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Bougainvilleans urged to register to vote as voter enrolment kicks-off
26 May 2025The Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner has begun the formal process of voter registration and enrolment in the North Bougainville region for the September polls.
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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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NBC moves to reintroduce shortwave radio for nationwide coverage
24 May 2025It is the national broadcaster's response to the government's goal of reaching 100 percent of the population - across "rugged mountains and scattered islands" - by 2030.
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Endangered Mariana Crow population rebounds on Rota
24 May 2025The endangered Mariana Crow, known as "Aga" in Chamorro, is showing strong signs of recovery, with 70 breeding pairs now thriving in the wild on Rota. Video
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Bowler Bloomfield works on Team Niue selection
Niue's bowler Olivia Bloomfield is continuing to build her own record and hoping she can still make it back into Team Niue Bowls for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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'Frustrating' as Chiefs 'smack' Moana Pasifika 'on the nose'
Moana Pasifika were humiliated by the Chiefs 85-7.
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Detector dog Iti retires as NZ reviews its dog programme for Pacific Island nations
24 May 2025The eight-year-old explosives detector has been sniffing out crime in the region as part of New Zealand Police Pacific Detector Dog Programme.
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Cook Islands declares dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga
23 May 2025The Health Ministry says the World Health Organisation and regional health partners have been informed. It adds recent rain and humidity have increased mosquito activity.
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Five schoolgirls and health worker still held after armed abduction
23 May 2025The perpetrators, who abducted the victims from the Middle Fly District in Western Province on 12 May, are demanding US$132,000 in ransom for their release.
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NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts
23 May 2025But a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Aotearoa "is committed to doing its bit to help the Pacific meet its development needs".
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Fijian chiefs unanimously reject 2013 Constitution
The Great Council of Chiefs chairman says the document, which grants every citizen equal status and rights, is "restricting a lot of work for the iTaukei" people.
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Improving understanding of a threatening toxin in Pacific fish
23 May 2025Ciguatera, which is primarily contracted from reef fish, is considered a growing threat to food security, livelihoods, and public health in the region.
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Chiefs ready for 'phenomenal' Moana Pasifika
22 May 2025Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan says Moana have "taken a big step forward", knocking down Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights this year.
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