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Pasifika Medical Association rejects claims public funds used inappropriately
28 Jun 2025Te Puni Kōkiri is launching an independent review into allegations that money was used inappropriately for Whānau Ora commissioning services.
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Traditional healers play key role in Samoan society - study
Taulasea play a sacred, community-centred role "rooted in spiritual duty rather than commerce", the lead author of a new research says. Audio
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PNG and Bougainville sign 'Melanesian Agreement'
27 Jun 2025The leaders of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have signed a deal that may bring the autonomous region's quest for independence closer.
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Shipping company violated maritime and environment obligations - govt
"We will not allow Fiji's ports and waters to become dumping grounds."
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Norfolk Island Council defends waste management amid asbestos fears
27 Jun 2025It says the illegal dumping of asbestos-contaminated material is creating health risks for those who dump the material and potentially to others.
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Nearly one-third of Tuvalu residents apply for Australian climate change visa programme
Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu citizens each year under a climate migration deal Canberra has billed as "the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world".
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Allegations taxpayer money used to fund Moana Pasifika under review
28 Jun 2025The use of public money by Whānau Ora commissioning services and whether contractual obligations were met are to be investigated.
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Bougainville finally gets all Rio shares in Bougainville Copper
27 Jun 2025PNG had long promised to give its portion of the shares to the people of Bougainville.
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PNG welcomes UAE-backed takeover of Australian oil and gas giant
27 Jun 2025Papua New Guinea has expressed excitement about the prospect of Dubai-owned investment firms taking over Australian oil and gas giant Santos Limited.
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Moana Pasifika owners confident they can continue to bankroll team
27 Jun 2025The owners of Moana Pasifika Super are confident they can continue to bankroll the team, despite the loss of lucrative government contracts.
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Pacific news in brief for 27 June
27 Jun 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including PNG government announcing it will provide financial support Papua New Guinean students at the University of the South Pacific.
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Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel
26 Jun 2025Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear: most Pacific governments continue to align themselves with Israel.
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Deep sea mining decision already made, Cook Islands opposition leader says
26 Jun 2025Tina Browne, who has called for a pause on deep sea mining, says she is fine with exploration and the actual mining if it is deemed environmentally safe.
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Australia to boost cyber security and provide vehicles for Solomon Islands Pacific Islands Forum
26 Jun 2025Australia will provide Solomon Islands with dozens of vehicles and cybersecurity support to help it host a high-profile meeting of Pacific leaders in September.
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PNG police blame overrun system for prison breakouts
26 Jun 2025Police in Papua New Guinea say the country's overrun courts and prisons are behind mass breakouts from police custody.
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Tonga's govt mum on health cyber breach
The Tongan government has yet to reveal more details about a cyber breach of its health records that occured 10 days ago.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 26 June
26 Jun 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Pasifika heritage players in France's squad to face the All Blacks.
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Timoci Tavatavanawai: An inspiring journey to All Blacks stardom
26 Jun 2025The 27-year-old Fiji-born rugby player's story is a testament to countless hours of dedication, sacrifice, and overcoming obstacles. Video
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Pacific news in brief for 26 June
26 Jun 2025A round-up of Pacific news from around the region, including Tongan MPs to get approximately NZ$69,000 in constituency funds to spend ahead of the November election.
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PNG hands over majority stakes in Bougainville Copper to ABG
26 Jun 2025This transfer, valued at approximately NZ$56 million at current market rates, is expected to be formally announced by Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday.
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Inside the Pacific's largest exotic animal export industry
26 Jun 2025Solomon Islands is the Pacific region's largest legal commercial exporter of wildlife for the exotic pet trade - a little-known but thriving industry that supports a vast network of trappers, village…
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Macron invites all New Caledonia stakeholders for Paris talks
25 Jun 2025The confirmation came on Thursday in the form of a letter sent individually to an undisclosed list of recipients.
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Solomon Islands students stranded in Israel await evacuation
25 Jun 2025Leeroy Enoch Wate, a Solomon Islands agriculture student stranded in Israel, says "It's not that safe here." Video
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Seabed mining consultations raise fishery concerns
25 Jun 2025Moana Minerals, one of the licenced companies in the Cook Islands to explore deep sea mineral resources, conducted engagement tours across the Southern Group islands last week.
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