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Netball New Zealand talking to Fiji about holding series there
16 Oct 2024Netball New Zealand is in discussions with Netball Fiji about holding a series in the island nation in January and they hope Australia will be involved too.
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Fiamē expresses uncertainty over Manawanui salvage plans as Samoa prepares to welcome King Charles
The Samoan PM says there are no talks of the NZ Navy vessel being salvaged this week, as leaders from 56 nations are set to gather in Apia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting next Monday. Audio
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What is a tropical cyclone and what do all the categories mean?
Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.
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Mama Bank: 'A bank for mothers...for rainy days'
16 Oct 2024This week, Bougainville is to get a new bank, one that is geared to providing banking services directly to women. Audio
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PNG security forces shoot 6 people, kill 1, near lawless Porgera gold mine
15 Oct 2024The violence has forced the shutdown of the huge mine indefinitely.
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New Caledonia: SLN mining site put into standby mode
15 Oct 2024The company said the extracting operations were no longer possible due to numerous, "massive", continuous blockades and attacks over the past six months.
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Pacific news in brief for 15 October
15 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, a man cops 20-year jail time for facilitating and transporting 4.88kg of methamphetamine in PNG's Western Province to Australia.
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Manawanui sinking: Tafitoala villagers demand compensation
Locals in the coastal village are demanding compensation from New Zealand, saying they have lost their livelihood as result of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. Audio
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Samoa Citizenship Bill gets unanimous support from select committee
A bill that aims to restore citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 has unanimous support from the select committee to procced but will not include the decedents of the cohort. Audio
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$600 million deal to help PNG's NRL team bid may hinge on promise to avoid security pact with China
15 Oct 2024Papua New Guinea's hopes of fielding a team in Australia's NRL competition could hinge on a promise from its government not to sign a security deal with China.
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Dead whale remains floating off Moorea lagoon
15 Oct 2024The putrid remains have once again prompted a local warning to mariners and seafarers in the densely-populated area.
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Tonga police investigating drowning of toddler in rain-filled pit at private home
Police say the one-year eight months old boy was playing with his siblings near an unfinished ground hole filled with rainwater on Sunday.
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'We are not barbaric': West Papua rebel leader denies bribery
14 Oct 2024General Egianus Kogoya, regional commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army, claims the group achieved their mission to raise international awareness for West Papua's independence from…
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Fiji employer groups warn of job loses amid govt's employment law reforms
But the Employment Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to fostering inclusive dialogue during the review of the Employment Relations Act (ERA) 2007.
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Pacific news in brief for 14 October
14 Oct 2024A round-up of news news in brief from around the region, including the decommissioning of a Fiji Navy ship.
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FIFA World Cup 26 Oceania Qualifiers - As it stands
14 Oct 2024The opening group matches have been completed on the Road to the FIFA World Cup 26 for the eight remaining Oceania hopefuls.
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CNMI retirees may need to pay money back
14 Oct 2024"The law that is supposedly repealing overtime pay, as well as bonuses for certain elected officials, was enacted back in 2003. However, the Settlement Fund did not collect overpayments then."
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Māori-Samoan physiotherapist researching ways to better support Māori and Pasifika
14 Oct 2024Vaea Ulima Tofi, who holds the matai title Vaea from Matāutu Apia in Samoa, noticed the current system was not suitable for Māori and Pasifika patients.
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League game to raise awareness for mental health
14 Oct 2024"We want everyone to know, especially our men… if you are going through troubles, all you've got to do is to ask for help - please just ask." Audio
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Manusina Samoa qualify for women's Rugby World Cup
Manusina Samoa beat Madagascar 46-15 in the WXV 3 to finish second overall in the competition and secure their spot at next year's World Cup in England.
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Samoa prepares for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia
King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend CHOGM as part of a state visit to Samoa.
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'Success story': Bougainville cocoa boom fostered by aid donors
11 Oct 2024For Bougainville, whose cocoa trees were old, tired and ignored by the end of the civil war, what was needed was the lift provided by aid donors through the Bougainville Partnership.
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Marshall Islands wins UN Human Rights Council seat
11 Oct 2024Marshall Islands was elected on Wednesday to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council from next year, with climate change and nuclear justice as its top priorities.
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French Polynesian president asks UN to bring France into decolonisation talks
11 Oct 2024Any United Nations' role in negotiating the territory's self-determination aspirations is rejected by France.
![The Women’s Micro Bank Limited (WMB), or Mama Bank] as it is called, has been in operation on the Papua New Guinea mainland for some years.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--NsnW9lsC--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1728955233/4KI9QXS_Bougainville_Mamas_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
![This photo released by Papua New Guinea police on Oct. 13 shows dozens of illegal miners arrested near the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. [Handout/PNG Police]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--p8OuM5ky--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1728940318/4KIA2G3_porgera_benar_2_jpeg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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