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Tahiti, Solomon Islands to play for beach soccer title
25 Oct 2024Defending champions Tahiti hammered Papua New Guinea 16-5 in their final round robin game, while the Solomons lost a penalty shoot-out to Fiji, but still qualified.
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UN experts 'alarmed' by New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies
25 Oct 2024UN Human Rights Committee challenges France on security operations and its attitude to decolonisation.
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Kiribati election drama: Ruling party candidate defects
Late drama has unfolded in the Kiribati presidential election with one of the three candidates from the ruling party breaking away to form his own alliance, challenging incumbent president.
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Royal 'ava ceremony for King and Queen in Samoa
The King and Queen are in the Pacific Island country for the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting. Audio
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Count me out: Troubled census sets tone for PNG democracy
25 Oct 2024Census blunders point to much deeper issues in the country's electoral system needing urgent attention, writes Michael Kabuni.
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Pacific nations plead for Australia to phase out fossil fuels
Several nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during CHOGM.
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Cook Islands Games conclude with fireworks and record participation
25 Oct 2024Four thousand athletes and staff participated in 25 sports, including beach handball, volleyball, rugby, athletics, speed coconut husking, and tree climbing.
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Rabuka's message to Kanaky movement: 'Don't slap the hand that feeds you'
25 Oct 2024The Fijian prime minister is cautioning New Caledonia's local government to be reasonable in its requests from Paris, ahead of a Pacific fact-finding mission.
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Samoa citizenship bill passes second reading
An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament.
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'We have achieved a lot being under-resourced': Manusina opens up about overcoming adversity
24 Oct 2024Samoa women's rugby team captain Masuisuimatama'ali'i Tauasa-Pauaraisa says "things need to be better for the next generation" of women players in the country.
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Kiribati returns to the polls: Taneti Maamau seeks third term as president
There are three candidates for President: the man who has held the role for the past eight years, Taneti Maamau, along with Bauntaake Beia and Kaotitaake Kokoria.
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'We will be talking about the future of negotiations': Rabuka
24 Oct 2024The Fijian prime minister says he will take a back seat in the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum fact-finding mission to New Caledonia.
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Kiwi org helping Pacific people living with disabilities
Altus Resource Trust, soon to be known as Altus Pacific Aid, is committed to empowering disabled communities throughout the region.
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King Charles to be offered high chief title in Samoa
Lenatai Victor Tamapua, a Samoan chief and member of parliament, said he planned to offer the title of Tui Taumeasina to the monarch.
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Amplifying Pacific voices for science
It's hoped the launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences will lead to a stronger voice for Pacific science at both regional and global levels.
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New Caledonia the centre of attention in Paris and the Pacific region
24 Oct 2024The French Pacific archipelago was on the agenda of a top meeting in Paris on Tuesday evening, Paris time. Audio
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Marianas, US in relationship talks
24 Oct 2024Governor Arnold Palacios and Asistant Secretary of the Interior Carmen Cantor, who was chosen by US president Joe Biden as his representative, are leading the two-day summit.
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King Charles, Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa
The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Audio
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All containers from Manawanui removed, says NZDF
Deputy Chief of Navy Andrew Brown describd the opertation as a "complex team effort" that took four days to pull off.
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Broader role for Sir Jerry in Bougainville critical - minister
23 Oct 2024Ezekiel Masatt said a joint understanding has been reached with Papua New Guinea to broaden the role of the recently appointed independent moderator.
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Kanak activist's imprisonment reversed by France's highest court
23 Oct 2024Christian Tein, the head of the CCAT (Field Action Coordination Unit), had been accused by the French of masterminding the violence that spread across New Caledonia in May.
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USP strike: Staff unions continue to demand leadership change
The regional university's Fiji-based staff unions began their strike action on Friday last week and continue to protest as of Wednesday, with no signs of a resolution. Audio
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Bus attack in Enga - multiple fatalities reported
23 Oct 2024Police said bodies were found inside the bus and scattered in nearby bushland.
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Samoan youth win Commonwealth Foundation climate photography prize
Four young Samoan photographers have won a landmark photography prize showcasing climate action and resilience.
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