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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Fiji FICAC saga: suspension rescinded, appointments revoked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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Pacific news in brief for 3 June
3 Jun 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including an attack on a bus in PNG.
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Pasifika recipients say King's Birthday honours are shared
2 Jun 2025"This award is not only mine. It belongs to the family. It belongs to the village. And my colleagues have been amazing too. It's for us all."
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Samoa electoral commissioner seeks court extension
Toleafoa Tuiafelolo John Stanley said the Electoral Act does not address what happens in the event of an early election.
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FICAC suspension unlawful, says Fiji law society
The Fiji Law Society says suspending the Commissioner of FICAC without the advice of the Judicial Services Commission is unlawful.
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Fiji farmers urged to be vigilant for fall armyworm
The insect is a significant pest for crops like maize and sweetcorn.
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Five lessons from Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua matches
2 Jun 2025On Saturday night, the two Pasifika teams lost their final Super Rugby Pacific matches for the season.
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Palau president wants Taiwan to get a fair go at PIF
2 Jun 2025Palau's president wants to see Taiwan given full access at this year's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' meeting.
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Flying high - Air Rarotonga founder knighted
2 Jun 2025Air Rarotonga chief executive officer and owner Ewan Francis Smith has been knighted for services to Cook Islands business and tourism.
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King's Birthday honours - 'This belongs to the Samoan community'
Anae Arthur Anae has been honoured for services to the Samoan community.
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