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Fiji's Namosi province will ban people involved in drugs, warns chief
Ratu Suliano Matanitobua told fijivillage.com that he has witnessed firsthand the damage that drugs can bring to a community or village.
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Founding party leaves pro-independence FLNKS umbrella 'until further notice'
15 Nov 2024New Caledonia's Progressist Union in Melanesia (UPM), one of the historic founding members of FLNKS, has announced its official withdrawal from the pro-independence umbrella. Audio
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Solomon Islands police chief raises concern on sexual abuse
15 Nov 2024Police say three men were recently arrested for sexual abuse in one day, in one province of Solomon Islands.
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The scramble is on over New Zealand's aid programme
15 Nov 2024Terence Wood from the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre says: "If I were the leader of Pacific country, I'd be asking myself what's going on here."
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Tahiti chase semifinals spot after 3-0 win over Samoa
15 Nov 2024Tahiti scored three second-half goals to beat Samoa at FMG Stadium in Hamilton on Friday evening in the Group B clash.
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Masjid Fatimah Rarotonga: Cook Islands has its first mosque
15 Nov 2024The Cook Islands' first and only mosque is quietly serving Rarotonga's Muslim community, reports Talaia Mika who followed a Google satellite map to find the local Islamic headquarters.
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New Zealand unwilling to raise observer issue at fisheries summit
16 Nov 2024The international NGO, Accountability.Fish, wants observers at key meetings to end decision-making behind closed doors and improve transparency and accountability.
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Fiji Methodist leader calls for partnerships to address drug issue
The church is working with the government and all stakeholders on education and awareness about the impact of drug use on individuals, families, and society in general as a whole.
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Survey warning on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded
15 Nov 2024Land clearance was underway even before the feasibility study was completed.
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'Mega coral' discovered in Solomon Islands
15 Nov 2024The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres, making it larger than a blue whale. It is thought to be between 300 and 500 years old.
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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Race for semifinal spots heats up
15 Nov 2024The Oceania winner will qualify for the FIFA World Cup '26, while the runner-up will get the chance to qualify through a play-off round.
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'Miracle Baby' Mana's fight for life highlights critical gaps in local healthcare system
14 Nov 2024Mana Castledine kicked her way into the world, weighing only 653 grams and four months premature, after her mum, Louisa, was medevaced to Aotearoa. Audio
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Constitutional reform essential to tackle indigenous issues - GCC chair
Ratu Viliame Seruvakula says reviewing the country's 2013 Constitution "is obvious" to address the root causes of problems facing the indigenous population.
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Sovereignty ideas tossed about during New Caledonia visit
14 Nov 2024The French National Assembly and Senate presidents, Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher, met and held talks with a wide range of stakeholders. Audio
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Why 'New Zealand Rugby League are worried' about the rise of Tonga and Samoa
14 Nov 2024For decades, there was an understood hierarchy in men's rugby league that went something like: Australia, New Zealand, England, a bit of daylight, then everyone else.
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'Do not be disheartened': Pacific Islands Forum chair's message to SIDS
Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku has urged leaders from small island nations "not be disheartened," despite the "disappointing outcomes" of past UN climate summits.
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'Fossil fuels are a curse': Greenpeace responds Azerbaijan's COP29 remarks
The environment organisation's chief Pacific campaigner described the comments by Azerbaijan's president that oil and gas are a "gift of God" as "disappointing".
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It's calmer at Porgera: What happens when the beefed-up security goes?
14 Nov 2024The recent violence at Porgera in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, which claimed a number of lives and saw homes destroyed, has been brought under control by a beefed-up security presence.
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Funding cuts to Pasifika literacy project 'appalling' - NZEI
14 Nov 2024"For many Pasifika communities and families, the project helped mitigate the trauma of earlier generations who were not allowed to speak their languages in the classroom." Audio
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Mark Brown to lead community consultation on seabed mining in NZ
14 Nov 2024Public meetings will be held across Aotearoa starting on 17 November.
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FIFA World Cup '26 qualifiers: Fiji and New Caledonia favourites to secure semifinal spots
The top two teams from the group will qualify for the semifinals in New Zealand in March 2025, to meet the top two Group B teams.
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Abuse in care survivors seek meaningful redress
14 Nov 2024Survivors of abuse in faith and state-based institutions seek meaningful redress that restores their cultural identity, following the New Zealand government's formal apology. Audio
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Over a third of PNG's logging exports come from abusive forest clearing practices
13 Nov 2024Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea say the government must take action to end the widespread abuse of Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs).
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Father of late Fijian boxer plans lawsuit over son's death
Gyan Singh says the Boxing Commission of Fiji and the South Pacific Boxing Promotions need to be held accountable for Ubayd Haider's untimely passing.
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