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Bowel cancer screening missing the mark among Aotearoa's Tongan community
"Most of them want to feel that they are part of the solution - far too long they have been treated as a problem to be fixed," New Zealand-based Tongan doctor Viliami Puloka says.
Updated at 10:57 am on 21 October 2024
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‘It will rejuvenate the party': Fijian Prime Minister Rabuka on split in People’s Alliance
Sitiveni Rabuka has brushed off concerns around a rift in his ruling People's Alliance Party.
Updated at 10:57 am on 21 October 2024
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Pacific Islands Forum fact-finding mission dates confirmed - New Caledonia president
The much-awaited travel has now been agreed to take place from 27 to 29 October, New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou confirmed on Sunday.
Updated at 10:56 am on 21 October 2024
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Papua New Guinea's NRL bid: Australia plays 'game of statecraft and power politics'
Canberra is offering A$600 million over 10 years for a prospective PNG club in the NRL on condition that the PNG government does not sign a security deal with China.
Updated at 12:36 pm on 20 October 2024
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Rugby league: Kumuls dominate Bati as Samoa humbles Tonga in Pacific Championships opener
The PNG Kumuls romped to a 22-10 win over the Fijian Bati, while Fetu Samoa kept their 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup dream alive with a 30-16 win over Tonga in Suva.
Updated at 12:13 pm on 20 October 2024
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Niue’s 50-year journey, from independence to global citizen
Niue reflects on the 50 years since it gained independence from New Zealand, and its place in the world.
Updated at 7:03 am on 20 October 2024
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Cooks PM assures new passport won’t affect constitutional ties with New Zealand
"The Cook Islands is not doing anything that will change our constitutional relationship with NZ."
Updated at 8:54 pm on 19 October 2024
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IMF, ADB set sights on damning US$37 million Solomon Islands aid audit
Report by auditor general found mismanagement and potential fraud in Covid-19 pandemic package payments.
Updated at 8:44 pm on 19 October 2024
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Alcohol-related suicides higher risk for Māori and Pacific women - study
A study has found Māori and Pacific women are disproportionately affected by suicide involving heavy alcohol use.
Updated at 8:12 pm on 19 October 2024
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Buffet's announcements receive mixed reactions in New Caledonia
France's Minister for Overseas François-Noël Buffet said on top of the some €400 million already disbursed in emergency assistance, France remains committed to New Caledonia.
Updated at 8:11 pm on 19 October 2024
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Manawanui clean-up on hold for Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
Samoa's prime minister says dive and coastal operations around the sunken vessel will be on hold from Monday until next weekend.
Updated at 5:12 pm on 19 October 2024
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RNZ pulls Fiji Times story due to incorrect figures
RNZ is seeking clarification on figures.
Updated at 6:19 pm on 18 October 2024
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All set for Pacific Bowls rugby league battles in Suva
Four teams, two men's and two women's sides, will feature at the National Stadium in Suva.
Updated at 4:44 pm on 18 October 2024
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Manshika Prasad is Miss Universe Fiji - Official pageant body investigation concludes
After weeks of confusion, online furore and official pageant investigations, the winner of Miss Universe Fiji has officially been crowned.
Updated at 3:41 pm on 18 October 2024
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Young Pasifika league players in action in Auckland
The Pasifika Youth Cup under-17 boys and girls teams representing seven nations will be competing in Blockhouse Bay, kicking off today and running until Sunday.
Updated at 12:47 pm on 18 October 2024
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Fijiana, Manusina to face uphill battle as Women's Rugby World Cup pools confirmed
Samoa have been drawn with World No.1 and hosts England, Australia, and the USA in pool A. While Fiji have been grouped with Canada, Scotland, and Wales in pool B.
Updated at 11:54 am on 18 October 2024
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Firebombing of news organisation in Indonesia’s Papua region condemned as assault on ‘media freedom’
Indonesian police have failed to solve previous attacks on Papuan media workers in recent years.
Updated at 10:17 am on 18 October 2024
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Reflections on Pacific regionalism
Opinion - While regionalism can have many meanings, to me, it is about getting Pacific countries to (better) work together, and at all levels, writes Sione Tekiteki.
Updated at 10:17 am on 18 October 2024
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World Bank forecasts Pacific economic slowdown
According to the World Bank's Pacific Economic Update, growth in the Pacific is slowing following the Covid-19 recovery boost driven by borders re-opening.
Updated at 9:57 am on 18 October 2024
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5000 residents on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island receive new water supply system
Vanuatu's Melsisi community, which was battered by Cyclone Lola in March last year, recieved the new water supply system through the Vanuatu-Australia Partnership.
Updated at 9:28 am on 18 October 2024
