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Massive $1.8b project to build 600km road in PNG linked to businessman criticised in 'land grab' scandal
It comes as the ABC has unearthed details of the Australian business behind the project.
Updated at 2:46 pm on 4 December 2024
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Canadian miner IPX launches new phase of exploration in Bougainville
Island Passage Exploration (IPX) says it is beginning phase four of an exploration programme at Isina in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville.
Updated at 2:46 pm on 4 December 2024
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WCPFC makes commitments on crew conditions and electronic monitoring
The Commission agreed to implement measures aimed at ensuring fair pay, safe and decent working conditions, and protections against forced labour and other abuses.
Updated at 12:28 pm on 4 December 2024
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Boxing officials call for safety as priority: 'What happened could have been avoided'
Two boxing officials have joined calls for tougher measures to protect Fijian boxers, following the death of the late Ubayd Haider last month.
Updated at 11:36 am on 4 December 2024
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Papua New Guinea Budget 2025: Government exempts GST on basic items
Household goods such as rice, tea, coffee, tinned fish, tinned meat, flour, chicken, and noodles, along with diapers, and sanitary pads, will no longer carrying GST charges.
Updated at 10:24 am on 4 December 2024
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'Polytreneur' breaks into mainstream with Pasifika babywear
After many long nights and tears, a business owner is celebrating her babywear company's second anniversary alongside the launch of a pop up store in Auckland.
Updated at 9:53 am on 4 December 2024
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Samoan triathletes finish in top 5 at Taupo Cycle Challenge in New Zealand
Two young Samoan triathletes are returning home with a lot of knowledge from the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge last weekend, where they finished in the top five.
Updated at 9:50 am on 4 December 2024
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Cook Islands foreign minister cautions against limiting religious organisations
Tingika Elikana fired back at an Opposition MP's his suggestion to revisit the Religious Organisation Restrictions Act 1975 to further limit religious organisations in the country.
Updated at 9:33 am on 4 December 2024
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Vanuatu's landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible for climate change
Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the argument that those harming the climate are breaking international law.
Updated at 8:59 am on 4 December 2024
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Netball Fiji quiet on New Zealand series
Netball Fiji has been unable to confirm details of a proposed Pacific Series with New Zealand because they do not have a chief executive officer in place yet.
Updated at 6:52 am on 4 December 2024
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Winston Peters embarks on three-day visit to New Caledonia
The New Zealand Foreign Minister's schedule will include meetings with "a wide range of government, political, business and civil society leaders" from 3 to 5 December.
Updated at 7:53 pm on 3 December 2024
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'Pacific community should be worried' about Pacific Peoples' ministry output
A Pasifika community leader, based in Auckland said he has seen a drop in community engagement by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples since the workforce was slashed.
Updated at 6:32 pm on 3 December 2024
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Fiji-born All Black revealed as sports star guilty of wilful damage
The sports star who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can now be named as Fiji-born All Black and Crusaders player Sevu Reece.
Updated at 2:37 pm on 3 December 2024
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Pacific people always likely to be worst-affected by pandemic - Covid inquiry
The first part of New Zealand's Commission of Inquiry into the Covid response says a disproportionate share of the health burden fell on Pacific peoples and Māori.
Updated at 2:26 pm on 3 December 2024
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'Conversations on the Edges of Rooms': New album highlights sounds of Christchurch's Pasifika creatives
Conversations on the Edges of Rooms is a compilation album from 12 Christchurch Pacific artists sharing original songs across a variety of genres.
Updated at 2:07 pm on 3 December 2024
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Vanuatu's political uncertainty continues as country prepares for snap election on 14 January
Vanuatu has been riven by political instability, with frequent elections and changes of leadership in recent years.
Updated at 1:45 pm on 3 December 2024
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Mosque pin removed from Google Maps after 'amicable' dialogue with landowners
A Google Maps pin identifying a private home as a mosque in Rarotonga has been removed after an 'amicable resolution' between the landowners and the occupiers of the property.
Updated at 11:46 am on 3 December 2024
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Overnight curfew lifted in New Caledonia
French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc said even though there remained some "sensitive areas", New Caledonia was on the path to experiencing a "return to normal".
Updated at 9:27 am on 3 December 2024
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China denounces Taiwan president’s Pacific tour as he stops off in Hawaii and Guam
On Saturday, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te landed in Hawaii, bowed his head, and was garlanded with flowers.
Updated at 7:33 am on 3 December 2024
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Pacific police taking decisive action to eliminate cyber threats
Cyber security has become a paramount concern for governments and organisations, an expert says.
Updated at 6:47 am on 3 December 2024
