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Pacific news in brief - Wednesday 27th April
Northern Marianas Governor pleads not guilty, Solomon Islands police call for cooperation as parliament resumes, Palau names new ambassador for Israel, Macron scores 61 percent of New Caledonia vote…
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Australia-New Zealand refugee resettlement deal: What you need to know
Explainer - What is the Australia New Zealand refugee resettlement deal and why has it been agreed after nearly a decade? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
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Covid-19 in the Pacific
Nauru records first two cases of Covid-19 in MIQ; Samoa's Ministry of Health confirm 245 new covid cases; Kiribati government extends curfew, and more.
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Unfriendly fire and plaudits as govt dismantles Covid-19 measures
Week in Politics: The Prime Minister announces a significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions - but she doesn't please everyone - and New Zealand offers non-lethal military aid to Ukraine.
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'Politically convenient': Refugees policy changing because voters find it abhorrent - Amnesty
The Australian government has agreed to New Zealand's refugee resettlement offer purely because it is politically expedient, Amnesty says. Audio
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Australia finally accepts New Zealand's offer to take refugees
In a major about-turn, Australia has accepted New Zealand's long-standing offer to take 150 refugees a year for three years from detention centres in the Pacific.
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Food insecurity is a growing challenge for the Pacific
Food insecurity is a growing challenge for Pacific Island countries in the face of more frequent climate disasters, rising sea levels, and the economic fallout of Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Niue prepared for arrival of unwanted guest - covid
For two years Niue has been in it's own bubble of the Pacific sheltered from the virus which has plagued the rest of the world.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Assaults on fishermen alleged; Solomons' covid crisis expands; and help for Tongan schools, and more
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Call in Solomons for advisory body to help the Govt Budget
A Solomon Islands academic wants the government to establish an Economic Advisory Council to provide it with sound budget advice.
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Latest news in brief from around the Pacific
Fiji records eight more Covid deaths; Kiribati extends curfew; American Samoan health officials find some covid infections historical; Vanuatu will resume repatriation flights this weekend; Nauru gets…
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
American Samoa confirms six Covid-19 cases at the border; US Labor Dept Covid-19 testing rules applies to American Samoa; Vanuatu Teachers Union unhappy with the sacking of its President and Secretary…
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
CNMI Governor confident Senate will absolve him; Bodies of men killed in American Samoa will be returned to families; Nauru implements new pre-travel arrangements in Brisbane, and more.
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In brief: News from the Pacific
Indonesian logging camp torched in West Papua, post-election government formation in Tonga streches out, and more.
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NZ must help Pacific fight vaccine misinformation - researcher
NZ and other countries must combat rampant vaccine misinformation in the Pacific, which threatens the whole region, a researcher says. Audio
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Certifying group ramps up pressure on regional fisheries organization
Every year, a potential showdown looms between Pacific island countries and distant water fishing nations at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Village in Samoa takes hardline against unvaccinated residents; PNG outlines how it will support Bougainville post-referendum consultations;Nauru eyes 737 aircraft, and more.
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Micronesian Games pushed back a year
The every-four-year Micronesian Games have been postponed due to ongoing uncertainty about Covid and restricted travel in the region.
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Pacific nations will be mostly unheard at major climate summit
Global climate talks have started in Glasgow, but most Pacific leaders won't be there. Audio
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Melbourne's Park Hotel a Covid incubator, says refugee advocate
Half of the refugees incarcerated in a Melbourne hotel now have Covid-19 and an advocate says Australian officials are to blame.
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In brief: More news from around the Pacific for October 20th
Call in Australia for detainees to be released after multiple Covid cases; Samoan Minister speaks out after drunk driving episode; Illegal mining on Kiribati coast increasing; Cook Islanders arriving…
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Marshall Islands calls for global collaboration on twin crises
The Marshall Islands is urging collective global action over both the climate crisis and the pandemic.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Samoa Airlines explains delay; Samoan sailors head for work abroad; Tongan brothers killed in US city of Oakland, and more.
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Vaccinate and celebrate language and culture, Tuvaluans urged
A Tuvaluan leader in Aotearoa New Zealand is urging his community to take their eligible family members to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Micronesian countries urge Taiwan involvement at UN
Leaders of several Pacific Islands nations have told the UN General Assembly that Taiwan should be able to participate fully in the UN and World Health system.