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President Heine calls for 'bold responses' for gender equality
25 Jul 2024Pacific leaders must be innovative and bold to create gender equality and respond to gaps which exist in their efforts to bridge differences.
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Beijing considering Honiara's request for airport extension - PM Manele
25 Jul 2024Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says it will enable larger long-haul aircrafts to land at the Honiara International Airport and enhance Solomon Islands' trade with China.
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Ex-PNG MP and trailblazer Dame Carol Kidu on life after politics
25 Jul 2024Since retiring in 2012, the Australia-born politician has embarked on a number of community driven projects, including a "family-focused" retreat and a learning centre. Audio
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Kolinisau, Tuwai focused on defending legacy at Paris 2024
The Fiji men's sevens team will be taking "one game at a time" and stay focused on the legacy they want to leave behind at the Paris Olympics.
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Macron yet to sign off on Pacific leaders New Caledonia visit
25 Jul 2024The French Ambassador to the Pacific, Véronique Roger-Lacan, told RNZ Pacific with the Paris Olympics kicking off this week, it could be tough propping up security in time.
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Marshall Islands senator says 'collaboration' key to create respect for women and girls
25 Jul 2024Health, education, climate change and economic stability are the most pressing issues facing women and children in the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands politician Daisy Alik-Momotaro says.
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Thousands of Bougainvilleans support lawsuit against mining giant
25 Jul 2024There are now 4500 Bougainvillean residents backing a legal suit against Rio Tinto, the mining company they say "must make amends for decades of environmental devastation".
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Niue on the verge of eliminating hepatitis B
This is thanks to a joint initiative between Niue's Health Department and non-government organisation, Global Health New Zealand. Audio
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Fiji begins Olympic sevens gold medal defence with two wins
25 Jul 2024Fiji, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and Argentina have all won two games each on day one and have secured quarterfinal spots.
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Police call off search for Fijian man
25 Jul 2024Luke Vakayawa, 22, was a crew member on Lady Moana, which was returning to Rarotonga from Mangaia, when he fell overboard.
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Pacific news in brief for July 24
24 Jul 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a lawyer shortage issue in Vanuatu reportedly due to overwhelming workloads.
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Marshallese women call for nuclear justice
24 Jul 2024Women continue to fight for justice, 70 years after the first nuclear tests by the US caused devastation on the people and environment of the Marshall Islands, Netani Rika writes.
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Australia's seasonal worker numbers increase by 450%
24 Jul 2024In June 2019, there were just under 6000 PALM visa holders in Australia and as of May this year there are over 32,000.
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Samoa police capture suspected double murderer
The 58-year-old suspect in the double-homicide in Fasito'o Uta, who was on the run, was arrested in the northwest coast of Upolu on Tuesday, Samoa police have confirmed. Audio
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Fiji and Samoa to kick off Olympic rugby sevens campaign as underdogs
24 Jul 2024The rugby sevens competition starts two days ahead of the Opening Ceremony, with the men's category played on 24, 25 and 27 July, followed by the women's from 28-30 July.
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Weeks out from elections Kiribati a mystery
The nation has experienced a turbulent last four years, choosing to switch diplomatic allegiance to China over Taiwan, pulling out of and then returning to the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
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Cook Islands police have 'little hope' for man who went overboard from ferry
23 Jul 2024The 22-year-old Fijian man, who was a crew member of Lady Moana was travelling to Rarotonga from Mangaia.
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Foreign Affairs stand off drags on in Tonga
Earlier this year, Tonga's King Tupou VI let it be known he was unhappy with the government appointing the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Audio
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Pacific Islands take steps towards fairer and sustainable fishing
23 Jul 2024Forum Fisheries Agency highlights urgent need to address labour abuses in the fishing sector, such as long hours, low pay, and dangerous working conditions.
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New Zealand urged to take bolder stand on New Caledonia's third referendum
23 Jul 2024New Zealand should join others in calling New Caledonia's third independence referendum invalid, one of the founders of the Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity Network says.
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Air New Zealand extends suspension of Auckland-Nouméa flights
23 Jul 2024The national carrier ceased flights between Auckland and the French territory's capital, Nouméa on 15 June, amid violent civil unrest.
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Guam's legislature seeks transparency for US missile defence system
Guam's Congress is asking the US Defence Department to release the unclassified version of an independent assessment of the integrated air and missile defence system it is proposing. Audio
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'It's time to give back': Ardie Savea intent on 'proving Moana Pasifika is a great team'
24 Jul 2024The 84 caps-and-counting All Blacks vice-captain says: "I'm gonna give it everything to be better, to grow, to learn, get uncomfortable…to have a good next couple of years." Audio
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Kiwi prosecutor's suspension 'not a matter for' Winston Peters
The Foreign Minister has "hung…out to dry" Fiji's suspended director of public prosecutions who wrote to him seeking assistance, a former Fijian government advisor-cum-critic says.
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