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Commonwealth leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Dr Arjoon Suddhoo said none of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals on gender equality and women's empowerment are on track.
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Rabuka set to receive Samoan matai title in historic ceremony
The Fijian prime minister, who is in Apia for the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, is set to get a matai tittle from the village of Leauva'a on Wednesday.
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Manawanui wreck the unwanted guest at CHOGM
23 Oct 2024Samoa is pulling out all the stops as Commonwealth heads of government arrive, but it's the New Zealand shipwreck that's disrupting daily life.
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Long road ahead: Pacific leaders' mission must 'look beyond the surface'
23 Oct 2024Islands Business journalist Nic Maclellan is back in Noumea for the first time since the rioting began on 13 May. "There's a long way to go before the French can bring people together," he said Audio
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Vaping in public schools a growing concern in CNMI
23 Oct 2024The rise in student vaping is a pervasive issue confronting most public schools in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a recent Public School System Citizen Centric Report. Audio
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Climate and China weigh on how the US views Pacific relations
22 Oct 2024Pacific leaders will keep their preference for US President quiet, yet viewing relations only through the lens of China does nobody a service, writes University of Hawaiʻi's Henryk Szadziewski
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Fact-checking key in Pacific's heightened geopolitical landscape
23 Oct 2024The intensification of geopolitics between China and the United States is fueling existing xenophobic rhetoric, an expert in Pacific geopolitics says.
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CHOGM: 'Let us listen to the voices of the people' - Samoa PM
The 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is about putting vulnerable groups at the front, Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa said. Audio
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Oceania Beach Soccer: Tahiti and PNG claim victories in Honiara
22 Oct 2024The winner of the four-team round-robin competition will secure a spot at next year's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles.
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Rio Tinto called on to step up over Panguna devastation
22 Oct 2024This comes after the release of draft results of an investigation into the damage has confirmed what many people have been saying for years.
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Buffet appeals for dialogue as he ends New Caledonia visit
22 Oct 2024"The time has come to return to dialogue, discussion, exchange, after the terrible (events) New Caledonia has been through." Audio
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The future of land management in Vanuatu
The book My Land, My Life: Dispossession at the Frontier of Desire by ANU's Siobhan McDonnell provides an important new addition to Vanuatu's land history.
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Prabowo's presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia's restive Papua
21 Oct 2024As Prabowo Subianto, a former military commander takes power, many Papuans fear that their future will be marked by further violence and repression.
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'Pal must go': USP staff want vice-chancellor out
Fiji-based staff and students at the regional university are striking in Suva, demanding that the head of the institution step down immediately over "leadership failures".
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Small states role in geopolitics and climate change to top CHOGM agenda - expert
Otago University's Dr Robert Patman said that, as hosts, Samoa want to discuss the role that small states have in international diplomacy. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 21 October
21 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the opening of a new terminal and apron at the Faleolo International Airport in Samoa.
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Pasifika workers adapt for a digital future
21 Oct 2024Project Ikuna offers Auckland businesses with jobs at risk of automation and technological advancements the chance to upskill their Pacific workers.
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Business as usual after severe flooding in Nuku'alofa
Tonga Met Service said that while flood waters have subsided, the massive storm over the weekend toppled power lines and forced people to evacuate.
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Forum fact-finding mission dates confirmed - New Caledonia president
21 Oct 2024The much-awaited travel has now been agreed to take place from 27 to 29 October, New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou confirmed on Sunday.
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World needs 300 large protected areas by 2030 - study
21 Oct 2024The goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030 was made at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity Conference (COP15) in December 2022.
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Australia plays 'game of statecraft and power politics' with PNG
20 Oct 2024Canberra is offering A$600 million over 10 years for a prospective PNG club in the NRL on condition that the PNG government does not sign a security deal with China.
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'It will rejuvenate the party': Fiji PM on split in People's Alliance
Sitiveni Rabuka has brushed off concerns around a rift in his ruling People's Alliance Party.
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Niue’s 50-year journey, from independence to global citizen
Niue reflects on the 50 years since it gained independence from New Zealand, and its place in the world. Audio
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Kumuls dominate Bati as Samoa humbles Tonga in Pacific Championships opener
20 Oct 2024The PNG Kumuls romped to a 22-10 win over the Fijian Bati, while Fetu Samoa kept their 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup dream alive with a 30-16 win over Tonga in Suva.
![President Prabowo Subianto greets people as he rides in a car after his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 20, 2024, [Asprilla Dwi Adha/Antara Foto]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--CfGAYMsF--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1729492480/4KHY8EA_subianto_2_jpeg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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