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What next for New Caledonia with France going to snap election?
11 Jun 2024The French Constitution says all pending bills left unvoted by the Lower House are cancelled because the dissolution signifies the end of the legislature and therefore of the current ordinary session.
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RSE employers want costs cut
13 Jun 2024Some employers in New Zealand who are part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme want changes because of the cost.
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Guam requests extension on missile testing submissions
The US Missile Defense Agency gave the people of Guam 30 days, until 2 July, for submissions on the proposal, which could allow missile testing twice a year for 10 years.
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China, Australia on charm offensive with Jeremiah Manele
11 Jun 2024Solomon Islands is a focal point for geostrategic competition between the United States and its allies and China, which is expanding its presence and influence in the Pacific region.
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Protecting Paradise: Niue's effort to preserve 40% of its waters
A new film from National Geographic Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue promises to provide a glimmer of hope amongst negative environmental news. Audio
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Micronesia Games back on track
11 Jun 2024The Micronesia Games returns this month in the Marshall Islands after a series of postponments due to the Covid pandemic and construction of a new stadium.
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Pacific news in brief for June 11
11 Jun 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including drought conditions showing some improvement across much of the US-affiliated Pacific islands.
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OFC Men's Nations Cup: Hosts eye title as New Zealand name young squad
11 Jun 2024Vanuatu will host Group A matches that includes New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, while Group B has Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tahiti.
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FijiFirst founders Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and others resign
The founding members of the FijiFirst party, including former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and ex-attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, have resigned.
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FestPAC: 'One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific'
10 Jun 2024It was a sentiment echoed loudly and proudly by all other parading nations at the official opening of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawai'i.
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Air New Zealand halts flights to Nouméa until September
10 Jun 2024Air New Zealand is pausing its Auckland to Nouméa service due to ongoing violent unrest in New Caledonia.
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'History replaying itself' - PANG on New Caledonia
10 Jun 2024A group of civil society organisations is writing to Emmanuel Macron calling on him to change his stance toward the indigenous people of New Caledonia.
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'Is self-care selfish?'
Sāmoan-Niuean PhD student Asetoa Sam Pilisi spoke on Men's Health Week which starts today, about the need for Pacific men to be more proactive managing their stress and health.
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Cook Islands and Honolulu sign sister city agreement
10 Jun 2024The agreement states that its purpose is to deepen the shared historical, cultural and ethnic ties that bind the people of each city.
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Pasifika Sipoti wrap
10 Jun 2024A round-up of results from weekend sports, including Super Rugby Pacific, rugby league, soccer
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Marshall Islands, then and now
10 Jun 2024Feature - About 2,500 years ago, before the Europeans set foot in the Marshall Islands, life for the Marshallese was very different.
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Kiwi student helps Tongan community improve drinking water
A University of Canterbury master's student is transforming her academic research into practical solutions to enhance drinking water quality in Tonga.
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Pacific news in brief for June 10
10 Jun 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including theft of more than US$150,000 in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas.
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French diplomats leave New Caledonia as unrest simmers
8 Jun 2024The pause comes ahead of pro-independence protesters' national Congress, where they will seek a common stance on the riots.
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'Nobody talks about what is happening here anymore'
7 Jun 2024People in New Caledonia are disappointed that the riots last month are now being overshadowed by the European elections and the Olympic Games.
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Support ongoing for PNG landslide survivors
7 Jun 2024Two weeks on from the landslide in Enga Province, humanitarian assistance is still being hampered by lack of road access, tension between tribes and new evacuation orders.
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Environment kept in play at Kwajalein army base
7 Jun 2024The US Army says the environmental team, working under an agreement with the Marshall Islands, pays special attention to several animal and plant species.
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Force not the answer in New Caledonia - PANG
7 Jun 2024Pacific Network on Globalisation "deplores" what they call increasing brutal treatment and repressive force by French police and other armed units against Kanaky youth.
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Final plan released for Mariana Trench sanctuary
7 Jun 2024The Mariana Trench includes submerged active volcanoes and hydrothermal vents and the deepest point on earth.
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