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Cyclone-hit Pacific workers well cared for but worried about work
Seasonal workers from the Pacific are bunking in emergency shelters after Cyclone Gabrielle tore through New Zealand's North Island as they wait to hear if there's still work available for them.
Updated at 2:09 pm on 22 February 2023
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Tahitian Village project gets new backers
The multi-million-dollar tourism project the Tahitian Village in French Polynesia has finally been revived with new investors.
Updated at 12:27 pm on 22 February 2023
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Sports news in brief for February 22
News about rugby, football, netball, badminton and surfing
Updated at 10:02 am on 22 February 2023
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'Our future looks secure': Pacific Islands Forum unite
Regional leaders will meet this week at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Special Leaders Retreat in Fiji.
Updated at 2:40 pm on 21 February 2023
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Dream gone but PNG women hold their own in World Cup playoffs
Papua New Guinea's dreams of a first-ever Women's football World Cup finals appearance was scuppered in Auckland when they went down to Panama in the play-offs.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 21 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 21
Petrol rationing in PNG; China's new envoy to the Pacific; and progress on Vanuatu visas
Updated at 1:26 pm on 21 February 2023
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PNG police ready to use 'lethal force' against gang
The Papua New Guinea police says it will use "whatever means necessary" against "criminals" who have kidnapped four people.
Updated at 12:30 pm on 21 February 2023
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Fiji footballer sent home after on-field brawl
Three Fijian footballers were sent off in a match marred by an on-field brawl in a tournament in Jakarta.
Updated at 11:14 am on 21 February 2023
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Call for amnesty so 'overstayers' can help with cyclone clean-up
Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions of New Zealand should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says.
Updated at 9:58 am on 21 February 2023
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FSM president negotiates 'big top numbers' in getting MoU with US
The Federated States of Micronesia's diplomatic ties with China could give the country "leverage" when it comes time to sign off its third Compact of Free Association says a Marshall Islands journalist.
Updated at 8:47 am on 21 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 20
Former Kanak Senate president ignores sacking by Senate; Australian tourist dies from a shark attack in New Caledonia; Fiji is still battling a severe teacher shortage, and more.
Updated at 5:54 am on 21 February 2023
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Fiji minister faces criticism for insensitive comments on women
A Fiji government minister is facing criticism for asking an opposition MP for "evidence" of rape of Indo-Fijian women and children during the political turmoil of 1987 led by prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
Updated at 11:53 am on 20 February 2023
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After cyclone, songs of praise and gratitude ring out in church halls across Hawke's Bay
In the midst of all the destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle, Pasifika voices singing songs of praise and gratitude have rung out in church halls across Hawke's Bay.
Updated at 11:51 am on 18 February 2023
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Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama suspended for breaching parliamentary privilege
Fiji's opposition leader Frank Bainimarama has been suspended from parliament for three years.
Updated at 10:26 am on 18 February 2023
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PNG Water Police involved in search for missing fishermen
Water Police officers in Port Moresby have joined the search for four Papua New Guinea fishermen who have been missing for 10 days.
Updated at 1:51 pm on 17 February 2023
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PNG football coach says team can create legacy at playoffs
Papua New Guinea's women's football coach says qualifying for the World Cup would give the sport in the Pacific a massive lift.
Updated at 11:38 am on 17 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 17
Vanuatu gains Australian help; concerning health figures in Fiji; and jail for killers
Updated at 11:38 am on 17 February 2023
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Police 'locate' where pilot is being held in Papua and are sending team
The Papua Police says it believes it has located where New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens is being held by an armed separatist group.
Updated at 10:23 am on 17 February 2023
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Navigator aiming to discover star names from older Cook Islanders
Traditional navigation knowledge could be hidden in stories and songs, and a Cook Islands master navigator is hoping to unearth them.
Updated at 10:10 am on 17 February 2023
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Sea level rise a major security issue Niue climate expert tells UN
Rising seas pose "unthinkable" risks to billions around the world, with profound implications for security, international law, human rights and the very fabric of societies, the UN Security Council has been told.
Updated at 3:21 pm on 16 February 2023
