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'An open game': Election of a Speaker next step in Kiribati poll
The 44 MPs chosen in the elections on 14 and 19 August include five women for the first time, four of them among a total of 17 newcomers to the Maneaba ni Maungatabu. Audio
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PNC 2024: Tonga and Samoa name teams for Apia clash
Tonga have named their strongest lineup available for their opening game against Manu Samoa in Apia on Friday afternoon.
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'Our step up in the Pacific has been substantial' - United States
The United States has "listened carefully" to Pacific Island nations in its efforts to boost its diplomatic footprint in the region, the deputy secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, says.
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Pacific leaders arriving in Vava'u, Tonga, for retreat
29 Aug 2024The local people have been up until the early hours of the morning brushing and sweeping the streets and painting fences ahead of the leaders' arrivals.
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Pacific news in brief for August 29
30 Aug 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Samoa's opposition leader saying they have to trust the government's preparations for CHOGM.
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US 'gives Australia the lane' on Pacific policing - Campbell
29 Aug 2024Details have emerged at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga that the US may be staying out of policing support and development in the Pacific for Australia to take the lead.
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Priest, deacon suspended in Samoa over drug allegations
The archbishop said the suspension is up until the completion of the internal inquiry from the church.
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Destanee Aiava creates history at US Open but is out in round one
The 24-year-old created history in the past week when she became the first player with Pacific Island heritage to play at the US Open.
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Tough conversations needed on PIF membership - Colin Beck
28 Aug 2024The Solomon Islands foreign affairs permanent secretary says associate and full membership status of the largest regional body was originally set up for independent countries only.
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Land wars over Guam's militarised landscape - 'I want my freedom'
The battle for land rights continues in the US territory ahead of proposed long-range missile testing in December. Audio
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Crucial bridge in Lae collapses due to flooding
28 Aug 2024An old bridge has been brought back to use in Lae in Papua New Guinea after the Yalu River Bridge was destroyed by flooding late last week. Audio
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Melanesian leaders want date with Indonesian president on West Papua
28 Aug 2024"The welfare of the interests of our Melanesians in West Papua and the other Papuan Provinces in Indonesia is an ongoing concern," the Melanesian Spearhead Group said on Tuesday.
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Discipline and mental toughness key - ex-coach
Former top Fijian soccer coach Gurjit Singh believes the Fiji Under-20 women's team can match the top teams at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Six takeaways from Pacific Nations Cup round one
World Rugby pick out six talking points from the first weekend of the cross-border competition as Fiji and Japan both kick off the tournament with big wins.
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Tuvalu 'on verge of ratifying' Falepili Union - Feleti Teo
The Prime Minister says the agreement commits Australia to help Tuvalu with climate adaptation, and he's also had conversation with Fiji PM to develop a similar bilateral agreement.
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Pacific news in brief for 28 August
28 Aug 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including more than 200 unexploded ordnances removed from a school site in Solomon Islands.
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French Pacific news in brief
28 Aug 2024A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including a new finance minister for French Polynesia, and 'riots' risk no longer covered by New Caledonia insurance companies.
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Ex-Cook Islands football boss banned from all involvement in the sport
28 Aug 2024Lee Harmon had an initial five-year ban, handed out by the OFC Appeal Committee, which started from 23 August 2021.
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'Surging seas are coming', warns UN chief
27 Aug 2024Antonio Guterres, who is in Nuku'alofa for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit, provided an update on the present-day impacts and future projections of sea-level rise.
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US deputy secretary to visit Tonga, Vanuatu and New Zealand
27 Aug 2024Kurt Campbell will begin his trip in Tonga on Thursday to lead the US delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
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Push for more to be done for RSE workers
27 Aug 2024Bay of Plenty church pastor and Fijian community leader Patrick Rounds says it's critical in ensuring smooth transition by workers into the local environment.
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A record 13 Pacific island athletes to compete at 2024 Paralympics
27 Aug 2024The seven women and six men Paralympians will represent Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati at the Games.
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Samoan seasonal workers killed in fatal crash in Auckland
27 Aug 2024Two victims of the fatal crash on Auckland's State Highway 1 were young men in New Zealand as seasonal workers, Samoan media report.
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'Where is the Christian solidarity': Wenda
26 Aug 2024Papua New Guineans need to ask, "where is the Christian solidarity", ULMWP leader says, after the PNG leader said it's Indonesia's responsibility to address independence demands.
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