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Starlink granted licence to operate in Tonga
The government says licence granted to Starlink is valid for a period of six months and the decision was in response to a "significant amount" of public concern.
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CNMI not spared by global IT outage
22 Jul 2024Pacific Island territories not spared spared by "worst" software update in history by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Friday.
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Tongan Tala coach happy with progress, calls for more Test netball
The Tongan Tala have been dominant, winning almost all regional tournaments they had competed in, including the Pacific Games in Honiara last November.
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Oceania's path to 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in September
22 Jul 2024The fight for Oceania's representative at the 2026 FIFA World Cup starts in September, with the winner gaining automatic qualification.
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PIF hopes to send delegation to New Caledonia according to Forum Chair
20 Jul 2024The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) hopes to send a high-level delegation to New Caledonia to investigate the current political crisis in the French Territory.
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Watch: Ardie Savea fronts questions about move to Moana Pasifika
Ardie Savea, together with Tana Umaga and Michael Jones. are talking to press about his decision to move to the Super Rugby side.
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'The old lion' Flosse steps down after 52 years in politics
22 Jul 2024French Polynesia's veteran politician, Gaston Flosse, 93, announced last week he is stepping down from his position as President of his Amuitahiraa o te Nunaa Maohi party.
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Pacific children left behind due to seasonal work schemes
22 Jul 2024Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Matai Seremaiah says many children in the Pacific no longer live with their parents because of labour schemes in Australia and New Zealand. Audio
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Samoa has its first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now it's here.
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What Ardie Savea's transfer means for Super Rugby
22 Jul 2024Analysis - Savea's presence won't turn Moana Pasifika into title contenders overnight, but expectations will be raised, Jamie Wall writes.
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PNG landslide survivors sleeping on a mass grave - community leader
19 Jul 2024Relatives of people buried alive in the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea's remote Enga Province are still sleeping on the rocks that buried their dead relatives.
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New Caledonia: Shock and disbelief as more Catholic churches burn down
20 Jul 2024New Caledonia's Catholic community is in shock and disbelief as two of its historic missions have been burnt down by rioters this week.
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French Pacific news in brief
20 Jul 2024A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including a call for Congress MPs in New Caledonia to convince rioters to stop, and FIFA World Cup 26: Oceania Preliminary Qualifying draw.
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Pacific reach consensus with Japan on nuclear wastewater discharge
19 Jul 2024Consensus has been reached by Pacific leaders with Japan to address the controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific news in brief for July 19
19 Jul 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including an aircraft from the New Zealand airline Air Chathams back flying domestic routes in Tonga.
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Samoan dance group preserves culture through performing arts
Le Masiofo Siva Academy based in West Auckland merges traditional Samoan music and voices with the vitality of the young diaspora in New Zealand. Audio
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Tributes pour in for veteran Fijian politician Tupeni Baba
Hundreds of people gathered in Tailevu on Thursday to honour the life of the country's former deputy prime minister and academic who died on Sunday, aged 82.
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Opeloge is Samoa's flagbearer at the Paris Olympics
The 25-year-old weightlifting star will carry the Samoa flag at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony next week.
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Winston Peters calls for 'more diplomacy, engagement, compromise' in New Caledonia
19 Jul 2024The Pacific Islands Forum could serve as a "constructive force" to find a "path forward" in New Caledonia, the Foreign Affairs Minister Winston says. Video
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AI-powered cameras to broadcast Marshall Islands first ever futsal match
19 Jul 2024Artificial intelligence is taking a major leap forward in sport in the form of unmanned cameras that will broadcast the Marshall Islands' first ever futsal match against Micronesia on Monday.
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PNG population count no simple task
18 Jul 2024Papua New Guinea's long-awaited census has been extended this week after enumerators had failed to cover the entire country.
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'Come back to Niue'
There is a call for Niue's diaspora in New Zealand to return to the island and help with its development. Audio
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David v Goliath: Drua-laced Flying Fijians to face All Blacks
The Flying Fijians will have an uphill battle on almost all scorecards when they face the men in black in San Diego on Saturday.
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Pacific community 'united around' WHO's Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala
Tongan surgeon and the first Pacific islander in the driving seat at WHO's Western Pacific regional office draws strong backing from Aotearoa's Pacific community leaders. Audio
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