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President Emmanuel Macron gives New Caledonia Pacific mission green light - diplomat
France has approved a high-level Pacific "fact-finding mission" to New Caledonia to gather information from all sides involved in the ongoing crisis.
Updated at 9:59 am on 10 August 2024
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I-Kiribati getting down to the nitty-gritty ahead of poll
The soaring cost of living and signs the government's struggling to meet its obligations are dominant discussion points going into next Wednesday's first poll in Kiribati.
Updated at 9:59 am on 10 August 2024
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Big-name Pacific weightlifters potential medal winners at Paris Olympics
Two Pacific Island weightlifters are possible medal winners at the Paris Olympics, as the Games winds down this weekend.
Updated at 8:31 pm on 9 August 2024
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Papua New Guinea government claims vote no threat
Opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa is eyeing a vote in September, when the parliament is due to sit.
Updated at 6:42 pm on 9 August 2024
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France ‘decides on who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request
Véronique Roger-Lacan says it is up to Paris to decide whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Forum Leaders' Summit in Tonga.
Updated at 6:42 pm on 9 August 2024
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'I want to take everything I've learned back home': AUT's first Pacific marine biologist
Cook Islands' Antony Vavia, 28, is first Pacific islander to graduate with a doctoral degree within marine sciences from Auckland University of Technology.
Updated at 5:24 pm on 9 August 2024
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Severe drought impacted these remote Micronesian islands. Now they're drought-proofing
After a severe and prolonged drought, communities across the state of Yap and its outer islands in FSM a are future-proofing water supplies amid a changing climate.
Updated at 5:16 pm on 9 August 2024
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NZ, Australia pour almost NZ$50 million for Pacific humanitarian warehouses program
The two countries will invest a combined NZ$47.5 million, working alongside other partners such as the United States, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Updated at 4:32 pm on 9 August 2024
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State of Samoan rugby: 'This year was about improving finances', says Lakapi Samoa chair
Manu Samoa has pulled out of their 2024 Northern Hemisphere tour because of a financial crisis, which World Rugby said is of the union's own making.
Updated at 11:48 am on 9 August 2024
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Samoan government has urged its citizens to surrender guns ahead of CHOGM
Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa says "the safety and security of all world leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is critical".
Updated at 11:04 am on 9 August 2024
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Guam defends missile testing, nukes, to maintain 'peace'
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero says the US territory has no choice but to defend itself amid ongoing nuclear threats to the Asia-Pacific region.
Updated at 10:52 am on 9 August 2024
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'It sucks': Guam's indigenous Chamorro people and their complex relationship with the US
Cultural historian and Guam museum curator Dr Michael Bevacqua says after liberation in July 1944, there was the strong desire amongst indigenous Chamorros to Americanise.
Updated at 5:05 pm on 8 August 2024
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PNG weightlifter Baru finishes 5th as Pasifika athletes make their mark at Paris 2024
Pacific athletes were in action at the Paris Olympic in several sports on Thursday, including weightlifting, wrestling, kayaking and more
Updated at 5:05 pm on 8 August 2024
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Hu'akavameiliku rejects foreign affairs stand off claims
"I'm heading down to the Foreign Ministers meeting on Friday in Suva to give them an update in my capacity as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs."
Updated at 1:22 pm on 8 August 2024
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'Our neighbourhood is important to us', Winston Peters says ahead of Pacific tour
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says: "A lot of people think that charity begins at home but in your long-term interest as a country, you neglect your neighbourhood at your peril."
Updated at 1:18 pm on 8 August 2024
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Dropping the ball: Samoa's financial woes due to 'decisions taken by the union', World Rugby says
A World Rugby spokesperson said the financial troubles faced by Lakapi Samoa "are a direct consequence of decisions taken by the union".
Updated at 12:36 pm on 8 August 2024
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‘Culture’ hinders Fiji’s human trafficking response
The head of the Fiji Council of Social Services says several factors have driven Fiji's human trafficking outcomes, including; a lack of understanding from the government.
Updated at 12:36 pm on 8 August 2024
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Women in business leadership make gains but disparities persist in the Pacific
A new report by the Asian Development Bank has found that more Pacific women are taking up leadership roles in business, but they continue to face discrimination.
Updated at 5:17 pm on 7 August 2024
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Pacific athletes relish Paris 2024 opportunity
Pacific athletes represent some of the smallest delegations at the Olympic Games. But to be able to compete with the best in the world offers them a unique opportunity to put their nations on the map.
Updated at 4:57 pm on 7 August 2024
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Pacific resilience fund needs US$380m in 2yrs years to reach half-billion dollars goal
The Pacific Resilience Facility was endorsed by the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to make it easier for Pacific Island nations to access climate financing.
Updated at 2:12 pm on 7 August 2024
