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Some rain but also continued drought in US Pacific
Agricultural strain has been reported from assessment teams and residents from islands across Yap State, including taro patches drying up and yellowing crops.
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Pasifika Sipoti wrap - results from the weekend
13 May 2024A round-up of weekend sports results, including Super Rugby Pacific, OFC Men's Champions League, Fiji domestic rugby, Vanuatu beach volleyball.
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Family visits will offer 'ray of hope' for convicted Bainimarama and Qiliho
13 May 2024The son of a former prime minister of Fiji says his family will pray for Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho after the two were handed prison terms in a corruption case last week. Audio
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters meets with new Solomon Islands PM
The foreign affairs minister has landed in Solomon Islands for the first leg of his Pacific tour, and an audience with the newly elected Prime Minister.
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Domestic market hit by Air Vanuatu fall-out
The domestic air market in Vanuatu is reeling from the fall-out at Air Vanuatu, which has also stranded international passengers.
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Pacific news in brief for May 13
13 May 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including PNG midwifery association calling on government to bolster investment for the sector immediately.
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Fiji Water workers strike enters day four - Union 'hopeful' for a resolution
A National Union of Workers official is hopeful Fiji Water employees who are entering their fourth day on strike will return to work shortly.
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Samoa's TV3 closes channel and goes online only
In a first of its kind in Samoa, Apia Broadcasting channel TV3 is moving its station completely online because it can no longer afford to broadcast traditionally.
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Tuvalu to launch information campaign on treaty with Australia
The Tuvalu government is expected to launch an educational programme on its Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty.
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What does Frank Bainimarama's custodial sentence mean for Fiji politics?
9 May 2024The former Fiji prime minister was handed a one-year jail sentence in the Fiji High Court on Thursday for perverting the course of justice.
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Pasifika Sipoti - preview of weekend sports
10 May 2024A preview of weekend sport, including OFC Men's Champions League, rugby league, Super Rugby and beach volleyball.
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French Pacific news in brief
10 May 2024A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including New Caledonia's power supply in "critical situation".
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Fiji's Coca-Cola Games wants to lose branding for 50th edition in 2025
The director of Fiji's biggest sporting event says it will drop the name and branding of Coca-Cola for next year's 50th anniversary if it can find a new sponsor. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for May 10
10 May 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a band teacher pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
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Super Rugby Pacific: D-Day matches for Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika
The Cultural Round is the telling round for both teams as far as their hopes of making it into the knockout stages is concerned. Losing will ruin their plans.
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Vanuatu govt considers placing Air Vanuatu into voluntary administration
The Vanuatu government is considering placing Air Vanuatu, the national carrier of Vanuatu, into voluntary administration.
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Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama jailed
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was found guilty over the blocking of a police investigation in 2021. Video
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'Completely stupid' - ex-Tuvalu PM on NZ's Shane Jones' oil and gas comments
9 May 2024A former Tuvalu prime minister says while the New Zealand government's oil and gas plans show it is concerned about its economy, he is more concerned about the livelihoods and survival of the Tuvalu…
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Sailing meets science in new Pacific data-gathering project
9 May 2024"We now have the capacity, the ability, to capture this e-DNA from a few litres of seawater."
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New Caledonia's constitution: green light in Paris, red light in Nouméa
9 May 2024Analysis - On Tuesday, the French National Assembly (Lower House) law committee was debating the value of the proposed constitutional amendment to alter the rules of eligibility to vote at local…
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UN wants international backing to curb PNG violence
8 May 2024The United Nations is seeking more international assistance as it strives to help Papua New Guinea overcome the violence that frequently erupts in the country.
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Kiwi teenager dies in sleep while on vacation in the Cook Islands
8 May 2024The 15-year-old's family is now preparing to repatriate his body back to their home in Hastings, but they have only managed to fund half the amount needed for repatriation.
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PNG population growth is a 'time bomb', warns professor
9 May 2024A professor at the Papua New Guinea School of Medicine says the country's population growth is a "time bomb".
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High Court to decide fate of ex-Fiji PM and suspended police chief
The fate of former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama and suspended police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho will be known today.
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