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How personalities and misunderstandings can drive foreign aid
Opinion - We are seeing power plays from the US, but it is surprising from New Zealand, writes Sione Tekiteki.
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'Pushing the boundaries': Is Tonga's King turning his back on democracy?
31 Jan 2025A high-profile lawyer in the Kingdom says the country is "in for a tough ride" as King Tupou VI reasserts his royal authority.
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Singirok pays tribute to Sir Julius Chan
31 Jan 2025The former PNG army commander, who defied a government decision to send mercenaries to Bougainville in the late 1990s, expressed his condolences to one of the…
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Marape discusses women's 'important role in upholding the household'
31 Jan 2025The Prime Minister met with UN Women's Asia Pacific regional director Christine Arab in Port Moresby "to discuss issues of women".
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Rabuka to come clean about 1987 coups
The Fijian PM says he will disclose names of those behind the political upheavals he orchestrated almost four decades ago to the newly appointed Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Samoa seeks NZ support for more K9 after seizing 10kg of meth
Police commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo said police and customs officials intercepted the drugs in a shipping container from the United States, concealed in cereal-like packaging.
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Marape highlights PNG's role 'as a global leader' in conservation
31 Jan 2025The PNG leader told delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit that his country has "a lot of stakes in the conversation on conservation".
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War on drugs: Fiji soldiers may be deployed to assist police - govt
The Pacific has gained attention in recent years as both a transit route for drug trafficking and a destination.
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Sir Julius Chan dies aged 85
30 Jan 2025There has been an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of the founding fathers of Papua New Guinea. Video
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NZ-Kiribati fallout: 'Questionable precedent'
Ruth Cross Kwansing, a New Zealand-born Kiribati MP, has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between Wellington and Tarawa.
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How will Trump's US aid freeze affect the Pacific?
30 Jan 2025A senior research fellow at the Development Policy Centre says the freeze is important because it raises the prospect of Washington stepping back from some key sectors.
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Pacific news in brief for 30 January
30 Jan 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the autonomous Papua New Guinea region preparing for its mid-year elections.
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'We were all labourers to them': The wider impact of blackbirding across the Pacific
30 Jan 2025More than 160 years ago, slave ships arrived at Tonga's 'Ata Island. Bishop Silouan Silala Vea's ancestors were invited aboard for a meal in a gesture the villagers thought was...
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Preliminary report on Fijian boxer's death with sports minister
The Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of Ubayd Haider says it will only work with evidence.
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2025 Vanuatu official election results
Against all odds one woman has secured a seat in Vanuatu's 52-member parliament.
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CNMI environmental champions criticise Trump's Paris withdrawal
30 Jan 2025Friends of the Mariana Trench chair Sheila Babauta said Trump'sdecision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal is "unfortunate".
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Questions about deadly Samoan measles outbreak raised as Kennedy faces US Senate
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been accused of promoting mistrust of vaccines while visiting Samoa in 2019.
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Paita returns after failed attempts to topple Marape
29 Jan 2025The man who led two attempts to unseat Prime Minister James Marape last year is now back in his Cabinet.
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'No decisions yet' on axing Rugby Sevens World Cup - governing body
29 Jan 2025A spokesperson said sevens is an investment for World Rugby.
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Trump's decision to withdraw US from Paris accord 'totally irresponsible'
29 Jan 2025PNG's Prime Minister James Marape has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
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How can Vanuatu's new parliament rebuild public trust?
There are three things the next parliament should do to rebuild public trust and confidence in its integrity and concern for the national interest, writes Anna Naupa.
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Survey shows better mental health services needed in the Pacific
29 Jan 2025Research involving about 1000 participants by the University of Auckland has highlighted an urgent need to improve mental health services in the Pacific.
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Decision imminent on former women's minister following leaked explicit video
The People's Alliance Party will decide this week whether to expel Lynda Tabuya, who remains a member of parliament.
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AI integration in education must ensure 'cultural sensitivity' - Ahluwalia
29 Jan 2025The University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor says artificial intelligence could democratise education in the region. Audio
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Fiji HIV outbreak: Health ministry says less money in the bank
Permanent chief Dr Jemesa Tudravu says financial resources for HIV programs have decreased from US$2.1m in 2011 to US$516,540 by 2016. Audio
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Safeguarding reefs: Marshall Islands establishes first marine protected area
29 Jan 2025The country is putting two of its most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak, under protection from fishing, covering 48,000 square kilometres - about the size of Switzerland.
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'We were all labourers to them': The wider impact of blackbirding across the Pacific
30 Jan 2025More than 160 years ago, slave ships arrived at Tonga's 'Ata Island. Bishop Silouan Silala Vea's ancestors were invited aboard for a meal in a gesture the villagers thought was...
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Show must go on: Polyfest organisers vow resilience
29 Jan 2025Despite a shortfall in promised government funding, Polyfest's organisers say that the resilience of Pacific people will keep the festival alive.
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