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Pacific Waves: News In Depth
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Tahiti are the official hosts for the Paris 2024 surfing competition
1 minute agoTahiti are now officially the hosts of the Paris 2024 Olympic Surf Competition.
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New strategy will guide NZ climate finance spending decisions
A new climate finance strategy is being launched by the New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta in Tonga today, alongside the announcement of its first Pacific investment.
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Vanuatu president dissolves parliament
The president of Vanuatu has dissolved parliament on the eve of a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.
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Lani Wendt Young wins best youth novel award
Samoan-based novelist Lani Wendt Young has won the 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel for her Fire's Caress book. Audio
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Volcano in American Samoa under less pressure than Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai - expert
The underwater volcano causing earthquakes in American Samoa will not produce an eruption like that seen at Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai in January, says a volcanologist.
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Tonga to tackle water issues exacerbated by disasters and pandemic
A coordinated effort is underway in Tonga to resolve the Kingdom's lack of access to clean water supplies in the aftermath of natural disasters and covid-19.
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New home for The Fono New Zealand: "a significant milestone"
New Zealand-based Pasifika health service the Fono has finally found a home for its Faleoko, food hub distribution centre. Audio
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Scientists discover dozens of new species in Pacific
Thirty new marine species have been discovered by an English and Hawaiian scientific expedition in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific.
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Tokelauans celebrate their language through online resource
Tokelau has launched a digital project - Te Kupega o te Vateatea o te Gagana Tokelau (Tokelau Language Website) - to help preserve the atolls' language.
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Lāuga is a way of understanding the world of Fa'a Samoa says author
2 Jun 2022https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/468259/lauga-is-a-way-of-understanding-the-world-of-fa-a-samoa-says-author
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Arts initiative giving disabled Pasifika opportunities to develop
13 May 2022Two New Zealand-based Pasifika artists are leading a new arts initiative called the Toa Residency to increase support for Pasifika disabled people wanting to enter the arts industry.
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Back on stage - Pacific Music Awards banishes the covid blues
5 Aug 2022The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years.
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Super Rugby: Pacific flair to end the new boys’ seasons
29 May 2022Analysis - Talk about saving the best for last: Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua both ended their seasons in fine style yesterday - with the Drua mounting a stunning comeback to fall one point short against the Chiefs, while Moana Pasifika pulled off a huge upset over the Brumbies. Video
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The life and legacy of Adrienne Kaeppler
12 Mar 2022Tributes have flowed for American anthropologist Adrienne Lois Keppler, a leading scholar in Pacific art and dance, who passed away last weekend at the age of 86.
Programmes
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World & Pacific News
A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
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Tagata o te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on RNZ National.
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News in Pacific Languages
Pacific language news bulletins in Tongan, Samoan, Pidgin, French, Cook Islands Maori and Niuean.
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Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in…
