Pacific News Search
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Vanuatu Foreign Affairs Ministry puts out airline proposal
Ernst and Young Australia has finished its revised report on Air Vanuatu, recommending a creditors' compromise which was set to go to a vote on Wednesday.
Updated at 11:10 am on 22 August 2024
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Fiji minister wants to 'explore the possibility of death penalty' to tackle drug crisis
The Minister for Women and Children, Lynda Tabuya, believes capital punishment should be used as a "deterrence" and send a warning to international drug traffickers.
Updated at 12:02 am on 22 August 2024
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Roch Wamytan: 'New Caledonia is not France'
The New Caledonia Congress President has doubled down on Kanaks' aspirations to seek self-determination and lambasted France for "demeaning" Pacific leaders' mission.
Updated at 11:41 pm on 21 August 2024
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Kiribati elections results: a record 5 women elected into 45-seat parliament
Fourteen 14 sitting MPs lose seats, incumbent president Taneti Maamau as well as opposition leader back, 17 new and 27 returning MPs.
Updated at 9:44 am on 21 August 2024
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Pacific leaders pay historic tribute to Kiingitanga movement
More than 300 leaders representing nations throughout the Pacific paid tribute to Kiingi Tuuheitia at Koroneihana celebrations hosted at Tuurangawaewae Marae.
Updated at 8:15 pm on 20 August 2024
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Pakuranga homicide: Community grieving death of Tongan grandfather Saia Kokohu Vi
A Tongan grandfather who was fatally shot in his courier van in an East Auckland on Monday morning is being remembered by his community as a kind and lovely man.
Updated at 5:16 pm on 20 August 2024
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'The problem is the family': Fiji drug use crisis
Breakdown in "family values" blamed for the drug problem, as authorities warn of surge in HIV cases due to "bluetoothing" and concerns about "meth lollies" finding its way to Fiji.
Updated at 4:11 pm on 20 August 2024
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Bougainville Copper and Rio Tinto sign deal to clean up mining site
Bougainville Copper Ltd and its former parent company, Rio Tinto, have agreed plans to remove ageing infrastructure from the site of the long closed Panguna mine.
Updated at 3:54 pm on 20 August 2024
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Kiribati elections: Voters wait for final results
A local resident in Tarawa says although geopolitics has dominated regional politics, domestic issues, such as government subsidies for copra, were the most talked about in these polls.
Updated at 10:15 am on 20 August 2024
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French Pacific news in brief
A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including the Paris Olympics surfing event legacy left behind for the use of local residents.
Updated at 5:43 pm on 19 August 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 19 August
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Samoa's Ministry of Health saying the country's dengue outbreak is over.
Updated at 5:10 pm on 19 August 2024
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New research vessel to help with better results
NIWA has taken delivery of the brand-new research vessel Kaharoa II, to "support cost-effective, safe, and more environmentally friendly research of the highest quality".
Updated at 4:42 pm on 19 August 2024
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Fijiana gear up for Tests against Scotland and Netherlands as they build-up WXV3
The Fiji Rugby Union says the Mosese Rauluni-coached side will take on Scotland on the 15th of September
Updated at 3:48 pm on 19 August 2024
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A PNG rugby league team in NRL could be confirmed 'before the end of the year'
PNG is hoping - with the backing of Australia providing up to $600 million in funding - they can start playing in the NRL as the 18th team in the competition as early as 2028.
Updated at 2:55 pm on 19 August 2024
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Need for better reproductive care in Vanuatu - report
The research recommends expanding programmes that offer reproductive health rights information and opportunities to empower girls and young women to make informed decisions.
Updated at 11:52 am on 19 August 2024
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CNMI group raises concern on Guam governor's nuclear weapons storage stance
An indigenous advocacy group in the Northern Marianas is opposing Lou Leon Guerrero's stance on the use of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles on Guam.
Updated at 11:26 am on 19 August 2024
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France has 'belittled' PIF: New Caledonia wants Pacific mission 'deferred' - Wamytan
A Pacific Islands Forum high-level mission was expected to travel to New Caledonia this week to speak to all sides involved in the ongoining violence in the French territory.
Updated at 10:52 am on 19 August 2024
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Kiribati election: Voters head to second round of polling to determine who forms government
Polls opened at 7am for almost 53,000 eligible voters to elect 19 candidates, after 25 MPs confirmed their seats in the 45-seat Maneaba ni Maungatabu following the first round on 14 August.
Updated at 9:40 am on 19 August 2024
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Preliminary election results show tight race for urban seats in Kiribati
Six MPs from the last parliament, including one cabinet minister, are reported to have lost their seats, according to election results from the Ministry of Culutre and Internal Affairs.
Updated at 10:26 am on 17 August 2024
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Papua independence protestors seek papal intervention after clashes with Indonesian forces
Indonesian security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with protestors marking the 62nd anniversary of a UN agreement that paved the way for Jakarta's annexation of the Papua region.
Updated at 10:02 am on 17 August 2024
