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Queen's Gambit - Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in Solomon Islands
The incumbent prime minister has been re-elected in the East Choiseul constituency, opening move in the political chess match to form the next government of Solomon Islands.
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Baron Waqa negotiating - No start date for incoming PIF boss yet
38 minutes agoThe incoming head of the Pacific region's main political body is yet to sign his contract, almost six months after the 2023 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders…
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New Caledonia's nickel French 'pact' in limbo
19 Apr 2024The French-proposed "pact" to salvage New Caledonia's beleaguered nickel industry is still in limbo as the local Congress has decided to re-examine the whole…
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Bougainville guns: Concerns stolen firearms continue being used for illegal activities
19 Apr 2024Hundreds of high-powered firearms - allegedly stolen from weapons disposal sites - are still in use today, the police chief in the autonomous Papua New Guinea…
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Pacific news in brief for April 19
19 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea's public sector workfroce beholden to loan sharks.
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Pasifika Sipoti wrap
19 Apr 2024A wrap of sport that took place this week from around the region, including rugby, rugby league, soccer, tennis, swimming.
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'Tender ballots', counting venue issues: Solomon Islands election results coming in at a trickle
19 Apr 2024Human error and venue complications hampered the first day of counting in Solomon Islands but a steady stream of provisional results are expected today as more counting centres come online.
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Strong connections between Māori and Pacific important step for Tiriti-based constitution
18 Apr 2024Opinion - Restrengthening connections between Pacific tauiwi (settlers) and Māori is an important step towards transforming Aotearoa's constitution, to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Preview: Unbeaten Hurricanes face partisan Drua crowd
Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne said the team will need to focus on their own game and do the basics right.
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Tongans remain vulnerable two years after volcano
Live and Learn Tonga says more people are struggling and there was a need for assistance to be refocused to urban areas in the Kingdom. Audio
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'Counting after verification' in Solomon Islands, election chief says
18 Apr 2024The counting process for Solomon Islands' joint election is only just getting underway as the retrieval of ballot boxes from polling stations all across the country continues.
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Samoa on the brink of declaring a dengue outbreak
The health chief has confirmed about 80 people have been affected by the mosquite-borne disease and number of cases are going up.
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Women discuss economic roadblocks in Nauru
"We have been treating gender equality as a women's issue only for far too long," SPC principal strategic lead for Pacific women and girls, Mereseini Rakuita, says.
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Our Oceans Conference: Pacific leaders advocate for climate action
18 Apr 2024The 9th Our Oceans Conference in Greece brings together government delegations from around the world to discuss challenges affecting their countries, including efforts to mitigate climate change.
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Pacific news in brief for April 18
18 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including New Zealand's Speaker of the House leading a delegation to the Cook Islands and Niue.
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Survivor of abuse calls for 'meaningful' Catholic Church apology
17 Apr 2024A Pasifika survivor of abuse in a faith-based institution in New Zealand is calling for a proper, "meaningful", in person apology from the Catholic Church to happen through formal redress.
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'The right person': What did Solomon Islanders vote for?
18 Apr 2024After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations.
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Bougainville govt on a Panguna goldmine awareness campaign
17 Apr 2024The government in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is carrying out an engagement programme in the Panguna Mine-affected areas.
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World Rugby spin catches Fiji Rugby out
Opinion - World Rugby had basically laid the rule down for the Fiji Rugby Union - select Mick Byrne or else, writes Iliesa Tora.
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Pacific news in brief for April 17
17 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a Guam senator calling for routine testing of drinking water imported into the territory.
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Exercise Tropic Twilight: NZDF to help Tonga increase resilience to natural disasters
The soldiers will be joined by army personnel from Fiji, PNG, Australia, the US, the UK, Japan and New Caledonia to provide the Kingdom with aid to boost recovery from 2022 eruption and tsunami.
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In pictures: Polling ends smoothly in Solomon Islands
17 Apr 2024Polling stations closed at 4pm local time as more than 400,000 registered voters look to elect their national and provincial representatives for the next four years.
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Let the games begin - Coalition negotiations underway in Honiara
17 Apr 2024The polls opened at 7am and will close at 4pm. Over 400,000 Solomon Islanders are expected to exercise their democratic right and vote to elect their national and provincial representatives.
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Mick Byrne is new Flying Fijians coach
Byrne and current Fiji Warriors coach Senirusi Seruvakula were the shortlisted names.
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Fiji Police will continue investigation into 'reported murder' of gender-diverse person
The police say the death certificate cited cause of death of the 19-year-old victim as complications arising from a medical condition.
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Pope's PNG visit scheduled for September
17 Apr 2024The Vatican's media team says Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea from 6-9 September.
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'No political will': PNG considers gun ban to address violence
16 Apr 2024A multilateral conference in Papua New Guinea has been organised with the hope of formulating a government policy that will reduce gun violence in the country.
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Northern Marianas joins alliance to 'transition to clean energy'
16 Apr 2024The US territory has signed a Blue Planet Climate Agreement, a document declaring its intention to commit itself on the path to a 100 percent renewable-energy future.
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