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Vanuatu Citizenship Office hits back at Tate report
The Citizenship Office and Commission said Andrew Tate's application was considered genuine, based on clearances from the Financial Intelligence Unit, Interpol, and UK police.
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Police constable arrested for drug possession in Tonga
It comes amid widespread drug issues in the region.
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Pacific news in brief for 5 June
5 Jun 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a shark attack in Vanuatu.
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Internal tensions reported in PNG anti-corruption body
5 Jun 2025Three leaders of Papua New Guinea's peak anti-corruption body are embroiled in a standoff.
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Fiji ship saga clarified
Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau said the matter is under investigation.
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Vanuatu vows to restore 'confidence' in passports after Tate revelation
An investigative media outlet has revealed self-described misogynist Andrew Tate bought a Vanuatu passport in 2022.
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Deficit budget announced in Tonga
Tonga's 'Aisake Eke Government has produced its first budget, pumping up spending by more than 10 percent compared with last year.
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New Zealand's invisible children
5 Jun 2025Two decades after a change to citizenship laws, the NZ-born children of overstayers are finding themselves undocumented and without a path forward.
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Fiji and China sign rugby deal
4 Jun 2025"This MOU is more than a document; it is a commitment to building bridges through rugby."
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Pacific doctors coping with dengue cases, say health leaders
Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Islands have all declared dengue outbreaks.
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Former Congress staffer allowed to return to New Caledonia
4 Jun 2025One of seven people transferred to mainland France almost a year ago, following the May 2024 riots in New Caledonia, has been allowed to return home.
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Explainer: Samoa Citizenship Bill and the pension
Gaining citizenship doesn't mean immediate access to New Zealand superannuation.
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Samoa parliament formally dissolved
Parliament enters caretaker mode until the election and the formation of a new government.
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Study shows Pacific nations 'sandwiched' between storm bands
4 Jun 2025In areas which are warmer, Dr Kevin Trenberth said that stronger storms with heavier rainfall are fuelled as they pick up more moisture.
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000 emergency number down in Norfolk Island
9 Jun 2025Locals on Norfolk Island remain concerned that their emergency number - 000 - is still down after two weeks.
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Teacher suspensions quashed by Vanuatu Supreme Court
3 Jun 2025The strike was initiated by the Vanuatu Teachers Union over payroll issues.
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The Maori-Samoan art director advertising diversity
3 Jun 2025"What we put on stage and screen matters."
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'Flying Fijians' dominate Oceania rugby tournaments
8 Jun 2025Fijians best men and women's rugby teams dominated at two Oceania tournaments at the weekend.
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Fiji FICAC saga: suspension rescinded, appointments revoked
Barbara Malimali was revealed as the new anti-corruption commissioner last September.
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Ardie Savea headlines Super Rugby Team of the Year
3 Jun 2025Super Rugby organisers have announced an honorary team with the first-ever Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Year.
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Samoa language celebration 'like white Sunday'
"That's the most important thing - that you're normalizing being Samoan in the home."
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New report sheds light on reproductive justice in Pacific migrant worker scheme
3 Jun 2025A new report has found many women employed in Australia through the PALM migrant worker scheme are not getting appropriate information and affordable access to sexual health services
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 3 June
3 Jun 2025A round-up of sports news in brief from around the region.
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Study investigating Vanuatu volcanoes
"When [Epi islanders] saw an eruption rising from the ocean off their coast... that was a shock to the people, and so when we arrived, they immediately wanted to know more about it."
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