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Payne Haas changes allegiance to Samoa ahead of Rugby League World Cup
19 Aug 2025Payne Haas has delivered a boost to Samoa and a blow to Australia ahead of the Rugby League World Cup, confirming his change of allegiance to the Pacific nation.
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'Long live the King': Tongans divided over bill granting monarch control of key ministries
The recent move by Tonga's Legislative Assembly to pass legislation that transfers oversight of two key ministries from democratic control to the King has split opinion among Tongans.
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Pacific news in brief for 19 August
19 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including latest dengue figures out of Samoa.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 19 August
A round-up of sports news from around the region, including the latest results from the Oceania under-16s football.
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New Australia-Vanuatu deal won't replicate Falepili-style pact - Pacific expert
The two countries have agreed to a landmark deal worth AU$500 million that will replace the previous security pact that was scrapped in 2022. Audio
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Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows
18 Aug 2025The question facing its people is no longer just about mining - but about identity, sovereignty, stewardship, and the ocean that binds them all.
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Hawaiian conservationists win legal battle to protect marine sanctuary
18 Aug 2025A US court has overturned an US government order allowing fishing in protected Pacific waters. Audio
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Nauru minister calls for stronger laws to combat violence against women
Pacific Island countries rank among the worst places in the world for women, with almost 70 percent of women experiencing intimate partner violence - double the global average.
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Pacific news in brief for 18 August
18 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including more money for the Forum Fisheries Agency.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 18 August
18 Aug 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including league legend Mal Meninga's comments on Payne Haas's call to play for Samoa.
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Tonga King's move to control foreign affairs 'a step backwards' - advocates
The youngest daughter of late Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva and leader of the Friendly Islands Democratic Party says pro-democracy campaigners are "completely against" King Tupou VI's decision.
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'I believe I can': Former teacher vies for seat in Bougainville parliament
15 Aug 2025Elizabeth Palin, who has extensive political experience at the grassroots level, is one of five women contesting the Bougainville election this September.
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'We need to be involved': Pasifika candidates running in Auckland local election
There are former Pasifika candidates and new faces putting their names forward for this year's Auckland local government election in Aotearoa.
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Push to declassify Amelia Earhart files gains momentum
15 Aug 2025Northern Mariana Islands' US Congress delegate has asked President Donald Trump to declassify federal documents related to the pioneering aviator's disappearance.
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Tinā puts Pasifika voices front and centre in record-breaking film
15 Aug 2025Samoan-Kiwi director Miki Magasiva says he "just wanted to put in all the things that...resontate with not only Pacific Islanders, but everybody else". Audio
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Samoa school schedule set for rejig after dengue closures
The Education and Culture CEO says the school term calendar is set to change due to prolonged closures caused by the dengue outbreak. Audio
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Manele wins: Door shut on PIF partners in Honiara
15 Aug 2025Solomon Islands Prime Minister's proposal not to invite the likes of the US, China and Taiwan has been approved at the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Fiji.
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Cook Islands 'open to anything' for seabed mining partnerships
15 Aug 2025A director at the Seabed Minerals Authority says that, as a small island nation, the Cook Islands is always looking to partner with other jurisdictions. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 15 August
15 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including a commitment for a marine protected areas between Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 15 August
15 Aug 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including a former All Black in the Flying Fijians squad.
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Why is King Tupou VI taking control of foreign affairs and defence?
There is upset in Tonga after the Tongan Legislature passed new legislation that would hand foreign affairs back to the monarchy - a move some say could set back democracy. Audio
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Rabuka's 'ocean of peace' proposal set for approval at Pacific leaders' summit
15 Aug 2025The Fijian Prime Minister's initiative to declare the Pacific an 'ocean of peace' is slated for approval at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara next month. Audio
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'Full sovereignty': FLNKS rejects France's Bougival project
14 Aug 2025New Caledonia's pro-independence front on Wednesday confirmed its "block rejection" of the document outlining the French territory's political future.
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Pacific AFL talent to compete in Cairns
Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Tonga will comepete in the AFL Pacific region Under-17 Pacific Nations Challenge in September.
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