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Mark Brown assures new passport won't affect constitutional ties with New Zealand
19 Oct 2024"The Cook Islands is not doing anything that will change our constitutional relationship with NZ."
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Alcohol-related suicides higher risk for Māori and Pacific women - study
19 Oct 2024A study has found Māori and Pacific women are disproportionately affected by suicide involving heavy alcohol use.
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Visiting minister's announcements receive mixed reactions
19 Oct 2024France's Minister for Overseas François-Noël Buffet said on top of the some €400 million already disbursed in emergency assistance, France remains committed to New Caledonia.
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IMF, ADB set sights on damning US$37m Solomon Islands aid audit
19 Oct 2024Report by auditor general found mismanagement and potential fraud in Covid-19 pandemic package payments.
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Manshika Prasad is Miss Universe Fiji - Official pageant body investigation concludes
After weeks of confusion, online furore and official pageant investigations, the winner of Miss Universe Fiji has officially been crowned.
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World Bank forecasts Pacific economic slowdown
18 Oct 2024According to the World Bank's Pacific Economic Update, growth in the Pacific is slowing following the Covid-19 recovery boost driven by borders re-opening. Audio
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Reflections on Pacific regionalism
18 Oct 2024Opinion - While regionalism can have many meanings, to me, it is about getting Pacific countries to (better) work together, and at all levels, writes Sione Tekiteki.
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All set for Pacific Bowls rugby league battles
18 Oct 2024Four teams, two men's and two women's sides, will feature at the National Stadium in Suva.
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Bowel cancer screening missing the mark among Aotearoa's Tongan community
"Most of them want to feel that they are part of the solution - far too long they have been treated as a problem to be fixed," New Zealand-based Tongan doctor Viliami Puloka says. Audio
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5000 residents on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island receive new water supply system
Vanuatu's Melsisi community, which was battered by Cyclone Lola in March last year, recieved the new water supply system through the Vanuatu-Australia Partnership.
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Manawanui clean-up on hold for CHOGM
19 Oct 2024Samoa's prime minister says dive and coastal operations around the sunken vessel will be on hold from Monday until next weekend.
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RNZ pulls Fiji Times story due to incorrect figures
18 Oct 2024RNZ is seeking clarification on figures.
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Young Pasifika league players in action in Auckland
18 Oct 2024The Pasifika Youth Cup under-17 boys and girls teams representing seven nations will be competing in Blockhouse Bay, kicking off today and running until Sunday. Audio
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Fijiana, Manusina to face uphill battle as World Cup pools confirmed
18 Oct 2024Samoa have been drawn with World No.1 and hosts England, Australia, and the USA in pool A. While Fiji have been grouped with Canada, Scotland, and Wales in pool B.
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ICJ set to hear 100 oral statements for legal opinion on climate change
The Attorney-Generals of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Fiji has issued a joint statement in support of the legal push.
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Firebombing of news outlet in Papua region condemned
18 Oct 2024Indonesian police have failed to solve previous attacks on Papuan media workers in recent years.
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Spectre of Panguna looms over Porgera - former PNG deputy prime minister
17 Oct 2024The Porgera gold mine was re-opened with fanfare earlier this year, after a three year shut-down during which the government negotiated terms more favourable to it.
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Bougainville Government lays out strategies for statehood
17 Oct 2024President Ishmael Toroama said the plans represent Bougainville's continued progress towards realising the dreams of past generations.
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NZ governor-general heading to Niue for celebrations
Niue achieved self-governance from New Zealand in 1974. Audio
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Ex-PNG leader lashes out at power company for threatening to turn lights off
17 Oct 2024Peter O'Neill has lashed out at Dirio Gas and Power Company for threatening to turn off power because of outstanding payments owed to it. Audio
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The tiny South Pacific nation that's big on enthusiasm for football
After three years in football's wilderness, Niue's football leaders want to be part of the sport's Oceania region again. But with a population of only 1600, there are challenges on and off the pitch.
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Rabuka confirms split within People's Alliance
The Fijian prime minister made the surprising announcement on his official Facebook page, saying, "Our focus is clear, and our mission continues."
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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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