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Liquidator appointed to resolve Air Vanuatu's financial woes
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has approved the implementation of the Deed of Compromise which Ernst & Young Australia said is a positive outcome for the airline and its creditors.
Updated at 9:44 am on 4 October 2024
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Pray for Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East - minister
Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East are "well, safe and in high morale" amid escalated tensions in the region, the country's acting home affairs minister says.
Updated at 8:45 pm on 3 October 2024
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Call for a Fiji rugby players association gets support
Opinion - Is there a need to have a rugby players association or union in Fiji? It's about time, writes Iliesa Tora.
Updated at 7:18 pm on 3 October 2024
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'I don't take any responsibility': Baron Waqa refuses to accept blame for poor treatment of refugees on Nauru
A former refugee, who spent almost a decade at Nauru's offshore detention centre, wants the former Nauru president to admit responsibility for the "cruel and inhumane" treatment of refugees.
Updated at 5:57 pm on 3 October 2024
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James Marape throws challenge to his people 'to build a more prosperous' PNG
The Prime Minister said when PNG turns 70 in 2045 it needs to have broken free of the constraints of being a low-income nation to a high-income economy.
Updated at 2:22 pm on 3 October 2024
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University of Auckland to host research symposium to mark Niue's 50th anniversary
The symposium will be launched 5 October at the University of Auckland's South Campus in Manukau, with the aim to establish a network of professionals and academic students.
Updated at 2:01 pm on 3 October 2024
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'Left behind to suffer': Fiji landowners oppose hydro dam development
Navunikabi villagers in Namosi on the main island of Viti Levu are protesting Sitiveni Rabuka government's proposal to construct a hydro dam.
Updated at 12:04 pm on 3 October 2024
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Mixed reactions to French PM’s announcements on New Caledonia
Analysis - Michel Barnier's announcements Tuesday on New Caledonia has triggered a series of mixed reactions across the French Pacific archipelago's political spectrum.
Updated at 12:00 pm on 3 October 2024
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A conservation treasure is threatened by Indonesian plans for food security
Military-led project also risks stirring resentment in the easternmost Papua region, researchers say.
Updated at 10:08 am on 3 October 2024
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Bougainville independence talks moderator Sir Jerry Mateparae in Port Moresby
Former New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae is in Port Moresby this week to meet with the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and the Bougainville President.
Updated at 9:30 am on 3 October 2024
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'Widespread illegal logging': PNG leader's claim govt sustainably managing forests false, NGO says
"We sustainably manage our forests, land and sea, because our livelihood depends on them," Prime Minister James Marape told world leaders in New York less than a week ago.
Updated at 5:24 pm on 2 October 2024
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New Caledonia’s controversial constitutional reform will not go ahead: French PM
Michel Barnier also confirmed that the provincial elections, initially scheduled to take place in New Caledonia not later than mid-December 2024, will be postponed until late 2025.
Updated at 5:24 pm on 2 October 2024
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PNG govt told it must resolve land ownership issues on resource projects
The tribal violence emanating from resource projects won't end until the government steps in and resolves long standing legacy issues, a Papua New Guinea academic says.
Updated at 4:24 pm on 2 October 2024
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Bougainville chocolate festival puts the focus on cocoa production
The event, first held in 2019, aims to showcase Bougainville's cocoa production and to foster an interest in chocolate products.
Updated at 3:42 pm on 2 October 2024
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Northern Mariana Islands leaders concerned about China missile test in the Pacific Ocean
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands leaders are worried about China's recent missile test after a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean last week.
Updated at 3:10 pm on 2 October 2024
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Family experience leads to research on cardiovascular disease and wellbeing
A Samoan University of Auckland Masters student is looking to explore the relationship between cardiovascular disease and psychological wellbeing among Pasifika, particularly fathers.
Updated at 1:21 pm on 2 October 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 2 October
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a Tuvaluan politician attacking Australia's coal mine approvals as 'immoral'.
Updated at 1:10 pm on 2 October 2024
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Vanuatu teachers to get payments after multi-billion vatu agreement
Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has agreed for the government to settle teachers' pay claims at 4.2 billion vatu - around US$35 million.
Updated at 1:06 pm on 2 October 2024
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Kiribati boycott planned after presidential vote becomes a one horse race
The ruling Tokwaan Kiribati Party used its numbers in parliament to block any opposition candidates standing.
Updated at 11:30 am on 2 October 2024
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Solomon Islands opens embassy in United Arab Emirates
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the opening of the embassy "has built a bridge of friendship that shortens the distance between our two countries".
Updated at 11:03 am on 2 October 2024
