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'More military planes than birds': US militarisation in Guam; self-defence or provocation?
As Washington tries to bolster its defence capabilities in the US territory, Guamanians are questioning whether militarisation will help or harm the people, the environment and their future. Audio
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China using economic coercion to influence Palau's relationship with Taiwan - Palau leader
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr claims China is "weaponising tourism" in a bid to get the nation to sever its ties with Taiwan.
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New Caledonia unrest death toll rises to 11 following clash with gendarmes
15 Aug 2024In New Caledonia, violent unrest and clashes between the rioters and law enforcement units have killed one more person.
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Fiji back in World Rugby Council
World Rugby has reinstated the Fiji Rugby Union back as a member of the governing body's council almost 15 months after it was suspended due to "governance challenges".
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Tonga invites Elon Musk to Pacific leaders' summit
Tonga's government has extended an invitation to the billionaire entrepreneur to attend the annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting to be held in less than two weeks' time.
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More Pacific voices needed in climate literature - researcher
15 Aug 2024"There's a huge gap, not only in climate mobility, but climate literature, of the voices of Pacific people, of those who are at the forefront of climate change." Audio
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Pacific news in brief for August 15
15 Aug 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including activists marking three months of protests in New Caledonia.
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New Zealand mum writes for bi-cultural kids
15 Aug 2024"I feel really strongly that all kids should be able to see themselves represented in print."
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Evicted PNG settlers not giving up, two years on
14 Aug 2024People evicted from a large squatter settlement in Papua New Guinea's capital two years ago, want a slice of a new government fund. Audio
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Winston Peters says 'we need to keep engaged' with Micronesia
14 Aug 2024The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his first ever bilateral meeting with a New Zealand government minister on Tuesday. Audio
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Nutritionist looking at food neophobia among Pasifika
An Otago University researcher hopes to gain insights into obesity among Pasifika by studying food neophobia - or resistance to new foods.
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'We have always supported our athletes' - Samoa govt on Lakapi Samoa's finance fiasco
Samoa's sports minister hits back at claims by Lakapi Samoa chairman that the government failed to fund the national men's 15s team's Europe tour in November.
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Auckland-based Samoan influencer and his pug, Fraser, on a mission to help men cook
Daniel Rankin, 29, is a baker and has taken TikTok by storm.
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Death of MP a great loss - Bougainville President
14 Aug 2024Ishmael Toroama said Father Simon was a prominent spiritual and political leader who lived a life bound by the morals of duty to his people and faith in his God.
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Kiribati polls open: 'Hype is not as it is in other countries'
A local resident in the capital Tarawa told RNZ Pacific on the eve of the election is an "important moment" for people of Micronesian nation.
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Samoa still reporting dengue cases, nine months on
14 Aug 2024In an update for the week from 29 July to 4 August, the health ministry said 494 lab-confirmed cases had been reported since November.
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Some Islanders don't want to leave homelands despite climate closing in - research
14 Aug 2024"We hear climate change this, climate change that, there's a flurry of activity and then it's done, but this is an ongoing issue," a University of Waikato researcher says. Audio
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Marshall Islands goes with other Pacific nations on Fukushima
13 Aug 2024President Hilda Heine has decided to join other Pacific countries in recognising "the IAEA as the authority on nuclear safety".
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Fiji govt seeks public submission on security plan for women
The ministry said it wants to "gather your valuable insights" about how it can make Fiji's defence and security sector "more gender-inclusive and responsive".
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Agenda setting for Pacific leaders' meeting
Opinion - The prime ministers of Cook Islands, Fiji and Solomon Islands hope to be in the New Caledonia next week, before heading to Tonga to report back, Tess Newton Cain writes.
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Pacific news in brief for August 13
13 Aug 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Sitiveni Rabuka's trip to China.
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Kiribati elections 2024 - what we know
Campaigning, which has been going on for months, has "become more intense" and "the incumbent candidates seeking re-election [are] really going out", a Kiribati journalist says.
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Rabuka 'will apologise' to MSG leaders after failing to secure West Papua visit
13 Aug 2024Rabuka, says he will "apologise" to fellow Melanesian leaders later this month after failing to secure agreement from Indonesia to visit its restive West Papua province.
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Can overseas workers boost Pacific prosperity?
12 Aug 2024Analysis - As Pacific Island nations navigate their way out of pandemic debt, work abroad schemes could help, Paresh Narayan and Bernard Iyke write.
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