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Severe weather and setting priorities: Pacific Meteorological Council meets in Vanuatu
The Pacific Meteorological Council is meeting this week in Vanuatu to discuss severe weather events and setting priorities for Pacific meteorology directors.
Updated at 11:22 am on 18 September 2024
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‘Please lay out the evidence’ - Fiji Rugby hits back at corruption claims
FRU Interim Board chairman Peter Mazey said they are concerned by former Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu's "serious accusations against the team at Rugby House".
Updated at 10:50 am on 18 September 2024
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Bushfires in northern New Caledonia, forests destroyed
Local government President Louis Mapou has declared a level 2 emergency on the communes of Koumac and Kaala-Gomen, where fire and emergency services have been struggling to extinguish several blazes.
Updated at 10:22 am on 18 September 2024
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Manusina wins game, turn focus on women's meet in Dubai
Manusina Samoa turn their focus to the upcoming WXVs competition in Dubai after they defeated Australia A 20-17 on Apia Park, on Monday evening.
Updated at 5:04 pm on 17 September 2024
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Social impacts of Pacific labour mobility schemes need to be better understood - study
A UNICEF Pacific report has found regional employment schemes can sometimes create family tensions and lead to marital breakdowns.
Updated at 3:44 pm on 17 September 2024
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US House passes bill on presidential Pacific plan
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill which would require US presidents to develop a Pacific Partnership strategy.
Updated at 3:44 pm on 17 September 2024
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'No one gets arrested': Impunity emboldening warlords in Papua New Guinea
The police and military in Papua New Guinea are struggling to cope with chronic tribal "revenge killings" among "local terrorists" with high powered weapons in Enga Province.
Updated at 3:44 pm on 17 September 2024
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‘Cut off this virus’: Flying Fijians star drops bombshell on Fiji Rugby ‘corruption’ in tell-all interview
"If we didn't have corruption, if we had professional people in charge, then Fiji would be better," Waisea Nayacalevu, who led the team to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, said.
Updated at 12:47 pm on 17 September 2024
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South African company Sibaneye-Stillwater eyes New Caledonia nickel mining plant
Southern Province President Sonia Backès had already hinted last week that one buyer had now been found and that one bidder had successfully reached advanced stages in the due diligence process.
Updated at 8:43 am on 17 September 2024
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Papua New Guinea celebrates 49th Independence Anniversary
Papua New Guinea is celebrating almost half a century of independence from Australia with the 16th of September 2024 marking its 49th anniversary. The journey was not easy, and the...
Updated at 10:43 pm on 16 September 2024
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Elusive PNG hawk photographed for the first time in half a century
Rare Papua New Guinea hawk captured on camera more than fifty years after it was last officially documented.
Updated at 5:22 pm on 16 September 2024
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New Caledonian local consortium makes offer for moth-balled Koniambo nickel plant
A local consortium in New Caledonia is reported to have made an eleventh-hour offer to take over and restart activity at the Koniambo nickel plant.
Updated at 12:40 pm on 16 September 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 16 September
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including support for a renewable energy project in Solomon Islands.
Updated at 11:58 am on 16 September 2024
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Fiji and Japan to battle for Pacific Nations Cup
The Flying Fijians will have the chance to defend their Pacific Nations Cup crown this weekend.
Updated at 11:55 am on 16 September 2024
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Forum secretary-general confirms cyber attack against Fiji offices
Baron Waqa has confirmed the Forum suffered a cyber-attack and says the threat has been isolated but his team does not yet know who was behind it.
Updated at 11:53 am on 16 September 2024
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Pasifika mental health org critical of govt's draft suicide prevention plan
A warning - some people may find parts of this content confronting or distressing... The head of a Pacific Mental Health organisation believes the government's first ever suicide prevention plan...
Updated at 10:58 am on 16 September 2024
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Bipartisan New Caledonian delegation headed to Paris next week
A delegation from New Caledonia is scheduled to travel to Paris next week to meet high level officials, including the presidents of both Houses of Parliament.
Updated at 9:59 am on 16 September 2024
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At least 20 killed in tribal fighting near PNG mine
At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of women and children displaced after four days of clashes.
Updated at 2:03 pm on 15 September 2024
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Taneti Maamau in pole position to be president again as Kiribati's lawmakers choose speaker
Willie Tokataake, who was the minister for Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy in the last parliament, but who lost his seat in last month's poll, was elected Speaker on Friday.
Updated at 5:40 am on 14 September 2024
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'Fans front of mind' in new format for Super Rugby Pacific
There will be a six-team finals format, changed from the usual top eight format, and the Super Round has been shelved, for at least a year.
Updated at 6:33 pm on 13 September 2024
