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Nauru
Australia's sixth-largest bank is pulling its customer accounts in Nauru.
A government announcement said all accounts with Bendigo Bank are to be closed as soon as possible.
It said the only bank accounts permitted in future on Nauru will be with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's controls against money laundering and counter-terrorism were recently found to have deficiencies.
Fiji
Police have seized a large amount of ammunition from a house in Nadi.
The Fiji Times reported a raid was carried out at a settlement in Korovutu after a tip-off.
Among the ammunition confiscated by police were 9mm bullets.
Two people have been arrested.
Papua New Guinea
Cabinet Minister Solan Mirisim has died in Port Moresby after a short illness.
Mirisim, who was Minister for Works, entered parliament in 2012 and had taken on several portfolios during his tenure, including Forests, Works and Highways.
Prime Minister James Marape described his passing as "a deeply painful moment...that no leader ever wishes to experience".
Fiji
Minister of Agriculture Tomasi Tunabuna says pineapples exported into the New Zealand market will have to compete against supplies from other countries.
Tunabuna said there are issues his ministry will discuss with stakeholders to ensure quality is maintained.
He said this is what they learned from their meetings with partners in Wellington and Auckland last month.
He adds the potential is huge but the critical factor is ensuring quality is at its best.
West Papua/Aotearoa New Zealand
Events to mark the raising of the West Papuan nationalist flag, the Morning Star, have been held across New Zealand this week.
The Morning Star flag was first raised on 1 December 1961, but was later banned by Jakarta after it assumed control of the former Dutch territory.
The flag is seen as a symbol of West Papua people's independence aspirations.
Samoa/American Samoa
The next Atoa o Samoa talks will take place in March of 2026.
The Samoan government has announced details for the bi-annual summit between Samoa and their American Samoa neighbours.
It will be the first between Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt and Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula.
Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand's foreign minister has appointed two new high commissioners - one to Tonga and one to Tuvalu.
Brody Sinclair is the new High Commissioner to Tonga.
Zoe Coulson-Sinclair is the High Commissioner to Tuvalu but she is based in Wellington.
She formally presented her credentials to Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo in September.
