Pacific News Search
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What is a tropical cyclone and what do all the categories mean?
Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.
Updated at 4:03 pm on 15 October 2024
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PNG security forces shoot 6 people, kill 1, near lawless Porgera gold mine
The violence has forced the shutdown of the huge mine indefinitely.
Updated at 2:50 pm on 15 October 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 15 October
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, a man cops 20-year jail time for facilitating and transporting 4.88kg of methamphetamine in PNG's Western Province to Australia.
Updated at 2:27 pm on 15 October 2024
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Samoa Citizenship Bill gets unanimous support from select committee
A bill that aims to restore citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 has unanimous support from the select committee to procced but will not include the decedents of the cohort.
Updated at 11:50 am on 15 October 2024
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Manawanui sinking: Tafitoala villagers demand compensation from New Zealand government
Locals in the coastal village are demanding compensation from New Zealand, saying they have lost their livelihood as result of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui.
Updated at 11:43 am on 15 October 2024
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Papua New Guinea's chance at an NRL team may hinge on a pledge not to sign a security deal with China
Papua New Guinea's hopes of fielding a team in Australia's NRL competition could hinge on a promise from its government not to sign a security deal with China.
Updated at 10:21 am on 15 October 2024
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Tonga police investigating drowning of toddler in rain-filled pit at private home
Police say the one-year eight months old boy was playing with his siblings near an unfinished ground hole filled with rainwater on Sunday.
Updated at 9:27 am on 15 October 2024
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Dead whale remains floating off Moorea lagoon
The putrid remains have once again prompted a local warning to mariners and seafarers in the densely-populated area.
Updated at 9:20 am on 15 October 2024
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New Caledonia: SLN mining site put into standby mode
The company said the extracting operations were no longer possible due to numerous, "massive", continuous blockades and attacks over the past six months.
Updated at 8:58 am on 15 October 2024
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CNMI retirees may need to pay money back
"The law that is supposedly repealing overtime pay, as well as bonuses for certain elected officials, was enacted back in 2003. However, the Settlement Fund did not collect overpayments then."
Updated at 4:01 pm on 14 October 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 14 October
A round-up of news news in brief from around the region, including the decommissioning of a Fiji Navy ship.
Updated at 1:28 pm on 14 October 2024
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FIFA World Cup 26 Oceania Qualifiers - As it stands
The opening group matches have been completed on the Road to the FIFA World Cup 26 for the eight remaining Oceania hopefuls.
Updated at 1:27 pm on 14 October 2024
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Fiji employer groups warn of job loses amid government's employment law reforms
But the Employment Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to fostering inclusive dialogue during the review of the Employment Relations Act (ERA) 2007.
Updated at 1:00 pm on 14 October 2024
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Manusina Samoa qualify for women's Rugby World Cup
Manusina Samoa beat Madagascar 46-15 in the WXV 3 to finish second overall in the competition and secure their spot at next year's World Cup in England.
Updated at 11:07 am on 14 October 2024
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League game to raise awareness for mental health
"We want everyone to know, especially our men… if you are going through troubles, all you've got to do is to ask for help - please just ask."
Updated at 11:07 am on 14 October 2024
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Māori-Samoan physiotherapist researching ways to better support Māori and Pasifika
Vaea Ulima Tofi, who holds the matai title Vaea from Matāutu Apia in Samoa, noticed the current system was not suitable for Māori and Pasifika patients.
Updated at 10:14 am on 14 October 2024
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'We are not barbaric': Philip Mehrtens' captor and West Papua rebel leader denies bribery
General Egianus Kogoya, regional commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army, claims the group achieved their mission to raise international awareness for West Papua's independence from Indonesia.
Updated at 8:43 am on 14 October 2024
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Manawanui: 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from wreck, says Samoan authorities
And RNZ sources say concerns had been raised about potential leakage from the ship's engine before it departed New Zealand.
Updated at 11:23 am on 12 October 2024
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Samoa prepares for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia
King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend CHOGM as part of a state visit to Samoa.
Updated at 7:24 pm on 11 October 2024
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‘Success story’: Bougainville cocoa boom fostered by aid donors
For Bougainville, whose cocoa trees were old, tired and ignored by the end of the civil war, what was needed was the lift provided by aid donors through the Bougainville Partnership.
Updated at 3:42 pm on 11 October 2024
