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FestPAC 2024: Pacific traditional leaders sign Tuurama Ariki Declaration
14 Jun 2024The declaration solidifies their commitment to strengthen relationships and share knowledge on how to collectively face challenges confronting Pacific people.
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Mangaia: 'Three steps to heaven'
13 Jun 2024Feature - The dwindling population of the southern most island in the Cook Islands group has tripled this past week as Mangaians return home to celebrate two hundred years of Christianity.
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Pacific news in brief for June 13
13 Jun 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremaia Manele welcoming a legal challenge against his election.
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James Marape calls on key govt departments to drive economic results
13 Jun 2024The Papua New Guinea prime minister is calling on the Treasury, Finance, and National Planning departments to strategically drive the country's economic development.
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Macron: New Caledonia changes 'suspended', not withdrawn
13 Jun 2024During a press conference in Paris, the French President mentioned all of the now-dissolved National Assembly's "pending projects".
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'Mass burial site': PNG landslide death toll remains unknown
12 Jun 2024Hundreds are thought to have been buried in their sleep when it hit Yambali Village in the early hours of 24 May. Audio
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FijiFirst resignations 'shocking' - Supporters 'let down', says professor
A governance professor in Fiji and a former Electoral Commission member says the resignation of the founding members of the country's largest political party in parliament is a "shocker". Audio
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9 dead since start of New Caledonia unrest
12 Jun 2024A man in his thirties was allegedly shot by a gendarme who responded after being targeted, according to initial investigations, the public prosecutor said at the end of May.
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Crew 'safely evacuated' after RFNS Puamau 'grounding incident' - Fiji Navy
RFNS Puamau, which was gifted from the Australian government, was commissioned last month. The Fiji Navy says "at present, it is premature to determine the details of the events that unfolded".
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FestPAC 2024: 'Fight against the extinction of Pacific people'
12 Jun 2024A community elder from Guam says the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture event is about more than "revitalising cultures". Audio
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Pacific news in brief for June 12
12 Jun 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Tuvalu PM saying he is dedicated to esnure outcomes from a UN forum for small islands are upheld.
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PNG opposition seeks court ruling over Speaker's actions
11 Jun 2024The Papua New Guinea opposition is seeking a response from the courts on the behaviour of the Speaker Job Pomat during last week's truncated sitting of parliament.
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What next for New Caledonia with France going to snap election?
11 Jun 2024The French Constitution says all pending bills left unvoted by the Lower House are cancelled because the dissolution signifies the end of the legislature and therefore of the current ordinary session.
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RSE employers want costs cut
13 Jun 2024Some employers in New Zealand who are part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme want changes because of the cost.
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Guam requests extension on missile testing submissions
The US Missile Defense Agency gave the people of Guam 30 days, until 2 July, for submissions on the proposal, which could allow missile testing twice a year for 10 years.
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China, Australia on charm offensive with Jeremiah Manele
11 Jun 2024Solomon Islands is a focal point for geostrategic competition between the United States and its allies and China, which is expanding its presence and influence in the Pacific region.
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Protecting Paradise: Niue's effort to preserve 40% of its waters
A new film from National Geographic Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue promises to provide a glimmer of hope amongst negative environmental news. Audio
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Micronesia Games back on track
11 Jun 2024The Micronesia Games returns this month in the Marshall Islands after a series of postponments due to the Covid pandemic and construction of a new stadium.
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Pacific news in brief for June 11
11 Jun 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including drought conditions showing some improvement across much of the US-affiliated Pacific islands.
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OFC Men's Nations Cup: Hosts eye title as New Zealand name young squad
11 Jun 2024Vanuatu will host Group A matches that includes New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, while Group B has Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tahiti.
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FijiFirst founders Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and others resign
The founding members of the FijiFirst party, including former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and ex-attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, have resigned.
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FestPAC: 'One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific'
10 Jun 2024It was a sentiment echoed loudly and proudly by all other parading nations at the official opening of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawai'i.
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Air New Zealand halts flights to Nouméa until September
10 Jun 2024Air New Zealand is pausing its Auckland to Nouméa service due to ongoing violent unrest in New Caledonia.
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'History replaying itself' - PANG on New Caledonia
10 Jun 2024A group of civil society organisations is writing to Emmanuel Macron calling on him to change his stance toward the indigenous people of New Caledonia.
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