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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
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Indonesia troops surround separatists holding NZ pilot
Security forces in Indonesia's restive Papua region have surrounded separatists holding captive a New Zealand pilot, says a top security official.
Updated at 7:33 pm on 1 March 2023
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Cyclone Judy strengthens to category 4 with destructive winds
Vanuatu is experiencing the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Judy with its destructive hurricane force winds damaging homes, uprooting trees and causing power cuts.
Updated at 4:23 pm on 1 March 2023
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New Pacific air route lands in Palau
There is excitement in the air in Palau as the first flight of a weekly service from Australia kicks off.
Updated at 3:07 pm on 1 March 2023
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Kiribati confident new centre will reduce high number of TB cases
A new facility to treat hundreds of i-Kiribati people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) - has opened at the Tungaru Central Hospital on Tarawa.
Updated at 3:07 pm on 1 March 2023
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Sports news in brief for March 1
News in brief for netball, rugby, football and surfing
Updated at 3:07 pm on 1 March 2023
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Four men missing for weeks found in a village
Four Papua New Guinea fishermen who went missing at sea three weeks ago have been found alive.
Updated at 12:53 pm on 1 March 2023
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'Hardly any rain' for Kiribati island in nearly two years says MP
A member of parliament for Arorae in Kiribati says the island has had almost no rain for two years.
Updated at 9:14 am on 1 March 2023
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Villagers demand Vanuatu govt starts repair work, three years on from cyclone
Three years after Cyclone Harold devastated parts of Vanuatu, villagers in Melsisi have still not any seen repairs or reconstruction work.
Updated at 9:14 am on 1 March 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 28
New Caledonia and Fiji sign MOU; Niue's Premier visits NZ; New transport project in Samoa will help move it away from fossil fuels, and more
Updated at 9:14 am on 1 March 2023
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Tropical cyclone Judy strengthens to category two in Pacific
Tropical cyclone Judy, a category two cyclone, is bearing down on Vanuatu and warnings remain in place.
Updated at 12:31 pm on 28 February 2023
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FLNKS congress held ahead of crucial talks with France
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has proclaimed its unity at its congress ahead of bilateral talks scheduled with the French interior minister Gerald Darmanin.
Updated at 8:57 pm on 27 February 2023
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'Chilling effect on journalism' - expert warns PNG against changes to media law
A Pacific journalism expert has warned the proposed amendments to media laws in Papua New Guinea, if "ill-defined", could mirror the harsh restrictions in Fiji.
Updated at 1:17 pm on 27 February 2023
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SPCA on Rarotonga angry over killings of 'peaceful' dogs
The Cook Islands SPCA has criticised the Police for killing what it describes as non-aggressive dogs on Rarotonga.
Updated at 1:17 pm on 27 February 2023
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'Fracture is history' - Pacific leaders commit to Forum reforms
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is now "a family reconciled" as its leaders reaffirmed their commitment to reforms to strengthen the regional body.
Updated at 12:53 pm on 27 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 27
RSE workers 'being managed'; boost for Pacific fishing; and use of gillnets condemned
Updated at 11:53 am on 27 February 2023
