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Pawnbrokers under spotlight for helping 'desperate for money' Pasifika people
16 Apr 2024Pasifika families in New Zealand are increasingly falling victim to loan sharks and unscrupulous pawn loan agreements, with invaluable traditional items being lost, community workers say.
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Call for justice after suspected murder of Fiji's LGBTQI+ community member
"It is way past time we ask ourselves: just what kind of society we are, with so much violence and patriarchy in our country?"
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Calm before the storm - Solomon Islanders prepare to go to the polls
16 Apr 2024Voters in Solomon Islands are being urged to get in early to cast their ballots on Wednesday as wet weather sets in with concerns it could affect the turnout.
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Vanutau claims top spot at OFC U19 tourney
Vanuatu has qualified for the OFC Under-19 Men's Championship 2024 in July following their 2-0 win over the Cook Islands on Monday. Video
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'Moving the goalposts' for Pacific students to enter university
There are concerns Pacific students aren't doing the right subjects to line them up for university entrance, but secondary schools are teaming up with Auckland University to change this.
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New Caledonian pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France
16 Apr 2024A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt planned constitution amendments or face "war". Audio
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Solomon Islands elections: what you need to know
15 Apr 2024Monday is the final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands. Audio
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22 fishermen rescued as vessel sinks in Tuvalu waters
15 Apr 2024Twenty-two fishermen were rescued minutes before their vessel sank in the waters of the South Pacific.
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Pasifika Sipoti - wrap and results from the weekend
15 Apr 2024Tonga and Solomons unbeaten at OFC Under-16 event; Tennis wraps up in Tahiti; and Moana Pasifika climbs to eighth spot.
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Ships in the night - Final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands
The official campaign period ends at midnight Monday, followed immediately by a 24-hour campaign blackout. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for April 15
15 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a 6-point-5 quake in PNG
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The role of traditional knowledge in a changing climate
15 Apr 2024Opinion - Pacific people derive their own methodology to combine their rich traditions with modern science to live sustainably in a changing climate, writes Philip Malsale.
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New Caledonia: Flags and emotions high over proposed changes
15 Apr 2024New Caledonia's capital was on Saturday flooded by two simultaneous waves of French and Kanaky flags as part of two demonstrations in downtown Nouméa.
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Hopes of long-term decent returns for Pacific cacao farmers
15 Apr 2024Oonagh Brown, who styles herself the Cacao Ambassador, has been working alongside Pacific communities to help them improve the quality of their product.
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French Pacific news in brief
13 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific region, including two people arrested at Tahiti airport with 7kg of crystal meth
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Call for enhanced efforts to tackle TB crisis in PNG
12 Apr 2024The Paediatric Society of Papua New Guinea has renewed calls to end childhood tuberculosis which impacts thousands of young lives in light of world health day.
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ADB projects moderate economic growth for Pacific
12 Apr 2024The Pacific region is projected to have moderate economic growth in 2024 before picking up in 2025, the Asian Development Bank says.
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Culture v corruption: Challenge for Tonga's anti-corruption boss
12 Apr 2024Understanding where culture and corruption needs to be separated will be the biggest challenge for Tonga's first anti-corruption commissioner.
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Circumnavigation of the Pacific on hold
12 Apr 2024Due to El Niño conditions, the Polynesian Voyaging Society has decided to keep the vessels primarily in Hawaiian waters until next year.
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France security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches
12 Apr 2024Security forces reinforcements have been sent from France ahead of two antagonist marches scheduled to take place this Saturday in the capital Nouméa.
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Preliminary report into Lulutai Airlines aircraft incident released
A preliminary report into the Lulutai Airlines plane incident in Tonga has found a host of safety problems with the aircraft.
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Pacific news in brief for April 12
12 Apr 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including more than 200 people in Port Moresby left homeless after a mass eviction.
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Planned PNG gold refinery and mint not appealing to some
12 Apr 2024The Papua New Guinea government's plans to establish a gold refinery - an idea that has been around for a number of years - have drawn withdrawn widespread criticism. Audio
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Pasifika Sipoti - preview of weekend sports
12 Apr 2024A preview of the weekend's sport, including Super Rugby Pacific, Super W, tennis and more.
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