from around the Pacific including Papua, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Hawaii
Updated at 3:55 pm on 17 May 2023
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Four women feature in new French Polynesian government
French Polynesia's newly-elected president Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women.
Updated at 3:23 pm on 17 May 2023
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Sports news in brief for May 17
Round-up of sports news in the Pacific including rugby, football, badminton and power sports
Updated at 1:37 pm on 17 May 2023
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PNG Police ramp up operations ahead of planned march against minister’s comments
Papua New Guinea Police are on alert for a possible protest march relating to comments from Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko.
Updated at 1:06 pm on 17 May 2023
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French Polynesia nuclear tests had minimal role in causing thyroid cancer - study
A new study on the impact of the French nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia has found that radiation from them had a minimal role in causing thyroid cancer.
Updated at 11:35 am on 17 May 2023
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Biden cuts Australia and Papua New Guinea visits
US President Joe Biden will cut his historic trip to Papua New Guinea to return to complete debt ceiling negotiations in the US, according to a White House statement.
Updated at 11:02 am on 17 May 2023
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Medicinal cannabis could be available in Cook Islands next month
Medicinal cannabis products could be available to some people in the Cook Islands as early as June and will "definitely" be available by the end of the year says the country's secretary of health.
Updated at 10:23 am on 17 May 2023
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Concerns in Papua New Guinea over framing of US security pact
There are concerns in Papua New Guinea that the country will be dragged into the militarisation of the Pacific if it signs a security pact with the United States.
Updated at 9:40 am on 17 May 2023
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Pasifika were raided in the lead up to the historic Dawn Raids apology
RNZ Pacific can reveal INZ was conducting out of hours compliance visits to private residents while the government was preparing for the historic Dawn Raids apology.
Updated at 6:22 pm on 16 May 2023
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History in the making at planned chiefs gathering in Fiji
History will be created when an Indo-Fijian dance group will perform at the reinstatement ceremony of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) - 16 years after it was abolished by former PM Bainimarama.
Updated at 5:46 pm on 16 May 2023
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Pacific Islands Forum won't 'intrude' in New Caledonia's decolonisation process
There is no support from the Pacific Islands Forum for New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement seeking to annul the outcome of the 2021 referendum on independence from France.
Updated at 3:25 pm on 16 May 2023
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Hekari United begin Oceania Champions League campaign with win against hosts in Port Vila
Former Oceania Champions League winners Hekari United earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over local hopefuls Ifira Black Bird in Group B of the 2023 competition in Port Vila.
Updated at 11:51 am on 16 May 2023
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Vanuatu govt advisor says no confidence motion against Prime Minister unnecessary
A senior Vanuatu government advisor says the opposition's motion in the leadership of Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau is unwarranted.
Updated at 11:51 am on 16 May 2023
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No rush in French Polynesia for independence referendum
For French Polynesia's newly elected president Moetai Brotherson not independence from France but continued assistance to the victims of the flooding two weeks ago is the most urgent challenge.
Updated at 10:15 am on 16 May 2023
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High measles vaccination rates allow American Samoa to re-open early childhood, daycare centres
With an increase in measles vaccination coverage, American Samoa's governor Lemanu P.S Mauga has directed the re-opening of early childhood education schools and daycare facilities.
Updated at 9:30 am on 16 May 2023
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Fiji Men's qualify for Paris Olympics Rugby Sevens
The Fiji national men's sevens team has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens competition in France.
Updated at 5:58 pm on 15 May 2023
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Sports news in brief for May 15
Round-up of sports news covering soccer, rugby, judo, swimming and more
Updated at 5:27 pm on 15 May 2023
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Fiji's race issue: Political leaders seek to heal wounds and unify nation
In what has been described as a historic moment for Fiji, leaders signed a statement on Sunday to mark a major step towards unity and reconciliation between the two largest races in the country.
Updated at 4:08 pm on 15 May 2023
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Pacific news in brief for May 15
Round-up of news from Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Northern Marianas, Guam, American Samoa, Samoa
Updated at 3:41 pm on 15 May 2023
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Dalton Tagelagi forms Niue's first gender-balanced Cabinet
Two female ministers have been announced in Niue's Cabinet for the first time in the nations history.
Updated at 3:08 pm on 15 May 2023
