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Pasifika, Maori leaders seeking legal personhood for whales make 'a big statement'
11 Apr 2024Aotearoa's Kiingi Tuheitia and the Cook Islands Kaumaiti Nui Tou Ariki have signed a declaration that aims to give to'orā more robust protections that are recognised internationally. Audio
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Nauru AFL hopes for a grass field
Aussie rules football is the national sport but there is no proper grass field on the island. The players train and compete on a gravel field, but Nauru AFL hopes that will change.
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'Not looking for money': Samoa citizenship bill 'about trust and fairness' - community leader
Reverend Aneterea Sa'u, who was part of the Samoan community contingent in Parliament on Wednesday, says elders still alive who the bill affects deserve the opportunity to become NZ citizens. Audio
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Distrust in elections, courts - democracy poll
11 Apr 2024The Perceptions of Democracy Survey report by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance has also found many voters favor a strong and undemocratic leader.
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Pacific news in brief for April 11
11 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including type A Influenza in Nauru causing respiratory, pneumonia and asthma complications in many patients.
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Voter education key, media expert says
11 Apr 2024The Solomon Islands is set to hold its first joint elections and every effort must be made to help prepare voters for the 17 April vote, a media executive says.
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NZ lawyer is Tonga's new anti-corruption boss
11 Apr 2024New Zealand barrister and mediator James Christopher LaHatte has been appointed as Tonga's first anti-corruption commissioner. Audio
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Olympic champions to earn US$50,000, end of 128-year tradition
11 Apr 2024Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn US$50,000 each to end a 128-year tradition.
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Super Rugby Pacific: Fijian Drua duo cop bans
Veteran halfback Frank Lomani has been suspended from all rugby for six weeks and his teammate and prop Jone Koroiduadua cops a two weeks suspension.
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NZ Defence Force remembers HMNZS Moa sinking in Solomons
10 Apr 2024On April 7, 1943, HMNZS Moa was hit directly by a Japanese dive bomber and sank bow-first in under four minutes.
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Tu'ifua is the new 'Ikale Tahi coach as Tonga opts for local talent
10 Apr 2024Tonga sevens coach Tevita Tu'ifua has been named head coach of the 'Ikale Tahi for the next four years.
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Violent clashes in New Caledonia as nickel pact exacerbates tensions
The clashes, involving firearms, teargas and stone-throwing, went on for most of Tuesday.
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Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in NZ Parliament
Up to 5,000 Samoans would be offered New Zealand citizenship if the bill comes in.
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'Elements' within coalition want elections chief out - critics
There is an active attempt to remove the elections chief from her role, critics say, as the Fijian coalition government gets caught up in another undesired political drama.
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Documents show Tonga criticised Australia and NZ's response to China-Solomon security pact
9 Apr 2024In 2022, the Morrison and Ardern governments tried to rally Pacific nations to press Solomon Islands not to sign the vaguely worded and deeply contentious agreement with Beijing.
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Tonga has always worked with China - Hu'akavameiliku
The prime minister says the government will always work with international partner governments on programs that will help the country.
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Solomons, Australian universities to observe election
The Australian National University (ANU) will work with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to observe the Solomons' joint election on 17 April.
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Pacific news in brief for April 9
9 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the WHO urging governments to accelerate action to realise the right to health for all of their people.
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Social media campaign to unearth players paying dividends for Cook Islands
9 Apr 2024From Asia to the Netherlands, the Cook Islands national team is casting its net ever wider in search of players.
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Pacific nations gradually embracing Elon Musk's Starlink
Broadband satellite service provider Starlink is now being used in the Pacific but not always legally, for now. Audio
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K-pop makes big impression among NZ's Pasifika youth
The South Korean pop culture phenomenon has taken the world by storm and landed on Aotearoa shores garnering a growing fan base among young Pasifika. Video
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Pasifika autism group a 'vehicle for change'
Pacific communities with negative perceptions of autism are being challenged to rethink their views and the language that describes people on the spectrum. Audio
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Deportations raise alarm in Marshall Islands
8 Apr 2024Marshallese deported from the US have been convicted of a murder, a knife assault, and rape, while two additional assaults that occurred last month are under investigation.
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