Pacific News Search
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French High Commission validates lists contesting French Polynesia elections
The French High Commission has validated the seven lists contesting next month's territorial elections in French Polynesia.
Updated at 9:17 am on 26 March 2023
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Drua and Moana Pasifika looking for 80-minute performances
The Fijian Drua will need to start and finish well, while Moana Pasifika's coach wants to see a full 80-minute performance this weekend as the two regional teams continue their...
Updated at 11:30 am on 24 March 2023
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Sports news in brief for March 24
Super Rugby women and junior championships, international football, and draw for Oceania Champions League is made
Updated at 11:28 am on 24 March 2023
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Hope amidst Kiribati water crisis, but international help is needed
On World Water Day, March 22, David Kakiakia explained his hope for Kiribati, which is suffering from severe drought.
Updated at 10:42 am on 24 March 2023
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Govt won't interfere in law and order says Fiji's Deputy PM
Fiji's Coalition government will not interfere with the law as investigations into former government ministers and senior elections official continues.
Updated at 7:45 am on 24 March 2023
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PNG police removing illegal markets
Papua New Guinea police are removing illegal markets, saying they open the door for opportunistic crime.
Updated at 2:02 pm on 23 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 23
Round-up of news stories from Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Updated at 2:02 pm on 23 March 2023
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Vanuatu minister says harvests will take time to recover after cyclones
Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change warns "there's going to be a lot of hardship" for people waiting for their crops to grow back as dry rations are distributed to communities.
Updated at 1:12 pm on 23 March 2023
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Emerging Pacific leaders in NZ for Dawn Raids-initiated scholarship
It's been 50 years since the infamous Dawn Raids - an approach by the New Zealand government to search for illegal overstayers, most of whom were from the Pacific.
Updated at 10:40 am on 23 March 2023
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Sports news in brief for March 23
Junior Fiji footballers gaining invaluable game time; New Caledonia defeats Tahiti; and Solomon Islands' games preparation takes another step forward
Updated at 9:13 am on 23 March 2023
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Tongan netballers set for crucial year
If there is anyone who knows the struggles and the new-found fortune of Tonga Netball it is Salote Sisifa.
Updated at 4:02 pm on 22 March 2023
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Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS - Dame Meg Taylor
A Pacific elder and former secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and pay closer attention to AUKUS.
Updated at 2:01 pm on 22 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 22
News in brief covering Papua, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia PNG and Samoa.
Updated at 1:21 pm on 22 March 2023
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Boxing greats to face off in PNG, but is it genuine or a farce?
A potential box-off between two former boxing greats in Papua New Guinea is being touted as a 'Las Vegas night' in the Pacific, but some are already deriding the event.
Updated at 11:23 am on 22 March 2023
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Micronesian Games delayed due to issues with facilities
The Micronesian Games Council said it's delaying the 10th Micronesian Games in Majuro, Marshall Islands due to the unreadiness of the host islands' sports facilities.
Updated at 9:59 am on 22 March 2023
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Port Vila call to phase out fossil fuels
Six Pacific nations pledge to phase out fossil fuels "as soon as possible" but need international partners to finance the transition.
Updated at 9:59 am on 22 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 21
News in brief covering Papua, Vanuatu, Fiji, Northern Marianas, Palau and French Polynesia.
Updated at 9:36 am on 22 March 2023
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Vanuatu shock favourites Fiji in international football match
Vanuatu upset Fiji in the Tri-nations FIFA International friendly series in Lautoka, Fiji with a 2-1 victory.
Updated at 9:36 am on 22 March 2023
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Pacific at risk from marine invasive species
Marine invasive species are an ecological and economic threat to Pacific nations, the founder of a New Zealand-based ocean conservation and science organisation says.
Updated at 12:08 pm on 21 March 2023
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Samoa's health chief downplays possibility of measles outbreak
Samoa's director general of health says he is not concerned about another measles outbreak like the one in 2019 after recent suspected cases returned negative.
Updated at 9:45 am on 21 March 2023
