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'Where is the Christian solidarity': Benny Wenda on PNG leader's West Papua comments
Papua New Guineans need to ask, "where is the Christian solidarity", ULMWP leader says, after the PNG leader said it's Indonesia's responsibility to address independence demands.
Updated at 5:00 pm on 26 August 2024
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Tonga Prime Minister wants 'more action' as Pacific leaders' summit kicks off
The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting is off to a start with pouring rain and an earthquake as the backdrop, with the New Caledonia and the climate crisis as hot button issues.
Updated at 2:28 pm on 26 August 2024
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Bay of Plenty honours RSE workers with sports festival
Over 300 workers converged at the Blake Park in Mount Maunganui to participate in the first-ever sports festival, jointly organised by the Bay of Plenty Rugby and the NZ Kiwifruit Growers Inc.
Updated at 2:23 pm on 26 August 2024
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Kiribati ‘feel sorry’ for barring diplomats but it ‘makes sense’, minister says
Kiribati's head of delegation at Tonga leaders' summit says "our constitutional task" is to prioritise the elections process and diplomatic visits will resume once new government is formed.
Updated at 11:53 am on 26 August 2024
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Pacific leaders have 'incredibly crowded' agenda at Tonga summit, as locals welcome much-needed economic boost
But for locals, Tonga hosting the summit means it offers a much-needed cash injection to the nation, which is still recovering from the Hunga-Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.
Updated at 10:17 am on 26 August 2024
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Taiwanese official going to Pacific Islands Forum
A Taiwanese deputy foreign minister will be at this week's Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga, as China and the United States jostle for influence in the region.
Updated at 2:57 pm on 25 August 2024
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How to grow the next generation of Pasifika politicians
It's disheartening how little support there is for Pasifika local politicians, a Māori-Tonga councillor says.
Updated at 4:09 pm on 24 August 2024
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PNC 2024: Flying Fijians beat Manu Samoa 42-16
Flanker Kitione Salawa scored a hat-trick as the Flying Fijians punished the Samoans in the second half with two of the visitors sent home with two yellow cards.
Updated at 11:17 pm on 23 August 2024
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Pacific news in brief for August 23
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Northern Mariana Islands looking into cannabis tourism industry, and major arrests in Tonga for methamphetamine importation.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 23 August 2024
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Fiji wants to learn from China's success - Fiji PM Rabuka
The Fijian PM joins other Pacific leaders, from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Nauru, who have had the red carpet rolled out by Beijing this year.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 23 August 2024
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Nauru signs up for Starlink Community Gateway service
A Nauru state-owned entity, Cenpac Coorporation, has signed an agreement to provide Starlink Community Gateway service.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 23 August 2024
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Return of death penalty not solution to Fiji’s fight against drugs, human rights chair and home affairs minister say
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission chair and the Home Affairs Minister have opposed suggestion by Women and Children's Minister to bring back capital punishment.
Updated at 3:46 pm on 23 August 2024
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It’s a long way to the top for a boy from Vanuatu
Brian Kaltak is still pinching himself and can't even find the words to describe the football fairytale that has changed his life forever.
Updated at 12:23 pm on 23 August 2024
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'New Caledonia is France': French diplomat says 'this is how it is' in tit-for-tat row
Veronique Roger-Lacan said the argument of New Caledonia Congress President Roch Wamytan "does not fly" and Paris has a "totally impartial" stance" on the decolonisation process.
Updated at 11:25 am on 23 August 2024
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Diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China 'a positive outcome’, first-time Kiribati MP says
Ruth Cross Kwansing said Beijing's rising influence in the Pacific region is no longer as big a concern domestically as it is internationally.
Updated at 10:29 am on 23 August 2024
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PNG community seeks govt help to host Pope Francis
The people of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea say they need money to help prepare for the Pope's visit early next month.
Updated at 4:55 pm on 22 August 2024
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Pacific Nations Cup clash to kick off 100 years of rugby between Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
Fiji, Samoa and Tonga played first Test rugby games against each other in 1924.
Updated at 3:45 pm on 22 August 2024
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Pasifika and Māori hit back at NZ PM's speech
Pacific and Māori local politicians have expressed concerns at both the tone and content of speech of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's address at Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) on Wednesday.
Updated at 2:39 pm on 22 August 2024
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Geopolitics can hinder 'development and security' of Pacific islands, think tank reveals
Lowy Institue's new research has found that "island countries are leveraging major power competition", but it "can distract from the Pacific's most pressing needs".
Updated at 2:32 pm on 22 August 2024
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Tonga 'trying to put on a good impression' as govt put final touches to host Pacific leaders
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit is just days away from opening in Nuku'alofa in Tonga, and frantic efforts are still needed to ensure visitors are housed.
Updated at 1:44 pm on 22 August 2024
