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Rebel group in Papua says kidnapped NZ pilot safe
A rebel group in Indonesia's Papua Province who abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens says he is safe.
Updated at 9:12 am on 15 February 2023
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Rabuka urges parliament to unite "for the common good"
Fiji's Parliament resumed its 2023 sitting today in Suva - the first under the new three-party coalition government led by Sitiveni Rabuka who called for unity in his opening address.
Updated at 9:12 am on 15 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 15
Fiji police question Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum; France grants loan to SLN nickel company; Starlink satellite equipment confiscated in Vanuatu
Updated at 9:12 am on 15 February 2023
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Dad proud, relieved at Jacinda Ardern's decision to relinquish PM role
The former administrator of Tokelau, Ross Ardern, is pleased his daughter also has 'former' in front of her title.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 14 February 2023
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Japan assures PIF nuclear waste discharge will be safe
Japan has affirmed it will not discharge treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until it is safe to do so.
Updated at 10:52 am on 14 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 13
Buildings damaged in Papua city; Kanak Senate's new president; inquest ordered after prisoner dies; and more
Updated at 8:50 am on 14 February 2023
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Fiji govt minister apologises to media for abuse and harassment
Fiji's Attorney-General Siromi Turaga has publicly apologised to journalists for the harassment and abuse they endured during the Bainimarama government's reign.
Updated at 3:03 pm on 13 February 2023
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Vanuatu village's water contaminated by landslide triggered by Gabrielle
Villagers in the north-west of Vanuatu's Santo island urgently need clean drinking water after the area was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Updated at 1:42 pm on 13 February 2023
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Crew's lucky escape as fishing boat sinks off Majuro
Twenty-two fishermen and a fisheries observer escaped with only the clothes they were wearing when a purse seine vessel sank off the Marshall Islands.
Updated at 9:10 am on 13 February 2023
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Conservationist calls on Fiji govt to preserve rare mangrove
A Fiji conservationist is concerned one of Suva's last remaining mangrove areas will be lost if a large tourism development gets underway.
Updated at 7:39 am on 13 February 2023
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Papua earthquake hits just outside capital city
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency is reporting that four people have died in a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that jolted the largest city in Papua, Jayapura, on Thursday.
Updated at 2:54 pm on 10 February 2023
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Exiled USP vice-chancellor returns to Fiji after ban lifted
The banished vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South Pacific, Pal Ahluwalia has made an emotional return to Fiji.
Updated at 2:08 pm on 10 February 2023
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Where now for Tokelau after the 2023 election?
The voters, fewer than 1000, selected the 11th Parliament (General Fono of Tokelau) on January 26, 2023 during the general election.
Updated at 1:38 pm on 10 February 2023
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Sport news in brief for February 10
Today's rugby and sport news
Updated at 1:36 pm on 10 February 2023
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'Take Japan to court' to stop nuclear waste plan says law expert
An international law expert believes Japan is passing the risk of its upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean onto Pacific leaders.
Updated at 12:58 pm on 10 February 2023
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New Fiji govt reviving Great Council of Chiefs
One of the Pacific's oldest political institutions, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs, is to be re-established with the first meeting set for May.
Updated at 10:48 am on 10 February 2023
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What's holding Pacific rugby back from reaching its true potential?
Rugby fan and comedian James Nokise explains how he came to take a more serious look at the state of Pacific rugby.
Updated at 4:46 pm on 9 February 2023
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Gabrielle intensifying as it heads towards Norfolk Island
Meteorological services expect Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle will move up to a cyclone category three on Friday.
Updated at 3:19 pm on 9 February 2023
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Human rights researcher pleads for release of NZ pilot
A researcher at Human Rights Watch in Jakarta is calling for the immediate release of the hostages including a New Zealand pilot being held by a rebel group in Indonesia's Papua region.
Updated at 2:41 pm on 9 February 2023
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Pacific news in brief for February 9
Vow to rebuild Vanuatu chiefs' meeting house; French minister expands Pacific visit; and call for better cancer facilities in PNG
Updated at 12:23 pm on 9 February 2023
