Pacific News Search
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Tourism in the Cook Islands bounces back from Covid
Total visitor numbers in the Cook Islands in 2024 could rival the pre-pandemic high set in 2019.
Updated at 2:10 pm on 20 January 2025
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French Pacific news in brief
A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific, including a jail sentence for a drug trafficker.
Updated at 1:36 pm on 20 January 2025
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Pacific news in brief for 20 January
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including betelnut concerns in PNG.
Updated at 12:28 pm on 20 January 2025
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Australia still says it's not responsible for detainees, after UN decisions declare otherwise
The Australian Home Affairs Department said it has been the government's consistent position that Australia does not exercise effective control over regional processing centres.
Updated at 12:12 pm on 20 January 2025
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Fiji teams take top honours at Coral Coast sevens
The Fiji sevens team won the Coral Coast 7s men's title in Sigatoka, Fiji on Saturday.
Updated at 11:19 am on 20 January 2025
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Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety
Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf is still out of action and some areas have not had their water supply reconnected.
Updated at 5:13 pm on 19 January 2025
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Polling underway in Vanuatu
Over 180,000 registered voters are expected to cast their votes today with polls now open in Vanuatu.
Updated at 3:55 pm on 19 January 2025
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Samoa political saga: Challenge to party removal reported
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal.
Updated at 10:40 am on 18 January 2025
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Trouble brewing in Samoa: Fiame's leadership hangs in the balance
Analysis - With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa faces political upheaval.
Updated at 10:30 am on 18 January 2025
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Smell a rat? Not on Cooks' Palmerston Island
A Cook Islands atoll is totally rat-free after recent monitoring confirmed the success of an eradication programme.
Updated at 8:43 am on 18 January 2025
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Drug plane pilot loses Supreme Court appeal
David John Cutmore was the pilot of an aircraft trying to fly from Central Province to Australia, carrying 611 kilogrammes of cocaine.
Updated at 7:36 am on 18 January 2025
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Fiji poisoning: samples sent to NZ
Fiji's minister for tourism said cocktail ingredients were also being tested, using equipment not available in Fiji.
Updated at 6:33 am on 18 January 2025
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Drugs delivered to Fiji to support HIV response
The UNDP said Fiji is experiencing a concerning rise in new HIV cases.
Updated at 6:33 am on 18 January 2025
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Samoa football aim high with bold scouting plan
Samoa is no longer satisfied with being one of the 'minnows' of Oceania football and wants to regularly compete against the 'big seven' of the region.
Updated at 6:33 am on 18 January 2025
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Northern Marianas' tourism body boss resigns
Well wishes flow for the CNMI's departing tourism body director
Updated at 10:16 am on 17 January 2025
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Flying Fijians confirmed to play Wallabies and Scotland in 2025
Fiji will play Australia and Scotland during the July/August international window.
Updated at 10:16 am on 17 January 2025
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New lava lobe on Tonga's Home Reef volcano
Thermal anomalies have continued to be detected on Home Reef Volcano.
Updated at 10:03 am on 17 January 2025
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Who is Tonga's new prime minister?
Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke was elected Prime Minister of Tonga on 24 December 2024, defeating Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, the other candidate, by 16 votes to 8 in a secret ballot.
Updated at 6:51 am on 17 January 2025
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Call for PNG Govt to properly resource Porgera SOE
Despite continuing tribal violence a business leader in Porgera is happy more supplies are coming through.
Updated at 6:51 am on 17 January 2025
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Fiji PM's major cabinet reshuffle is costly attempt to rebrand - Ratuva
An expert on Fiji politics claims the prime minister's costly cabinet reshuffle is a power grab, and attempt to rebrand himself.
Updated at 12:09 pm on 16 January 2025
