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Double dip La Nina forecast for Pacific summer
The Pacific is likely to experience a rare double dip La Niña in the coming months
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Samoa govt considers delaying some repatriation flights
Samoa's Prime Minister has hinted that her Cabinet will consider a recommendation from the National Emergency Operations Committee to delay some of the planned…
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China to create fund to help Pacific fight against Covid
22 Oct 2021China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will set up a fund to help Pacific Island countries defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
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PNG morgues full as Covid-19 runs rampant
22 Oct 2021Papua New Guinea media reports paint a grim, ongoing picture of full morgues due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
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In brief: More Pacific News for 22nd October
70 in isolation in Samoa after escape from quarantine: Clamp goes on illegal builders in Bougainville's Buka: Tributes flow in the Cook Islands for New Zealand doctor who passed away: CNMI political…
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FLNKS pleads for delay in New Caledonia independence vote
22 Oct 2021New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
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Fiji vaccination of teens going strong
With most of its eligible adult population covered, Fiji's Covid-19 vaccine rollout for teenagers is gaining pace.
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Fiji Super 7s Series to resume in Suva
22 Oct 2021The fourth and final leg of Fiji Rugby's Super Sevens Series will go ahead in Suva next month.
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PNG health officers to be charged for wastage of 4000 covid-19 vaccines
22 Oct 2021Papua New Guinea's health minister says officers responsible for the wastage of 4000 Astra Zeneca vaccines meant for Madang province last week will be charged.
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PNG cricketers take tough lessons from World Cup debut
22 Oct 2021Papua New Guinea cricket captain Assad Vala has challenged the players to "be better" and learn from their disappointing debut at T20 World Cup.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
9:31 am todayHelicopters out of action; officer suspended over forgery allegations; and baby found dead in car
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Tonga's huge Vava'u project to be foreign funded
According to the British company that announced a huge airport development planned for Tonga it will be fully funded by private foreign investors.
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PNG government scolded over illegal logging
21 Oct 2021A provincial governor in Papua New Guinea has taken the government to task over a lack of action against illegal logging.
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'Really, really frightening': A first-hand experience with Covid-19
21 Oct 2021At the start of Auckland's Delta outbreak, 18-year-old Tali Meavale tested positive for Covid-19. He was part of the Assembly of God cluster, NZ's largest cluster to date. Video
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Norfolk teachers walk off the job
21 Oct 2021Norfolk Island teachers walked off the job on Tuesday over the Commonwealth Government's failure to provide education services beyond this year.
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Ratu Wiliame Katonivere set to be Fiji's next president
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will move Ratu Wiliame Katonivere's name on Friday in Parliament to be the next President.
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Pandemic changing the way aid agencies work - CID
21 Oct 2021New Zealand's Council for International Development, or CID, says the pandemic is changing the way aid agencies operate.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
21 Oct 2021A Tongan regional airport set to grow; 20 people quarantined in Samoa; and Fiji tourism set for boost
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Former stars to coach Manu Samoa vs the Barbarians
A group of former Manu Samoa players will take charge of the team in next month's one-off clash against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
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Slow vax rates could see Solomons' borders closed until 2023
22 Oct 2021Poor uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine in Solomon Islands could see the country's borders remaining closed until 2023.
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Year-end exams in New Caledonia cancelled
20 Oct 2021New Caledonia has decided to cancel the end of year high school exams because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Vern Cotter working closely with interim Fiji coaches for Northern tour
Flying Fijians head coach Vern Cotter is continuing to have a major influence on the team's November rugby tour, despite being unable to join the team in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Early easing of Covid restrictions could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika
21 Oct 2021A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities.
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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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Moana Pasifika signs Lincoln McClutchie
20 Oct 2021Hawke's Bay Magpies first five-eighth, Lincoln McClutchie, is Moana Pasifika's latest signing for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Ten questions: Micronesia's President David Panuelo fronts up
21 Oct 2021The president of the Federated States of Micronesia offers some level-headed takes on the fraught issues confronting the Pacific Islands region.
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Fiji commits to COP26 Health Initiatives
Fiji has formally committed to the COP26 Health Initiatives on climate resilience and sustainable low carbon health systems and facilities.
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Marshall Islands calls for global collaboration on twin crises
20 Oct 2021The Marshall Islands is urging collective global action over both the climate crisis and the pandemic.
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