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Keeping tradition alive: nine vaka completed by Cook Islanders
The art of making vaka is being preserved in the Cook Islands after nine canoes built entirely of traditional materials set sail to the sound of drums in Avarua harbour recently.
Updated at 1:40 pm on 7 March 2023
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Papuan babies believed to have died of measles, one suspected case in Samoa
As many as 15 children under the age of five in Central Papua have reportedly died of measles.
Updated at 1:10 pm on 7 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 6
UN ocean treaty is agreed; visa free travel for ni-Vanuatu citizens to New Caledonia; Nauru inducted into Micronesian Islands Forum, and more
Updated at 9:40 am on 7 March 2023
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Forum team observing Micronesia general election
The Pacific Islands Forum will observe the general election of the Federated States of Micronesia on Tuesday.
Updated at 8:31 am on 7 March 2023
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Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu - Stories of survival emerge
After two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of Vanuatu in ruins, the authorities are yet to determine the full-scale of damages.
Updated at 8:06 am on 7 March 2023
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Vanuatu residents 'exhausted' after two cyclones in three days
Ni-Vanuatu residents have emerged battered but still standing.
Updated at 9:41 pm on 4 March 2023
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Power outages, state of emergency as Kevin hits Vanuatu
This is the second severe cyclone the country has been slammed with this week.
Updated at 7:07 am on 4 March 2023
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Severe tropical cyclone Kevin lashes Vanuatu, a day after Judy
It is going to be another long night for many in Vanuatu as Cyclone Kevin lashes the country.
Updated at 10:25 pm on 3 March 2023
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PM in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu declares state of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared for areas of Vanuatu impacted most by severe tropical cyclone Judy.
Updated at 9:06 pm on 3 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 3
A round-up of today's Pacific stories in brief
Updated at 11:57 am on 3 March 2023
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Report shows Fijian women do more unpaid work, have less free time
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement has launched a report which exposes the inequities women and girls face in terms of paid work, unpaid household work and leisure time.
Updated at 10:50 am on 3 March 2023
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Sports news in brief for March 3
Rugby, league and football all features in today's sports round-up
Updated at 9:11 am on 3 March 2023
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Earthquake strikes near Vanuatu
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit northern Vanuatu, just off the Island of Espiritu Santo.
Updated at 8:27 am on 3 March 2023
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Vanuatu PM Kalsakau says Cyclone Judy 'impacts are widespread'
The people of Vanuatu are being urged to brace for a second cyclone just 24 hours after Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy battered the country.
Updated at 7:20 am on 3 March 2023
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One month after floods Pasifika residents still in temporary housing
Long-time residents in a street in Mangere, Auckland say they never imagined that one day they would have to row their way out of their street to safety.
Updated at 1:55 pm on 2 March 2023
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New cyclone bears down on Vanuatu
Parts of Vanuatu are due to be battered by a new tropical cyclone named Kevin.
Updated at 1:30 pm on 2 March 2023
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Festival will celebrate the 'best books in the world' by Pacific authors
A charitable organisation in Australia is on a mission to promote the work of indigenous writers from the Pacific.
Updated at 1:25 pm on 2 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for March 2
Ex-PNG minister found guilty; peacekeeping mission raises concerns; overseas minister's first visit to Pacific; and much more
Updated at 10:47 am on 2 March 2023
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Minister reveals ransom paid to free kidnapped group
The Papua New Guinea government has revealed that a ransom of US$28,000 was paid to Papua New Guinea kidnappers to secure the release of academic Bryce Barker and two local female researchers.
Updated at 10:33 am on 2 March 2023
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Starlink high-speed internet could reach the remotest islands
Slow internet could soon be a thing of the past in the Pacific's most isolated locations with Elon Musk's Starlink said to be looking to enter the regional market.
Updated at 8:47 am on 2 March 2023
