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Community collaboration vital to tackle rising HIV infections
With World AIDS day being marked on 1 December, UNAIDS says the role of communities in combatting the virus is critical.
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Prasad rejects claims the govt discriminates against Indo-Fijians
1:08 pm todayFiji's deputy prime minister has defended the PAP-NFP-SODELPA coalition against "mischief and rumours" that the Rabuka-led government is discriminating against…
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Pacific Games 2023: Tahiti dominate 1,500m Va’a finals
2:23 pm todayTahiti has dominated the Vaa competition at the Pacific Games in Solomon Islands, winning the Open V6 men's and women's 1,500 metre finals.
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Students paying teachers' wages after a PNG govt fail
10:53 am todayStudents of a primary school in Port Moresby have been paying their teachers' salaries every fortnight since the start of the current school year.
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NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters praises US engagement in the Pacific
The new Foreign Affairs Minister has signalled the coalition government intends to strengthen engagement with the United States on strategic and security challenges.
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Fire in Tongan church complex damages multiple houses
10:58 am todayA South Auckland church community is rallying around people whose homes were damaged by fire early this morning.
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Kava farmers in Vanuatu want govt assistance
Tons of kava from the Vanuatu island of Pentecost, damaged during Tropical Cyclone Lola, continue to arrive in Port Vila almost daily.
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Pacific Games 2023: Four powerlifting gold sends Nauru up to 9th position
12:29 pm todayNauru jumped four spots from ninth on the 2023 Pacific Games medal tally after Wednesday's competition from 13th a day before as competition continued in Honiara.
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Vanuatu grants citizenship to 206 foreigners
The Vanuatu Citizenship Commission awarded citizenship to 206 foreigners on Monday.
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Ex-Tuvalu PM running for office in 2024 will 'throw away' falepili treaty
Enele Sopoaga says he will scrap the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty if elected to lead government in the upcoming election. Audio
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Seasonal employment schemes an 'opportunity' but concerns they 'will empty villages'
29 Nov 2023New Zealand and Australia need to listen to Pacific leaders when they say there are problems with labour mobility schemes, a Massey University academic says. Audio
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'Higher incomes and more jobs': PNG's Treasurer announces US$7b budget
29 Nov 2023Papua New Guinea Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey has presented his new budget, promising to facilitate growth to record levels.
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Rainwater tanks in Tonga often contaminated - study
Domestic rainwater tanks in Tonga are often contaminated and the water can be unsafe to drink.
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From the emergency room to podium finish: Tan bags CNMI's first ever athletics gold at the Pacific Games
9:21 am todayTania Tan won a gold medal in the 5,000m on Monday at the start of the athletics competition in the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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Pacific news in brief for November 29
29 Nov 2023A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
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Celebrating Pasifika rugby heroes, past and present on new platform
29 Nov 2023A global platform to honour, recognise and celebrate the contribution of Pasifika rugby heroes, past and present, has been launched in Auckland.
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Displaced people need to be on COP28 agenda - human rights group
29 Nov 2023A new legal framework to support climate-displaced people and guarantee their human rights is being served up ahead of COP28. Audio
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Pacific Games 2023: Australia dominate blue ribbon events
29 Nov 2023Australia has ruled the Pacific Games 'blue ribbon' events after claiming gold meals in the men's and women's 100 metre finals in Honiara on Tuesday evening.
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Pacific Games 2023: Medal tally as it stands
29 Nov 2023Tahiti moves up to third sport on the 2023 Pacific Games medal tally, dropping Samoa to fourth spot after Tuesday's rounds of competition.
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New Caledonia passes first sugar tax bill
9:49 am todayNew Caledonia's Congress has endorsed, for the first time, a new "flexible" tax on sugar products.
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Ahluwalia gets another term to lead University of the South Pacific
28 Nov 2023Pal Ahluwalia has been reappointed as the vice-chancellor and president of the regional university.
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PNG environmentalist very happy with new marine reserve
29 Nov 2023Papua New Guinea has announced the establishment of two new marine protected areas (MPA) off the east coast of New Ireland Province.
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'No voice': Protecting children's rights in the Pacific
28 Nov 2023More action is needed to stop the rights of children in the Pacific being violated, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child chair Ann Marie Skelton says. Audio
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'We must support journalists', Papua New Guinea minister says
29 Nov 2023Communications Minister Timothy Masiu has told aspiring Pacific journalists that "freedom of the press...is our collective responsibility to safeguard and protect".
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Australia commemorates its worst maritime tragedy
28 Nov 2023Australian Prime Minister led a commemorative dinner at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to honour those that died in the nation's worst maritime tragedy - the sinking of the Montevideo Maru …
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COP28: Amplifying Pacific voices for climate action
Opinion - The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world, nowhere more so than in Small Island Developing States, writes Munkhtuya Altangerel.
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COP28: UAE planned to use UN climate talks to make oil deals
28 Nov 2023The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.
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RNZ Pacific's transmitter 1 replacement project begins
28 Nov 2023Work has started to decommission RNZ Pacific's shortwave transmitter 1 at its site on New Zealand's North Island.
![Pacific Games women's 100m final - Australia’s Georgia Harris shouts as she (third from right) crosses the finish line [11.7 secs] to claim gold for her country. PNG’s Asila Apkup (third from left) won silver [11.86 secs] and Guam’s Regine Tugade-Watson (Fourth from left) won bronze [11.92secs]. Solomon Islands National Stadium 28 November 2023](https://rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com/image/upload/s--GsrVkwLj--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1701204387/4KYTJG5_MicrosoftTeams_image_11_png)
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