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Safata villagers call for 'fair treatment' and compensation after Manawanui disaster
Safata district villagers in Samoa, where the Navy vessel HMNZ Manawanui sank, will meet with Samoan officials on Friday to push for compensation.
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Buffet starts four-day visit to New Caledonia
17 Oct 2024France's new Minister for Overseas, François-Noël Buffet, arrived in New Caledonia on Wednesday, five months after violent riots broke out.
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Kumuls and Fetu Samoa eye win in opening matches
16 Oct 2024The PNG Kumuls will tackle the Fijian Bati in the opening men's match, while the Samoans face Tonga in an all Polynesia battle.
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Mark Brown proposes Cook Islands passport
16 Oct 2024The Cook Islands leader is considering introducing a Cook Islands passport in the near future, while maintaining the New Zealand passport.
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What to expect at the Commonwealth leaders' meeting in Samoa
Samoa is days away from hosting 56 country representatives for CHOGM. But why is the summit "significant" and what do leaders aim to achieve?
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COP29 needs to be about climate finance, says SPC
Pacific leaders are preparing for COP29 which is set to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan next month.
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Disgraced PNG lawyer fights for bail for the fourth time
16 Oct 2024Paul Paraka was jailed for 20 years at the Bomana Correctional Institute for misappropriating tens of millions of dollars of state money.
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David Tua returning home to Samoa
16 Oct 2024Samoa "is calling" the former heavyweight, who wants to spend the next chapter of his life cracking coconuts instead of jaws.
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Bougainville govt plans radical overhaul of land ownership laws
16 Oct 2024These are the Bougainville Government Land Bill, Customary Land Bill, Land Registers Bill 2024, and the Planning and Development Bill.
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Pacific news in brief for 16 October
16 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Tonga launching a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services program with a focus on children.
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French Senate issues report on French Polynesia
16 Oct 2024The 111-page report covers a whole range of issues ranging from recommended clarifications on the French Pacific territory's powers under its current autonomy status, to other matters of concern.
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CNMI gets US$11m for drinking water system
16 Oct 2024Delegate Gregorio Sablan said it is an increase from the US$10.16m granted to the Northern Mariana Islands last year.
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New Caledonia's Congress president declares Azerbaijan deal 'null and void'
16 Oct 2024The deal signed with Azerbaijan caused outrage at the time within the Congress's loyalists ranks.
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Rio Tinto class action begins over Bougainville mining disaster
16 Oct 2024The lawsuit seeks compensation for alleged historic mismanagement of a mine that sparked a civil war.
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Netball New Zealand talking to Fiji about holding series there
16 Oct 2024Netball New Zealand is in discussions with Netball Fiji about holding a series in the island nation in January and they hope Australia will be involved too.
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Fiamē expresses uncertainty over Manawanui salvage plans as Samoa prepares to welcome King Charles
The Samoan PM says there are no talks of the NZ Navy vessel being salvaged this week, as leaders from 56 nations are set to gather in Apia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting next Monday. Audio
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What is a tropical cyclone and what do all the categories mean?
Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.
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Mama Bank: 'A bank for mothers...for rainy days'
16 Oct 2024This week, Bougainville is to get a new bank, one that is geared to providing banking services directly to women. Audio
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PNG security forces shoot 6 people, kill 1, near lawless Porgera gold mine
15 Oct 2024The violence has forced the shutdown of the huge mine indefinitely.
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New Caledonia: SLN mining site put into standby mode
15 Oct 2024The company said the extracting operations were no longer possible due to numerous, "massive", continuous blockades and attacks over the past six months.
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Pacific news in brief for 15 October
15 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, a man cops 20-year jail time for facilitating and transporting 4.88kg of methamphetamine in PNG's Western Province to Australia.
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Manawanui sinking: Tafitoala villagers demand compensation
Locals in the coastal village are demanding compensation from New Zealand, saying they have lost their livelihood as result of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. Audio
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Samoa Citizenship Bill gets unanimous support from select committee
A bill that aims to restore citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 has unanimous support from the select committee to procced but will not include the decedents of the cohort. Audio
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$600 million deal to help PNG's NRL team bid may hinge on promise to avoid security pact with China
15 Oct 2024Papua New Guinea's hopes of fielding a team in Australia's NRL competition could hinge on a promise from its government not to sign a security deal with China.
![The Women’s Micro Bank Limited (WMB), or Mama Bank] as it is called, has been in operation on the Papua New Guinea mainland for some years.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--NsnW9lsC--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1728955233/4KI9QXS_Bougainville_Mamas_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
![This photo released by Papua New Guinea police on Oct. 13 shows dozens of illegal miners arrested near the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. [Handout/PNG Police]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--p8OuM5ky--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1728940318/4KIA2G3_porgera_benar_2_jpeg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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