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Fresh faces join political veterans in Samoa's 2025 election race
With less than nine weeks left until Samoa's early election, several senior public servants are throwing their hats in the ring.
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Significant increase in tobacco tax
35 minutes agoThe move by the Cook Islands Cabinet aims to reduce smoking rates and combat non-communicable diseases.
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Marianas residents voice deep concerns over US military expansion
11:57 am todayTinian mayor Edwin Aldan warns that military activities could devastate ecosystems already threatened by climate change.
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Fiji govt unveils US$2b budget as deficit widens
12:38 pm todayDeputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Biman Prasad told parliament that his government has guided the country to a better economic position than where he…
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New Oceania Netball president is optimistic despite challenges
Tonga's Salote Adi Lopaukamea Sisifa was confirmed as president at the 10th Oceania Netball annual general meeting in Nuku'alofa on Thursday.
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Moana Pasifika owners deny public funding has gone into Super Rugby team
11:56 am todayThe owners of Moana Pasifika deny any public funding has gone into the Super Rugby side and is welcoming scrutiny of its funding processes.
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'Rise together': 2025 Pacific Mini Games officially underway
Monday's action begins at 8:30am local time (11:30 NZT) and includes baseball, softball, swimming, va'a, volleyball and wrestling. Audio
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About 14 million births in Asia and Pacific not registered within first year
10:58 am todayGovernments across Asia and the Pacific have made a pledge to ensure all births are registered and all deaths recorded by 2030.
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Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
7:23 am todayIn November, Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time, following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa.
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'Disease of inequality': PNG declares national HIV crisis
27 Jun 2025The country's health minister says the rise in new HIV infections is "deeply concerning", with cases doubling since 2010 and an estimated 30 people contracting the virus daily in 2024.
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Palau ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Twenty-four countries are going to be represented at the event, with athletes competing across 12 sports.
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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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