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Football: Tahiti claim Oceania Qualifiers semi-final spot with 2-0 win
18 Nov 2024Needing just a draw, Tahiti piled the pressure on a Vanuatu side that could not find a way through.
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Operation to remove fuel from sunken naval vessel set to start in December
18 Nov 2024The deputy chief of Navy does not expect it to be "safe or practical" to remove "absolutely all the liquids" from the HMNZS Manawanui.
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New Caledonia's pro-independence movement struggling to maintain united front
18 Nov 2024There's been a flurry of news conferences from several pro-independence parties, all clarifying their respective stance and relationship with the FLNKS. Audio
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Pacific leaders outline foreign policy priorities amid geopolitical and climate crises
Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka and Vanuatu's Charlot Salwai have launched their first international blueprints that they hope will elevate the Pacific voice.
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'Get treated now, pay later': Private health facility offers life-saving heart surgery
Fijians in need of coronary artery bypass surgery do not need to find upto $50,000 and travel to India anymore, the founder of Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital (PHS) says.
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Pacific news in brief for 18 November
18 Nov 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Australia funding a boarder management project for Solomon Islands.
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UPNG students think PNG heading in wrong direction
18 Nov 2024Opinion - The almost unanimous view that things are heading in the wrong direction should serve as a wake-up call for Papua New Guinea's politicians.
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Vanuatu parliament amends Marriage Act to ban same-sex marriage
Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat said that the law, as passed, stipulates that same-sex marriage cannot be registered.
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Betel nut chewing in Micronesia: a social and spiritual tradition
Opinion - Betel nut chewing was a social activity that played an important part in the daily lives of the early Micronesians, writes Raquel Bagnol.
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Cooks and Australia superannuation MOU
18 Nov 2024Cook Islands government has signed a superannuation agreement with Australia allowing returning Cook Islanders to retire and transfer their superannuation savings easily.
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Kaltak says All Whites on 'a different level'
16 Nov 2024The Vanuatu captain says New Zealand plays another level of football, after his side was thrashed 8-1 in the second Group B FIFA World Cup 2026 OFC Qualifiers on Frida night.
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'Critical motions': Leadership challenges loom in Vanuatu
The Speaker of Parliament in Vanuatu has accepted two motions seeking to remove the president and prime minister of the republic.
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COP29: Nauru unveils 'groundbreaking' citizenship by investment scheme
The 'Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme' was announced at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday.
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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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