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Fiji and Samoa prepare for final Women's RWC clashes
With both teams out contention for a place in the quarterfinals, they will be playing for pride in their respective final pool matches.
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Sand mining to cease at Pākiri after settlement with Māori Trust
3 Sep 2025In Aotearoa, a small community is celebrating a huge win against 80 years of sand mining on their coastline. Audio
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PNG's efforts to unlock monetisation for young content creators
3 Sep 2025While creators in other parts of the world can earn revenue from platforms like YouTube and Facebook, their Papua New Guinean counterparts have faced significant barriers, writes Scott Waide.
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Nauru was once the second-wealthiest nation. Here's how it lost everything
Nauru's government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with Mona Lisa.
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Cook Islands' top diplomat resigns amid diplomatic tensions with NZ
3 Sep 2025The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has resigned after about a decade in the role
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Bougainville 2025 election: What's at stake?
3 Sep 2025The autonomous Papua New Guinea region goes to the polls on Thursday.
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Pacific news in brief for 3 September
3 Sep 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including Palau keeping dialogue open with the US after an asylum seekers proposal was opposed by Congress.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 3 September
3 Sep 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Manu Samoa and the Flying Fijians arriving in Rotorua.
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Pandemics, climate shocks, unsafe food interconnected - WHO regional director
3 Sep 2025Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala says the world is shifting rapidly, "and so are the threats we face".
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Polio vaccination drive about halfway through - WHO
2 Sep 2025Dr Ananda Amarasinghe said a four-year-old Lae boy had paralysis in his left leg and left hand.
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UN chief to address the PNG parliament today
3 Sep 2025Antonio Guterres is in Papua New Guinea on a four-day official state visit from 2 to 5 September.
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Super Rugby 2026 - Drua, Moana both get seven home matches
2 Sep 2025The draw for the new season shows both Pasifika teams playing 14 games each.
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Five Pasifika clubs for new football pro league
2 Sep 2025Oceania Football has confirmed the eight teams selected to be part of the first event.
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Official results start to trickle through in Samoa
Of 12 constituencies confirmed, five seats went to the HRPP and five to FAST.
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Bougainville election campaigning to finish Tuesday midnight
2 Sep 2025The Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commission said Wednesday will be a day of non-political activity.
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ACT wants out of Paris Agreement, National says no
2 Sep 2025The ACT Party is calling for New Zealand to pull out of the "broken" Paris climate accord as long as it insists on emissions targets that are "disconnected from science".
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NZ pressed Cook Islands for months over China deals, OIA documents reveal
2 Sep 2025The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent eight months requesting to view agreements made by Prime Minister Mark Brown with Beijing, documents released under the Official Information Act show.
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Vehicle donations reflect competition for influence in Solomon Islands - expert
2 Sep 2025The donation of vehicles from both China and Australia to Solomon Islands demonstrates the competition between the two countries, a regional geopolitical expert says.
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Cook Islands children's book on deep sea nodules is about facts, says author
2 Sep 2025A charity funded by a Cook Islands seabed mining company backs children's book on deep sea mining materials.
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‘It’s kind of the pinnacle’ - Boks aim for rare win in NZ
2 Sep 2025The world champion Springboks are under no illusions how monumental their task is against the All Blacks this weekend.
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Pacific news in brief for 2 September
2 Sep 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a CNMI official urging the US to ensure money for military projects also benefits local residents.
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Record 34 women are contesting seats in this week's election
1 Sep 2025While 34 women candidates mark a record high, the number pales in comparison to the 370 male candidates who will be contesting Thursday's election.
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Samoa general election: Official count begins this week
1 Sep 2025The official results for the 2025 polls are expected by the end of the week.
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Fijian PM hints at 'historic' referendum after landmark court ruling
Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted that the country may "hold its first-ever referendum" following last week's Supreme Court opinion aimed at amending the 2013 Constitution.
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