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Independent assessment of former Bougainville mine due to open
An independent environmental and human rights legacy impact assessment of Rio Tinto's former Panguna mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region Bougainville is due to begin this week.
Updated at 3:05 pm on 6 December 2022
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Pacific news in brief for December 6
Sentencing in taxi kidnap case; raid nets 160 marijuana plants; and more
Updated at 2:30 pm on 6 December 2022
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Pacific news in brief for December 6
Sentencing in taxi kidnap case; raid nets 160 marijuana plants; and more
Updated at 2:28 pm on 6 December 2022
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'Really excited' at two new major flight routes into Cook Islands
The Cook Island Tourism Industry Council is elated at the government's announcement of two new airline partnerships; however the benefits will not kick in until mid-2023.
Updated at 12:48 pm on 6 December 2022
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France tiptoes towards next New Caledonia statute
The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has wrapped up a week of wide-ranging talks in New Caledonia trying to advance work on a new statute for the territory.
Updated at 12:00 pm on 6 December 2022
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Quakes continue off Samoa after 6.7 jolt
More earthquakes have struck following the large tremor south of Samoa on Monday.
Updated at 11:19 am on 6 December 2022
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Covid cases rising in Niue, French Polynesia
The number of active covid-19 cases in Niue has reached 61, taking the total number of cases to 172 since the virus first arrived at the border in March.
Updated at 10:39 am on 6 December 2022
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Pre-polling kicks off for Fijian election
The 2022 Fijian General Election began on Monday with 77,907 citizens able to cast their votes at 613 pre-polling venues this week.
Updated at 10:39 am on 6 December 2022
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Super Rugby action locked in for both Pacific teams until 2030
The Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika's spots in Super Rugby Pacific are secure until 2030.
Updated at 9:27 am on 6 December 2022
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Police urged to release activists commemorating Morning Star day in West Papua
Activists protested at the Ternate Police headquarters, North Maluku demanding the force release eight people arrested while commemorating the West Papua Independence Day on December 1.
Updated at 2:07 pm on 5 December 2022
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Pacific news in brief for December 5
Anger at temporary classrooms; new airport being built; and more
Updated at 1:44 pm on 5 December 2022
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Forgery and fraud case against ex-President Flosse dismissed
The French judiciary has thrown out an alleged forgery and fraud case against the former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse, relating to a property transaction in Paris.
Updated at 1:43 pm on 5 December 2022
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Sports news in brief for December 5
Boxing chief in Olympic call; taekwondo champ gives insights in Solomon Islands; and more
Updated at 12:10 pm on 5 December 2022
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From nothing to international competition: Tonga takes to handball
Tonga makes its international debut in handball this week after a surge in popularity in the sport in the Kingdom.
Updated at 10:40 am on 5 December 2022
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Tuna Commission adopts new management procedure for skipjack
The annual meeting of the WCPFC concluded in Vietnam on Saturday.
Updated at 9:17 am on 5 December 2022
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Pair plead guilty to conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials
Two naturalised Marshallese citizens have plead guilty to conspiring to violate the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with a multi-year scheme to bribe Marshall Islands government officials.
Updated at 9:17 am on 5 December 2022
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Pacific marks 61st year of flying of West Papua's Morning Star flag
There are reports of threats by Indonesia to Free West Papua activists on the anniversary of the first raising of West Papua's symbol of independence.
Updated at 7:00 pm on 2 December 2022
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'Really excited': Cook Islands government announces two more flight routes
The Cook Island Tourism Industry Council is elated at the government's announcement of two new airline partnerships.
Updated at 6:56 pm on 2 December 2022
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Fale mo Aiga plan aims to deliver homeownership for hundreds of Pasifika
The New Zealand Government has launched its Pacific Housing Strategy and Action Plan 2030 known as Fale mo Aiga, which is Samoan for "house and family".
Updated at 5:55 pm on 2 December 2022
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Tongan disaster victims wondering about reconstruction
Questions have been asked in the Tonga Legislature about the lack of progress in relocating and rehousing the hundreds of people made homeless by the January eruption and tsunami.
Updated at 4:22 pm on 2 December 2022
