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Cricket PNG names Barramundis squad for Jersey Tour
8 Aug 2025PNG will meet Denmark, Kuwait, Kenya, Qatar and hosts Jersey in round two the 2025 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League A competition.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 8 August
8 Aug 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Tonga Rugby struggling with funding for its sevens program.
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Former advisor warns external powers pitting PIF members against each other
The former Pacific Islands Forum expert says "tensions" relating to Taiwan's participation "illustrates how external partners work the diplomatic channels to pit us against each other".
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Thomas Raivet on Bougainville's presidency: 'It's anybody's game'
7 Aug 2025The former army colonel, who is running under the New Bougainville Party, has given himself the "underdog" tag for next month's polls.
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Plea for contract rules around international rugby fixtures to be enforced
A former Tonga rugby captain says it's unlikely Super Rugby contracts explicitly state New Zealand-based Pasefika players can't play for their home nations.
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Is the end of NCEA a step forward or a step backward for Pasifika?
7 Aug 2025The National Certificate of Educational Achievement will be gone by 2030, after more than 20 years as New Zealand's official secondary-school qualification.
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Meet Hawai'i's eight-year-old All-American
7 Aug 2025At this year's Junior Olympics in Georgia, Bentley Satele placed top eight in his division officially earning the title of All-American. Audio
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Marriage Act in Solomon Islands under review
7 Aug 2025Around six percent of girls are married before the age of 15 in the country. Audio
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Manusina aim to prove their worth at Women's RWC
The captain of the Samoan women's rugby team says they are not heading to England "to make up numbers", but to "compete against the best and make our families proud".
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Tinian commemorates 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
7 Aug 2025The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, US and Japanese officials held the 80th anniversary commemoration of the World War II atomic bombings on Wednesday.
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Pacific news in brief for 7 August
7 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including teachers in PNG awaiting more than US$10 million in outstanding salaries.
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Tonga inks revised deep sea mining contract
Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company announced the deal between the Tongan government and its subsidiary Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd on Monday.
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Conservation and sustainability focus of fisheries seminar in Majuro
7 Aug 2025Fisheries and marine resources are the driving force behind the economy, health and culture in the Marshall Islands.
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Fiji-born lifter sets sights on world records
After breaking an Australian bench press record, Varun Lal is focused on making a mark at the 2025 WPC World Powerlifting Championship in South Africa.
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Unemployment rate for Pacific people more than double national average
7 Aug 2025That's according to the just-released Stats NZ quarterly labour market figures. Audio
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New Sports and Youth Minister for French Polynesia
7 Aug 2025Kainuu Temauri, 29, has been appointed to the role less than two years ahead of the 2027 Pacific Games to be hosted by French Polynesia.
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Palau backs Solomon Islands' move to 'defer' PIF partner talks to 2026
7 Aug 2025"This decision does allow us to focus on the critical intra-regional issues at this year's forum," the Palau President Office says. Audio
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US starts seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
The US says it has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development.
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NZ announces support package, new High Commission building in PNG
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has also unveiled a new support package as part of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
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'Not now, nor ever': Mark Brown rejects talk of shift in Cook Islands-NZ ties
6 Aug 2025The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, Prime Minister Mark Brown says. Audio
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NZ Customs 'very concerned' about drug trade in the region
Drug use and trafficking is a major issue in the Pacific. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 6 August
6 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including Samoa's caretaker prime minister filing a police complaint against her former party's chairman.
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Nauru grants first citizenship through investment scheme
The first approved applicants are a German family who recently sold their business and are living in Dubai, the Nauru government says.
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Tonga keeps semifinal hopes alive, NZ sweeps aside Solomons
The Tongans had lost to defending champions NZ in their opening OFC U16 Women's Championship on Saturday, but bounced back in style in their second game.
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