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Flying high - Air Rarotonga founder knighted
2 Jun 2025Air Rarotonga chief executive officer and owner Ewan Francis Smith has been knighted for services to Cook Islands business and tourism.
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King's Birthday honours - 'This belongs to the Samoan community'
Anae Arthur Anae has been honoured for services to the Samoan community.
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These Pacific Islands are building walls to stop rising seas. Will it work?
The sea used to wreak havoc as it crashed into Simeona Tapeneko's village in Samoa.
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Gagana Samoa celebrated in Aotearoa
Events are being held across Aotearoa this week to celebrate Gagana Samoa, the Samoan language.
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End of the road for Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua
1 Jun 2025Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua ended their campaigns in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition with big losses on Saturday night.
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Recaps: Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika
1 Jun 2025Read back on all the action from Sky Stadium, Wellington.
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PNG faces deadline for fixing issues with money laundering, terrorist financing
1 Jun 2025Papua New Guinea has five months remaining to fix its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems or face repercussions.
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Milestone moments: profiling Pasifika graduates in Aotearoa New Zealand
31 May 2025For many Pacific Islanders, academic graduations are momentous familial moments.
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Reti wants increased community visibility of Pacific wardens
31 May 2025Community leaders say a funding injection for Pacific wardens could pave the way for a national structure similar to the Māori wardens model.
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Call for action against violence, not just condemning it with words, in Papua New Guinea
30 May 2025Another gruesome video is circulating social media from Enga Province, which has a recent history of tribal conflict.
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Norfolk Island police say nothing untoward suspected after package washes ashore
30 May 2025Norfolk Island locals are shocked after a 40-kilogram package - believed to contain cocaine - washed up on one of their beaches.
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Drua facing daunting task in Brisbane to wrap their Super Rugby season
30 May 2025The Drua are sitting at 10th spot at the moment, with the playoffs out of reach.
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French politicians in New Caledonia this week, its future still at stalemate
30 May 2025The latest round of discussions, earlier this month, ended in a stalemate.
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Ardie Savea on Wellington homecoming: 'If they boo me, I get it'
30 May 2025Once a beloved son of Wellington, Ardie Savea is bracing for a hostile homecoming in the city.
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Commissioner of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption suspended
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said the president had taken several actions in response to recommendations of a report by the Commission of Inquiry.
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Kiribati's considerable kava consumption - and concerns
Michael Louze, former chairman of the Vanuatu Kava Industry said when you break it down, it's about four kilograms of kava per person annually if half the population drinks.
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Hurricanes expect warm welcome for Ardie Savea on his Wellington return
30 May 2025Moana captain Ardie Savea faces off against his old team on Saturday night.
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Explainer: Super Rugby Pacific’s blockbuster final round
30 May 2025There's a fight for the top spot and home ground advantage, another for a likely life in the play-offs, and a three-way battle to make it to the final six.
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A decade after Tropical Cyclone Evan, Samoan villages endure a silent struggle
More than a decade ago, Tropical Cyclone Evan, a Category 4 storm, roared through Samoa's capital, Apia, and its surrounding villages. It left behind more than just destruction.
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Meet Vanuatu's market mamas
Fresh produce seller Leidab David said when the earthquake struck they were at the national market in town and they all ran.
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Climate-affected health in the Pacific to be discussed at Auckland conference
29 May 2025Experts will gather in Auckland to discuss how to cope with the health impacts in the Pacific that are due to climate change.
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Moana facing do or die for Super Rugby playoffs
29 May 2025Moana Pasifika lock forward Tom Savage says they have prepared well as they face a final-round match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.
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Samoan star shines bright as Blues too strong for Maroons in State of Origin opener
29 May 2025Man-of-the-match Payne Haas says the 18-6 win in Brisbane hands the defending champions an advantage heading to Perth next month for game two of the series.
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'Look at the plan for growth' - Reti on NZ budget
29 May 2025"It is an economic growth agenda and Pasifika people will benefit from economic growth."
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