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Calls for UK's role to be considered in sinking of Manawanui
The former Samoa Prime Minister confirmed the navy ship had been surveying the south coast as part of security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and King Charles.
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US ambassadors to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Marshall Islands recalled
6:06 am todayThree US ambassadors to the Pacific have been recalled by the State Department
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Vanuatu teachers to return to work after 18 month strike action
24 Dec 2025Vanuatu's teachers are set to return to classrooms next year with a new collective bargaining agreement reached between their union and the government. Teachers…
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US$9m grant to support Tongan women in business
24 Dec 2025The money is expected to help boost the growth of women-owned and women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Was NZ the only country involved in coastal survey before Manwanui sank?
A Pacific security expert is questioning whether New Zealand should be the only country paying compensation for the Manwanui maritime disaster.
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Tonga Crown Prince to resume control of foreign affairs and defence
Tonga's Crown Prince has been nominated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence in the new government.
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Fiji HIV report recommends setting up safe needle program
Interview participants say sterile needles and syringes are a scarce commodity in Suva.
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Manawanui disaster: NZ's been a 'good neighbour' - former Samoa MP
A former Samoa government minister says New Zealand paid the right amount of compensation for the Manawanui disaster.
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Report critical of Australian climate aid
22 Dec 2025The Australia Institute report said under the UN framework, climate finance should be on top of official development assistance, not a substitution for it. Audio
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'That's the nature of the Pacific. It's a community. It's a family': Vishal Prasad on climate activism in 2025
22 Dec 2025Feature - 2025 was a big year for climate advocate Vishal Prasad. From a major ICJ ruling, to being awarded an 'alternative nobel prize' as part of a collective of Pacific activists. Audio
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Tongans reassured of fuel supply over Xmas holiday - government
The Tonga government is reassuring citizens they won't need to worry about running out of fuel over the Christmas period after months of petrol shortages.
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'As undemocratic as it gets': Push back against proposed referendum bill
However, the Fijian government says the National Referendum Bill 2025 is "intended solely to ensure the orderly, transparent, and impartial conduct of referendums". Audio
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No-confidence motion against Vanuatu PM defeated
The motion was voted down by 36 votes against and 12 votes in favour.
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Did NZ shortchange Samoa's compensation for Manawanui wreck?
New Zealand quietly cut off compensation for the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui at $6m. But commentators say it raises the question: Did our government shortchange Samoa?
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Manawanui disaster: Samoan villagers still waiting for compensation
The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the south coast of Samoa's island of Upolu in October last year, and affected locals have yet to be compensated. Audio
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Macron calls New Caledonia's politicians back to the table
19 Dec 2025French President Emmanuel Macron has called New Caledonia's politicians back to the negotiating table in Paris in the New Year.
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PM Fakafanua: 'If we are to unite Tonga we will have to start in parliament'
Tonga's new Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua says he hopes to have his Cabinet line-up named in the next few days.
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Netball Australia unveils new competition for Pacific Island-based players
The Pacific Netball Challenge to be held in November 2026 will be solely for players who live and play the sport in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
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Pasifika families no longer have to pay for 'overpriced rental homes'
The dream of owning a home is now a reality for 18 Pasifika families in Porirua, one of the four main cities that make up the Greater Wellington Region.
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Rabuka: Fijian govt won't interfere in Grace Road investigations
His comments follow reports that Fiji risks losing all non-humanitarian US aid unless it takes "decisive action" against the South Korean sect over human trafficking allegations. Audio
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Marshalls court awards US$29m for ship grounding damage
18 Dec 2025The fishing transport vessel Ou Ya Leng 6 ran aground on the reef at uninhabited Taka Atoll in the northern Marshall Islands in January 2019 and remains there to this day.
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Former diplomat named Foreign Affairs head to repair NZ relations
18 Dec 2025Cook Islands has appointed a former diplomat as the new head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration with the primary mandate of mending diplomatic ties with Aotearoa.
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Vanuatu parliament to debate no-confidence motion following court ruling
Vanuatu's parliament is expected to sit on Friday to debate the opposition's motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Joptham Napat.
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Māngere athletes repping Pacific pride at the Special Olympics
Jared Lutu and Colleen Silafai proudly represented South Auckland and their Pacific communities at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Christchurch last weekend.
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Pacific leaders call for unity after Bondi attack
18 Dec 2025Fiji and PNG have condemned the deadly Sydney beach shooting that targeted the Jewish community.
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Proposed passport sale scheme 'a non-issue', Tonga's PM-designate says
He was responding to concerns raised by Tongans locally and abroad about a citizenship by investment proposal touted to earn US$400 million over five years for the government.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief
A round-up of sports news from around the region, including a search for a new coach for the PNG women's league team.
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US imposes new entry restrictions on Tongan citizens
Tonga is one of more than 20 countries, predominantly in Africa and the Middle East, included in a new US executive order targeting visa overstayers.
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