Pacific News Search
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The 2024-2025 RNZ Pacific Cyclone Watch Service now in operation
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its Cyclone Watch Service for the 2024-2025 cyclone season.
Updated at 6:57 am on 1 November 2024
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Flying Fijians July tour report exposes Fiji Rugby’s financial struggles
RNZ Pacific has obtained a copy of the 23-page tour report which exposes a chronic weakness in the FRU's operations practices.
Updated at 6:57 am on 1 November 2024
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Tautua Dance Academy: Empowering young people to embrace their cultural identity
Established in 2016, Tautua Dance Academy quickly gained recognition for its traditional Siva Samoa programs in schools.
Updated at 6:57 am on 1 November 2024
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Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu elected as Fiji's new president
Ratu Naiqama was the current speaker of parliament and nominated by Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
Updated at 5:59 pm on 31 October 2024
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‘Move beyond the politics’: Experts respond to Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration
The declaration was adopted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa by all 56 member nations.
Updated at 2:22 pm on 31 October 2024
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Call for Papau New Guinea to cut GST on basic food items
Politicians in Papua New Guinea will soon be considering the country's budget for 2025 after a turbulent year in which many communities have suffered
Updated at 2:08 pm on 31 October 2024
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PNG pulls out of COP29 in protest of 'empty promises and inaction'
PNG's foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko announced last week that PNG would not participate in the 29th United Nations Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties.
Updated at 1:20 pm on 31 October 2024
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Tuvalu starts process for freedom of information legislation
Communications minister Simon Kofe said the framework will allow citizens to better question the government and journalists to hold leaders to account.
Updated at 12:26 pm on 31 October 2024
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‘Opera world needs more Polynesian people, language, and culture’
Pasifika opera singers say there is a demand for Polynesian talent in the prestigious art form after tear-jerking performances at Opera in Rarotonga event.
Updated at 7:33 am on 31 October 2024
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Housing initiative launched for Pasifika families in Porirua
The project, Our Whare Our Fale, will deliver up to 300 fit-for-purpose, affordable, and multigenerational homes in eastern Porirua.
Updated at 7:33 am on 31 October 2024
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Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia
The three-day visit to from Pacific leaders seems to have triggered a new sense of awareness locally about the values of Pacific regional mechanisms of "talanoa", writes Patrick Decloitre.
Updated at 10:36 pm on 30 October 2024
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Pacific leaders' visit to Nouméa: Mapou says New Caledonia at a 'turning point'
A three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders, has wrapped up in Nouméa.
Updated at 5:11 pm on 30 October 2024
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Melanesian Festival returns with a focus on fostering pride
The annual celebration of culture kicks off this weekend in West Auckland.
Updated at 2:31 pm on 30 October 2024
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New Vanuatu Climate Centres to provide crucial weather data
Six new provincial community climate centres have been established in Vanuatu to provide crucial weather information to local authorities.
Updated at 2:31 pm on 30 October 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 30 October
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including German aviation investment company Panaf in Vanuatu to conduct physical due diligence on Air Vanuatu.
Updated at 12:33 pm on 30 October 2024
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Oceania sports ministers commit to anti-doping efforts at inaugural WADA forum in Samoa
The inaugural World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) forum for Sport Ministers in Oceania was held in Samoa.
Updated at 11:49 am on 30 October 2024
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Fossil fuel jobs unit closed because it didn't align with NZ govt priorities
The Just Transitions Unit at the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment was closed by the coalition government in May after ACT Party leader David Seymour called it a "talk-fest".
Updated at 9:13 am on 30 October 2024
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Pacific climate advisor urges developed nations to ramp up climate ambitions
A Pacific climate policy advisor hopes developed nations will start being more active in combating climate change once they see the impact in their own nations.
Updated at 7:54 pm on 29 October 2024
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CNMI's only daily newspaper to cease operations amid digital media shifts
For more than 30 years, the Saipan Tribune has been a proud and reliable source of news for our island community and the Pacific region.
Updated at 4:27 pm on 29 October 2024
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University of the South Pacific staff union warns of strike action during exam week
Rosalia Fatiaki, with the Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff, said there's a possibility that strike action could resume next week during the student's final exams.
Updated at 2:39 pm on 29 October 2024
