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Frank Bainimarama released from prison early
The former Fiji prime minister has been released from prison, six months into his 12 months sentence, the Fiji Corrections Service said on Friday.
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Pasifika-focused mental health service opens branch Christchurch
8 Nov 2024A New Zealand mental health professional says the need for culturally tailored mental health services can't be overstated. Audio
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Pacific Cooperation Foundation 'kind of lost their way'
8 Nov 2024Chief executive Joanna Bourke said the organisation will continue to advocate for the Pacific amid government funding blow.
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Solomon Islands and China sign visa-free travel agreement
8 Nov 2024Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the agreement will allow citizens to travel freely, fostering cultural exchange and enhancing mutual understanding between the two nations.
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Concern over employment rate for Pasifika in Aotearoa
8 Nov 2024The Pacific employment rate for the September 2024 quarter was at 60.8 percent, down from 63.3 percent for the same time last year. Audio
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Tonga XIII 'men just keep giving', head coach says
8 Nov 2024Kristian Woolf is confident the Tongans can live up to the standard required against the Australian Kangaroos in the Pacific Championships Cup final.
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Pacific leaders look forward to strengthened US relations after Trump win
7 Nov 2024The Tongan and Fijian prime ministers are among the first Pacific Island leaders to congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump.
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PNG police deny human organ smuggling allegations amid rising crime
8 Nov 2024Stories of human body parts smuggling, and stories associated with PNG, go back many years, but there has not been any confirmation of such practices. Audio
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American Samoa governor candidates set for election runoff
7 Nov 2024No team received more than 50 percent of the votes, so there will be a run off election in two weeks time to elect the governor and lieutenant governor.
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Two RSE workers remain in hospital
Two Tongan seasonal workers remain in hospital after a bus carrying 30 RSE labourers rolled near Rotorua.
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Line-by-line: is New Zealand aid set to decline?
7 Nov 2024New Zealand's aid spend is going to fall substantially in coming years, writes Terence Wood.
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'Extremely stark' under-5 mortality in Kiribati
In 2015, the country recorded 56 deaths per 1000 live births, more than twice the regional average. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 7 November
7 Nov 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Fijian Prime Minister apologising again for starting the coup culture in the country.
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PNG pharmacologist appointed to lead Pacific Academy of Sciences
7 Nov 2024Professor Teatulohi Matainaho has been involved in researching traditional medicine and in drug discovery for diseases, such as malaria, cancer, HIV, and Tuberculosis.
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Mark Brown insists new passports won't affect ties with New Zealand
6 Nov 2024The Cook Islands leader says new passport proposal will not impact ties with Aotearoa, but a New Zealand Foreign Affairs spoeksperson says it "would have implications". Audio
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Climate change pushback if Trump wins - environmental group
6 Nov 2024Te Ipukarea Society's Kelvin Passfield says: "If Trump wins, it will push back on any progress that has been made in the climate change negotiations since he was last in office."
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Bougainville chasing US support for independence
6 Nov 2024Journalist Patrick Winn, writing for The World website, reported that Toroama wants the support of Washington and has offered Bougainville as a site for an American military base.
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PNG plea for govt action over large scale illegal logging
6 Nov 2024Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea have gathered in Port Moresby to demand government action.
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How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations
6 Nov 2024Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies senior lecturer Anna Powles said it will no doubt have an impact on small island nations.
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American Samoa voters to select governor, lieutenant governor, and US Congress rep
6 Nov 2024Polling stations opened at 6am and will close at 6pm, with results expected by midnight. The number of voters registered for the election is 15,945.
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Seilala Mapusua joins Moana Pasifika coaching team
6 Nov 2024Moana Pasifika head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga said his rugby knowledge and attention to detail will be of huge benefit to the players and the team.
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Kimberlyn King-Hinds wins delegate race in CNMI
6 Nov 2024The Republican Party candidate from the Northern Mariana Islands won the race for CNMI's lone non-voting delegate in the US House of Representatives.
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Unofficial election results coming in for Guam, Palau, CNMI
6 Nov 2024Meanwhile, American Samoa's voting day has kicked off alongside the US election today.
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French Pacific news in brief
4 Nov 2024A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific, including parishioners returning to a burned mission site in New Caledonia.
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