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Former Guam delegate urges Micronesian unity to leverage US military expansion
5 Dec 2025Dr Robert Underwood says Pacific Island nations must move together if they want real benefits from the United States' expanding military footprint across Micronesia.
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'Please pray for Tom and Sawong': Family spokesman of conjoined twins from PNG
7 Dec 2025Surgery in Australia to separate fragile conjoined twins from Papua New Guinea is imminent, as one of the tiny boys is failing fast.
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Rare PNG conjoined twins en route to Australia as case reaches 'critical' point
5 Dec 2025The boys, Tom and Sawong, were born two months ago in remote PNG.
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Fiji men defeat New Zealand to book sevens semifinal spot
Fiji defeated New Zealand 35-5 in their final pool game at the Cape Town 7s tournament
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Cannabis 'movement' demands law reform for 'freedom to use'
The creator of a self-described "non-registered brand" in its infancy wants the Fijian government to legalise the use and cultivation of marijuana in the country.
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Another major cocaine shipment intercepted in Papeete
4 Dec 2025The drugs were found in 27 individually-wrapped plastic bricks in containers aboard a cargo vessel believed to be bound for Australia or New Zealand, local authorities say.
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Lack of human rights institutions in some Pacific nations a concern - watchdog
5 Dec 2025CIVICUS is calling on these countries "to establish national human rights institutions as soon as possible". Audio
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PNG confronts unprecedented wave of MPs' deaths
4 Dec 2025Since 2022, twelve sitting MPs and provincial governors have died while still in office - almost a tenth of the total 118 seats.
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Police launch internal probe into officer's conduct following viral video
The Fiji Police Force is investigating an officer's conduct after a video of him kissing a woman at work went viral, fueling claims of sexual harassment.
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Fiji, Tonga pleased with 2027 World Cup draw
4 Dec 2025The Rugby World Cup, to be played across Australia from October 2027, will feature 24 teams, drawn into six pools of four teams each.
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Rare PNG conjoined twins en route to Australia as case reaches 'critical' point
4 Dec 2025The boys, Tom and Sawong, were born two months ago in remote PNG
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More landslides in French Polynesia as more heavy rain expected
3 Dec 2025More landslides have occurred in the disaster-stricken township of Afaahiti, in French Polynesia, where eight people died following a major landslide.
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Tonga's parliament to elect new prime minister next Monday
Almost two weeks after Tonga's general election, four MPs - including two former prime ministers and a former speaker - are being floated as potential candidates for the top job. Audio
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'For the people of Maui': Samoan journo on her Emmy-winning wildfires coverage
Tamara Vaifanua, with roots tracing back to Alao in American Samoa and Pesega in Samoa, has been a journalist for two-and-a-half decades and currently presents for KSL News in Utah. Audio
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PNG parliament passes security-focused 2026 budget
3 Dec 2025However, MPs say "record budgets" are failing to translate into basic services on the ground.
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PNG proposes setting up 'no-man's land' on border with Indonesia
3 Dec 2025It comes as Australia, PNG and Indonesia prepare to hold trilateral meetings to help assuage Jakarta's concerns over a landmark defence treaty inked by Australia and PNG in October.
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Pacific pushes Tuna Commission on high seas fishing
2 Dec 2025"Our priorities are albacore and high seas transshipment," Marshall Islands official says, as Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission members meet.
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PNG cricketer jailed term for robbing on tour
Kipling Doringa was sentenced to three years in jail in Jersey after he was found guilty of robbing a woman while on tour with the Barramundis for their 2027 Cricket World Cup qualifiers.
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Rarotonga paddling festival 'for all' wraps up
3 Dec 2025The Matson Vaka Eiva wrapped up over the weekend with paddlers from around the world celebrating camaraderie amongst competition.
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Rugby 7s: Fiji will face NZ in Cape Town pool play
The next stop on the HSBC SVNS Series is South Africa, with the tournament kicking off on Saturday night. Audio
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Pacific news in brief
3 Dec 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including an Australian bank pulling out of Nauru.
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Tahiti landslide: hundreds join interfaith church service in homage to victims
2 Dec 2025The major landslide left no survivors in the small township of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast of main island of Tahiti, on 26 November, with a three-year-old girl the youngest victim.
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'Lack of understanding' on Cooks/NZ realm relationship - expert
2 Dec 2025Earlier this year, New Zealand extended its funding pause to its realm country, the Cook Islands, "reluctantly".
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American Samoa reach second round of football world cup qualifier
2 Dec 2025American Samoa has reached the second round of the FIFA women's world cup qualifier, for the first time, beating the Cook Islands 4-0 in Rarotonga.
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