Pacific News Search
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Pacific prison guards receive training from NZ Corrections
Close to 60 Fijians completed their training with the New Zealand Corrections last week.
Updated at 4:00 pm on 1 May 2024
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Samoans 'still considering its participation' in Pacific Engagement Visa program
Samoans are not yet eligible to apply for Australia's new visa category that allows skilled workers and their families to apply for permanent residence.
Updated at 2:51 pm on 1 May 2024
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'Pacific Islands are a very challenging place to roll out vaccines' - UNICEF
Immunisation in the Pacific is more sustainable with governments taking on a vaccine programme, UNICEF Aotearoa says.
Updated at 2:32 pm on 1 May 2024
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Pacific news in brief for May 1
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guineans' chance to be recruited to the Australian military.
Updated at 2:05 pm on 1 May 2024
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Social worker says Pacific men misinterpreting the Bible to justify domestic violence
There is concern over Bible verses being misinterpreted by some Pacific men to justify domestic violence, a Samoan-Chinese social worker says.
Updated at 1:23 pm on 1 May 2024
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Ileen Pegi is first Solomon Islands woman to score soccer transfer deal
The Solomon Islands national women's football team and Koloale FC star player has joined New Caledonia's champion side AS Feminine.
Updated at 9:44 am on 1 May 2024
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New Caledonia's French constitutional battle starts again
Analysis - The Constitutional Bill has been at the centre of growing tensions in New Caledonia.
Updated at 9:36 am on 1 May 2024
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Ready, set, go in Solomons PM race - Jeremiah Manele vs Matthew Wale
The election of the prime minister will be held at 9.30am local time on Thursday.
Updated at 9:02 am on 1 May 2024
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New Zealand parliamentarians pay tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins
MPs have paid tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins in Parliament today, two months after his death. The 49-year-old Green MP died suddenly in February during a charity event in Auckland.
Updated at 5:04 pm on 30 April 2024
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CNMI legislature beefing up security following rock-throwing incident
The Northern Mariana's Legislature is implementing a security enhancement plan following a vandalism incident at the office of Senator Celina Babauta last year.
Updated at 12:53 pm on 30 April 2024
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Pacific youth unemployment raises concerns with ILO
High rates of youth unemployment in the Pacific region are a concern, according to a new International Labour Organisation report.
Updated at 12:30 pm on 30 April 2024
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Pacific families to get disaster support
The two-year initiative is set to support 12,000 people in disaster-prone communities in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.
Updated at 12:21 pm on 30 April 2024
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Pacific news in brief for April 30
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the manager of an advocacy group in Samoa calling for people with disabilities to be included in the design stages of new road projects.
Updated at 11:29 am on 30 April 2024
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Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands
In accepting the nomination, Jeremiah Manele called for unity and said stability was the key to transforming Solomon Islands.
Updated at 8:57 am on 30 April 2024
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Australia's new Pacific Engagement Visa registration opens on 3 June
The program will use an online ballot to select participants, who can then apply for permanent residency annually.
Updated at 6:16 am on 30 April 2024
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Pasifika Sipoti wrap - results from the weekend
A round-up of sports results from around the region, including Super Rugby, Oceania soccer, international cricket, and more
Updated at 4:09 pm on 29 April 2024
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'A stain on our country': Call to leave Supreme Court rulings in the past
The Insular Cases are a series of US Supreme Court opinions on US territories, including the Northern Marianas, Guam and American Samoa.
Updated at 4:05 pm on 29 April 2024
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Date for election of Solomon Islands prime minister confirmed
The election of the prime minister in Solomon Islands will take place at 9:30am on Thursday 2 May on the floor of Parliament.
Updated at 2:40 pm on 29 April 2024
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Pacific news in brief for April 29
A round-up of news from arounnd the region, including concerns about media freedom in PNG.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 29 April 2024
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ANZAC Day commemorated throughout French Pacific and beyond
With a strong emphasis on the "FRANZ" trilateral alliance, ANZAC Day was commemorated throughout the French Pacific and in mainland France late last week.
Updated at 10:10 am on 29 April 2024