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In brief: Olympic news from around the Pacific
Vanuatu pull out of Tokyo Paralympics;Guam swim team arrive in Japan; Kiribati confirms athletes for Tokyo Olympics
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In brief: news from around the Pacific
Nauru near completing Covid-19 vaccination, Bougainville puts a pause on new mining ventures, PNG PM explains Covid-19 measures, Freighters entry to American Samoa delayed over Covid concerns Cooks to…
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Pacific briefs for June 29th
Nine more covid infections in French Polynesia; Australian refugees into 12th day of hunger strike; Wallisian group in New Caledonia ready to opt for independence; CNMI set for South Korea travel…
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
China steps up for Pacific vaccines; Nauru fast-tracks seabed mining; Fiji's MAX planes welcome back to NZ skies, and; Samoa to receive its new jet.
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Rotary/UNICEF target Pacific children in new vaccine campaign
A new vaccination campaign in the Pacific is targeting 100,000 children across nine countries. Audio
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New head of fractured Pacific Forum stresses unity
The new Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum says he will champion solidarity and unity within the regional grouping.
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First Olympians: The weight of a nation
Nauru's first Olympian has gone from lifting power to weilding power. Marcus Stephen represented Nauru at two Olympic Games before embarking on a political career that included a four-year stint as… Audio
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In brief: news from around the Pacific
Australia's two main lawyer bodies call for the rule of law to prevail in Samoa, Changes at American Samoa fish cannery; New marine atlas in Tonga, and more.
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Pacific Olympic and Paralympic athletes stoked with new funding
PacificAus Sports partnership supports Pacific Olympic and Paralympic athletes gear up for Tokyo 2021.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Ni-Vanuatu register for covid-19 vaccine shots, Niue's cable launch follows delays, Tonga and Tuvalu sign new grant agreement with the ADB.
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Division over NZ's RSE worker boost, Pacific reacts
Unions and economists are joining in a call to overhaul the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio
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Nauru vaccinates entire adult population
Nauru's Covid-19 vaccination campaign has exceeded the government's expectations.
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Pacific fisheries bloc opens new HQ in Majuro
A powerful Pacific island fisheries bloc opened a multi-million dollar, four-story headquarters in the Marshall Islands.
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Australia sending vaccine doses to Fiji, Timor Leste
Australia says it is sending fresh batches of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Fiji and Timor-Leste.
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The Pacific went a year without Covid-19, now it’s all under threat
Opinion - While isolation has proven itself effective, it is not perfect - and now the Pacific Islands must overcome misinformation, stigma and geography to vaccinate, Jonathan Pryke writes.
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ADB tips Pacific return to growth in 2021
The Pacific's largest development bank claims the region is set to return to growth this year.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Fijian government services hit by cyber attack; Tropical storm Surigae brings heavy rain to Micronesia; and tobacco tax in American Samoa to rise.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Covid-19 surge in PNG continues, Adventists set up Kiribati health hub, Nauru begins vaccination rollout, and more.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific for 24 March
Palau triggers Forum withdrawal, the Cook Islands names new Speaker, activists calls on Pacific to remember those suffering in West Papua, key Bougainville department changes name and more.
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Standoff brings USP operations under scrutiny
The ongoing stand-off between the University of the South Pacific's host country Fiji and its governing body, the USP Council, has put the regional institution's future under scrutiny.
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Timeline: The year of Covid-19 in New Zealand
One year on from the first Covid-19 case announced in New Zealand, RNZ takes a day-by-day look back at the unfolding of the pandemic in this country.
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Pacific pact torn apart by infighting over leadership
The Pacific Islands Forum is facing unprecedented disruption at a time when it's arguably needed the most, to present a united front on issues such as Covid and climate change. Audio
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Pacific children on frontline of global nutrition crisis
The world is on the brink of a nutrition crisis, warns Save the Children. Audio
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In brief: News from around the Pacific for 17 February
Fiji reviews Agreement on Establishment of Pacific Islands Forum; over 500 students from a Vanuatu primary school are sent home following a series of earthquakes; there's another case of Covid in the…
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Pacific Forum's consensus failure lamented
Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has lamented the failure to reach consensus at the latest Pacific Islands Forum meeting.