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Fiji can't compete with Australia and NZ on teacher salaries - Deputy PM
However, Biman Prasad says the government is taking steps to retain Fijian teachers as the education system faces a teacher shortage problem. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 26 May
26 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands police hunting a man they allege raped and murdered a woman in north Guadalcanal last Wednesday.
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Team Vanuatu awaits funding ahead of Palau Mini Games
26 May 2025The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee is planning to send 130 athletes and officials to Koror.
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, 'a trailblazer' for Vanuatu women in politics, has died
Lini, 72, was the first woman to be elected to parliament in 1987 and went on to become the country's first female minister.
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Research shows Tonga's Maka Lahi boulder's journey
The researchers used numerical modelling to establish that wave heights of around 50 metres, and lasting around 90 seconds, would have been needed to dislodge the boulder from its cliff-edge origin.
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Main hospital in Madang on the brink of collapse, warns manager
26 May 2025Workers at Modillon Hospital in Madang say there is severe mismanagement, a lack of funding, and unsafe working conditions.
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Five takeaways from Moana Pasifika's loss to Chiefs
26 May 2025There was one thing both Fa'alogo Tana Umaga and Ardie Savea agreed on about the Chiefs on Saturday night: Moana Pasifika still need to grow.
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'Preferred partner': Baron Waqa calls for stronger US commitment
26 May 2025Despite recent diplomatic strains among Pacific nations, the Pacific Islands Forum secretary general says unity and collaboration are key to addressing the region's shared vulnerabilities.
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Two or three typhoons possible in Guam and CNMI for rest of 2025
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says tropical cyclones can occur throughout the year across the western North Pacific.
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Pacific dengue cases surge, but don't cancel your holiday yet - health expert
25 May 2025Dr Marc Shaw advises travellers to use insect repellent and light clothing, warning that although dengue fever is serious, it is largely preventable. Audio
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'South Auckland to the Tech World' the future isn't just in Silicon Valley
25 May 2025"There's a lot of different aspects of technology, and there's a lot of creative technology as well. And for us, Maori and Pasifika, our brain leads more to the creative side."
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