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Flooding in Fiji, more rain expected
Fiji police say those living in flood-prone areas in the Western Division should move to higher ground due to flooding.
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Fiji's PM dismisses Tabuya as Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection
26 Dec 2024Fiji MP, Lynda Tabuya has been dismissed as the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, the prime minister announced.
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Jakarta pardons disguise increased military presence in Papua - activists
26 Dec 2024Indonesia's new president Prabowo Subianto has revealed plans to pardon as many as 44,000 convicts - about a third of the country's prison population.
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Vanuatu earthquake: "all hands on deck" at main hospital
25 Dec 2024Vila Central Hospital staff have been pulling long hours with many leaving their families to look after the injured after last week's devastating 7.3 magnitude…
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Block resignation topples New Caledonia's government
25 Dec 2024A block resignation means the whole government of New Caledonia is deemed to have resigned, and should now act in a caretaker mode.
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No survivors from PNG small plane crash
Four passengers and the pilot were onboard when the plane crashed in a remote area of Morobe Province.
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Tonga has a new prime minister
Former PM Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni resigned on 9 December ahead of a no-confidence motion.
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A matter of centimetres: a Vanuatu earthquake survivor's story
24 Dec 2024"I could feel that my jaw might be broken and looking down I saw blood on the concrete."
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Hawaiian Airlines employee terminated for her traditional Samoan tattoo
25 Dec 2024Hawaiian Airlines said employees who regularly interact with guests, such as flight attendants, must not have visible tattoos as part of uniform standards agreed to upon hiring.
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Manuel Valls is appointed as France’s new Minister for Overseas
24 Dec 2024Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is France's new Minister for Overseas.
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Tonga coach wants overseas players to bolster ranks as Rugby World Cup qualifiers loom
Head coach Tevita Tuifua is looking for a more balanced test squad to play against top sides in 2025.
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Eight Fiji officer face serious criminal charges
Eight police officers in Fiji are facing serious criminal charges, including allegations of sexual assault and illicit drug possession, according to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
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Whangārei seals twin-city agreement with Ra'iātea in French Polynesia
24 Dec 2024Ra'ātea, about 230km west of Tahiti, is regarded as a likely starting point for the Polynesian migrations that led to the settlement of Hawaii and Aotearoa.
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Watchdog fears 2027 PNG elections will be a another disaster
23 Dec 2024Transparency International in Papua New Guinea has expressed its fear another electoral disaster is on the way for PNG.
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Cook Islands passport would require giving up NZ citizenship - NZ foreign affairs
23 Dec 2024The Cook Islands can only have its own passport if it gives up New Zealand citizenship, the office of New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters says.
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Quake-traumatised Vanuatu residents sleep in tents
23 Dec 2024As strong aftershocks continue, some people are afraid to go back to their homes while others have attended outdoor church services.
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Polyfest scales back: 'They're seeing it as a cost, rather than an investment'
23 Dec 2024Polyfest organisers are scaling back next year's event and blaming the government for not fronting up more cash.
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Pacific news in brief for 23 December
23 Dec 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the cost of tobacco-related illnesses in Fiji.
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Warnings issued to landslide-prone areas around Vanuatu capital
22 Dec 2024New Zealand's Urban Search and Rescue says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard.
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Meet the humble Tongan sailor who won NZ Defence Force's top 2025 awards
22 Dec 2024Marine technician Joe Mataele deflects praise after being named Sailor of the Year and New Zealand Defence Force Person of the Year.
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Two contenders for top job in Tonga
The twenty-six members of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will choose the country's new Prime Minister, through secret ballot, in a special sitting in Nuku'alofa on Christmas Eve.
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Official death toll stands at 12 in Vanuatu with 80,000 affected people
The number of official deaths from Vanuatu's 7.3 magnitude quake now stands at 12.
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Umaga hails Savea's touch as Moana Pasifika ramp up training intensity
20 Dec 2024Coach says players are in better condition than they were at the same time last year ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Hopes dwindling of finding anyone alive in collapsed Port Vila building
20 Dec 2024A Kiwi in Vanuatu says the mood has shifted around Port Vila's collapsed CBD building, with locals feeling it is unlikely they will find anyone else alive.
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Will it be Eke, Latu or someone else taking the top job in Tonga?
20 Dec 2024On Christmas Eve, MPs in Tonga will choose a new prime minister after the resignation of Hu'akavameliku Siaosi Sovaleni on December 9.
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Auckland women see eye to eye on Tonga health trip
21 Dec 2024Janice Yeoman and Germaine Joblin saw 210 patients in four and a half days.
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'Our hearts are with you': Stranded Vanuatu workers trying to get home
19 Dec 2024Dozens of workers from New Zealand are stuck in Fiji waiting for the Bauerfield International Airport to reopen.
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Clock ticking in race to find survivors
19 Dec 2024Rescuers in Vanuatu will be under pressure to reach trapped people quickly, but there will be tough decisions if buildings aren't safe to enter, a structural engineer says.
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