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Lulutai Airlines charters ATR 72 for additional flights
Lulutai Airlines told Matangi Tonga that the aircraft carrying 72 passengers will help to ease the Christmas load.
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Rota's Latte Quarry on As Nieves designated as a historic landmark
17 Dec 2024The Latte Quarry at As Nieves on Rota is one of 19 new 'National Historic Landmarks' recently designated by the United States Department of the Interior.
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SINU to offer new Australian-funded national security course
17 Dec 2024The SINU Security Studies Pilot was launched in Honiara on Monday under the Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership.
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Climate affecting health in small island developing states - report
17 Dec 2024The report says data from the past 70 years show striking climatic changes that have put SIDS at particular risk of heat stress, drought, vector-borne diseases, and food insecurity.
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Solomons PM survives motion of no confidence
16 Dec 2024The leadership challenge was withdrawn by Central Honiara MP Gordon Darcy Lilo after a failed attempt to have it deferred to Wednesday.
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Damage widespread, infrastructure crippled after Vanuatu quake
"For the Pacific, it's the worst … I have seen in terms of earthquake damage," a Red Cross leader says.
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Live: No tsunami risk after large 7.3 magnitude Vanuatu earthquake
17 Dec 2024A large 7.3 magnitude Pacific earthquake poses no tsunami threat to New Zealand, the National Emergency Management Agency says.
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Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu, tsunami waves observed
The US Geological Survey says a large 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday.
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Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning
The Tourism Fiji CEO says there has been improvement in some symptoms, while the health secretary said two out of the seven affected individuals had been placed on life support. Audio
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Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable island nations still lose out
16 Dec 2024While there are obvious advantages that come with strategic alliances, the tangible impacts for Pacific nations remain negligible, writes Sione Tekiteki.
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Who will replace Hu'akavameliku as prime minister of Tonga?
Hu'akavameliku Sovaleni Sovaleni resigned on 9 December ahead of a vote of no confidence amid amid reports that the Palace Office had noble MPs in his Cabinet to withdraw their support. Audio
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Immunisation programme for Pasifika, Māori faces funding cut
17 Dec 2024An immunisation programme for pregnant Māori and Pasifika and their babies in South Auckland had its funding cut earlier this year.
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Oral submissions wrap in climate court case; opinion expected 2025
16 Dec 2024The ICJ said 96 states and 11 international organizations presented oral statements. Audio
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Pacific news and sports brief for 16 December
16 Dec 2024A round-up of news and sports in brief from around the region, including teacher shortage in Niue.
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Duo lose Pacific Games medals, banned for 3 years
16 Dec 2024Two Pacific Island athletes have lost medals they won at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands after doping test results showed they had used performance-enhancing drugs.
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How did Pacific Island swimmers fare at the World Aquatics Championships?
16 Dec 2024Most of the swimmers - alomost three dozen from 12 island nations - recorded personal best times, while others broke old national records and set new ones in the process.
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Bougainville needs economic strength to support independence bid - Marape
13 Dec 2024Papua New Guinea's leader James Marape said "economic independence" is key to grow Bougainville's economy and its aspirations for sovereignty.
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Arrival of Vaka cable transformative, 'opening doors' for Tuvalu
The island's first international underwater communications cable landed in the capital Funafuti this week.
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Australians critical in hospital in Fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning
A group of Australian tourists are in critical condition in hospital in Fiji after what authorities say is a suspected case of alcohol poisoning.
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No-confidence motion looms over Manele
13 Dec 2024The leadership challenge comes just eight months into Manele's tenure and was submitted by the MP for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, who is himself a former prime minister.
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PNG academic calls for GST cut to also apply to medicines
13 Dec 2024Andrew Anton-Mako, who is with the University of PNG and the ANU's Development Policy Centre, has welcomed the move by the government to drop the GST from basic food items. Audio
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Leading NZ craft chocolate producer expanding Pacific footprint
13 Dec 2024Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) which pioneered ethical bean-to-bar chocolate, has announced it's sourcing more of its cacao supply from the Pacific.
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OFC responds to FIFA's decision to host World Cup in Saudi Arabia
13 Dec 2024The Oceania Football Confederation says that it "respects and supports FIFA's decision-making processes and its commitment to its Human Rights Policy." Audio
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Vanuatu's teen swimmers make a splash with personal bests in Budapest
13 Dec 2024Chloe Ameara, 15, and Leo Lebot, 17, started their World Aquatics Swimming Championships 2024 campaign by recording personal best times and setting national records.
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