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Carmel Sepuloni's appointment symbolic for NZ, Pacific leaders say
Leaders in the Pacific community believe the appointment of the country's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive change.
Updated at 1:58 pm on 23 January 2023
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Fiji lawyer receives Bader Ginsburg accolade for defending rule of law
Fijian lawyer Imrana Jalal has been awarded the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honour by the World Jurists Association.
Updated at 11:15 am on 23 January 2023
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Activists call for US apology for Marshall Islands nuclear tests
Over 100 activist groups have signed a letter, calling on US President Joe Biden to apologise for nuclear tests conducted in the Marshall Islands.
Updated at 9:53 am on 23 January 2023
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Pacific news in brief for January 23
Samoa can't improve nurses' salaries; PMA gets new Paciifc contract; PNG bringing in overseas judges
Updated at 9:40 am on 23 January 2023
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Samoa govt fears labour drain after Canberra offers work visas
Samoa's Acting Prime Minister has expressed concern at Australia offering up to 3000 visas for Pacific migrants, saying it will further drain Samoa's already strained labour workforce.
Updated at 8:26 am on 23 January 2023
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Carmel Sepuloni is New Zealand’s new Deputy Prime Minister
Carmel Sepuloni has become New Zealand's first deputy Prime Minister of Pacific descent. She first entered Parliament after the 2008 general election, becoming New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent.
Updated at 8:05 am on 23 January 2023
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Nauru refugee pleads: 'New Zealand, get me off this island'
Four refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
Updated at 5:20 pm on 20 January 2023
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Protected areas have 'little impact' on tuna stocks says study
No-take marine protected areas in the western and central Pacific Ocean appear to offer no benefit to tropical tuna conservation according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science.
Updated at 10:53 am on 20 January 2023
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Irene now a tropical low but warnings remain for Vanuatu, Fiji
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazard Department says ex-tropical Cyclone Irene is now a 'tropical low'.
Updated at 10:39 am on 20 January 2023
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New Caledonian football in mourning for Olympic hero Kanyan
New Caledonian football is mourning the passing of one of its greatest players, Marc-Kanyan Case.
Updated at 10:27 am on 20 January 2023
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Fiji's election chief suspended following complaint
Fiji's supervisor of elections has been suspended from his position.
Updated at 9:11 am on 20 January 2023
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Shock and sadness as Pacific leaders react to Jacinda Ardern's resignation announcement
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led with strength, empathy and manaakitanga.
Updated at 7:17 pm on 19 January 2023
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Flooding, power cuts in Vanuatu capital as Cyclone Irene hits
Tropical cyclone Irene is causing flooding and power cuts in Vanuatu's main city and closing roads.
Updated at 3:15 pm on 19 January 2023
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Wenda says Melanesia cannot flourish until West Papua is free
West Papua independence campaigner Benny Wenda is in Vanuatu to meet Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau's newly-installed Government.
Updated at 2:55 pm on 19 January 2023
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Pacific news in brief for January 19
Increase in illegal food businesses; stowaway incident triggers police response at Apia airport; and wage hike in New Caledonia due to rising prices
Updated at 2:23 pm on 19 January 2023
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Heavy rain fails to hold back Fiji's young footballers
Fiji battled not just a resilient Tonga team but torrential rain to record a 3-0 win in the final pool game at the Oceania Under-17s championship.
Updated at 2:11 pm on 19 January 2023
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Live: Jacinda Ardern to resign as NZ prime minister next month
Jacinda Ardern says she will not be seeking re-election this year and her last day as prime minister is 7 February.
Updated at 1:54 pm on 19 January 2023
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Elder says water crisis on Banaba is a human rights issue
Ahead of a state visit from the Fiji Prime Minister to Kiribati this week, a Banaban elder says a food and water crisis on the island is a violation of basic human rights.
Updated at 1:26 pm on 19 January 2023
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Four out of 10 Pacific people in NZ living in crowded homes
Nearly 40 percent of Pacific people in New Zealand live in crowded homes, almost four times that of the general population, according to a new report.
Updated at 9:29 am on 19 January 2023
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'Every election is important': Tokelau prepares to hit the polls
For the first time in Tokelau's history, all three atolls will take part in the same electoral process.
Updated at 8:22 am on 19 January 2023
