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Vanuatu's political uncertainty continues as it prepares for a snap election
Vanuatu has been riven by political instability, with frequent elections and changes of leadership in recent years.
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Fiji-born All Black revealed as sports star guilty of wilful damage
3 Dec 2024The sports star who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can now be named as Fiji-born All Black and Crusaders player Sevu Reece.
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New album highlights sounds of Christchurch's Pasifika creatives
3 Dec 2024Conversations on the Edges of Rooms is a compilation album from 12 Christchurch Pacific artists sharing original songs across a variety of genres.
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'Pacific community should be worried' about ministry's performance
3 Dec 2024A Pasifika community leader, based in Auckland said he has seen a drop in community engagement by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples since the workforce was slashed.
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Mosque pin removed from Google Maps
3 Dec 2024A Google Maps pin identifying a private home as a mosque in Rarotonga has been removed after an 'amicable resolution' between the landowners and the occupiers of the property.
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Overnight curfew lifted in New Caledonia
3 Dec 2024French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc said even though there remained some "sensitive areas", New Caledonia was on the path to experiencing a "return to normal".
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Pacific police taking decisive action to eliminate cyber threats
3 Dec 2024Cyber security has become a paramount concern for governments and organisations, an expert says.
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China denounces Taiwan president's Pacific tour as he stops off in Hawaii and Guam
3 Dec 2024On Saturday, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te landed in Hawaii, bowed his head, and was garlanded with flowers.
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Labour mobility schemes threaten Vanuatu's kava industry, warns minister
Caretaker Foreign Minister Matai Seremaiah says the large number of workers recruited for seasonal jobs abroad has reduced the local workforce available for kava cultivation.
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Samoa Citizenship Bill: Divided opinions and calls for inclusions
Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway.
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Cook Islands focuses on improving child health and combating NCDs
2 Dec 2024Health officials in the Cook Islands are taking steps to improve the health of the nation's youngest citizens, turning their focus to the critical first 1000 days of a child's life.
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New Zealand's first case of bird flu found on Otago egg farm
2 Dec 2024Biosecurity NZ has placed strict movement controls on a commercial rural Otago egg farm, as the first case of avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, is confirmed in Aotearoa.
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Kanak pro-independence leader to remain in French jail
2 Dec 2024This followed an earlier ruling on 22 October 2024 from the Court of Cassation, which is tasked to rule on possible procedural mistakes in earlier judgements.
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Auckland teacher wins World Bowls women's singles title for Tonga
2 Dec 2024Milika Nathan proved her winning skills to claim the title, coming from staying within the top eight, to upset defending world champion Anne Nunes from the USA.
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Marshall Islands leader raises the alarm on escalating non-communicable diseases
2 Dec 2024NCDs are responsible for over 80 percent of deaths in the Marshall Islands and the trends are worsening.
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Fijian Justice Minister calls on suspended Kiwi prosecutor to defend himself at hearing
New Zealander Christopher Pryde was suspended by in April 2023 for alleged "misbehaviour" and is refusing to appear before a Tribunal today, unless his salary is restored.
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International Court of Justice to begin hearings in landmark climate change case started by Pacific Islander students
A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate talks is about to be heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Fiji claims Dubai title and win first event after 22 winless runs
2 Dec 2024Fiji Men's Sevens defeated Spain 19-5 in the final of the Dubai 7s early on Monday morning (NZ Time) in the opening stanza of the 2024/2025 HSBC Sevens Series.
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PNG confronting ever higher rates of HIV infection
2 Dec 2024Papua New Guinea has long had notoriously high levels of HIV infection, but in the past year numbers reached a record 6700 cases.
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Manawanui probe 'being done by the wrong people,' Samoan expert says
29 Nov 2024Samoans say they are still looking for better answers on the environmental and economic costs of the disaster.
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Union Calédonienne unveils plans for New Caledonia's political future
29 Nov 2024New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party unveiled the main outcome of its Congress last weekend, including its plans for the French Pacific territory's political future.
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Review: The magic is missing from Moana 2
30 Nov 2024Disney has returned to Motunui with Moana 2, a sequel to the 2016 hit Moana. But have they been able to recapture the magic?
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CNMI's long-serving congressman bids adieu
29 Nov 2024Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan officially said goodbye to his constituents in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands during a townhall meeting last Wednesday on Saipan.
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Samoa declares whooping cough outbreak
Six cases of the disease have been confirmed as of Thursday. Audio
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