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Tonga King's move to control foreign affairs 'a step backwards' - advocates
The youngest daughter of late Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva and leader of the Friendly Islands Democratic Party says pro-democracy campaigners are "completely against" King Tupou VI's decision.
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'I believe I can': Former teacher vies for seat in Bougainville parliament
15 Aug 2025Elizabeth Palin, who has extensive political experience at the grassroots level, is one of five women contesting the Bougainville election this September.
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'We need to be involved': Pasifika candidates running in Auckland local election
There are former Pasifika candidates and new faces putting their names forward for this year's Auckland local government election in Aotearoa.
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Push to declassify Amelia Earhart files gains momentum
15 Aug 2025Northern Mariana Islands' US Congress delegate has asked President Donald Trump to declassify federal documents related to the pioneering aviator's disappearance.
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Tinā puts Pasifika voices front and centre in record-breaking film
15 Aug 2025Samoan-Kiwi director Miki Magasiva says he "just wanted to put in all the things that...resontate with not only Pacific Islanders, but everybody else". Audio
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Samoa school schedule set for rejig after dengue closures
The Education and Culture CEO says the school term calendar is set to change due to prolonged closures caused by the dengue outbreak. Audio
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Manele wins: Door shut on PIF partners in Honiara
15 Aug 2025Solomon Islands Prime Minister's proposal not to invite the likes of the US, China and Taiwan has been approved at the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Fiji.
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Cook Islands 'open to anything' for seabed mining partnerships
15 Aug 2025A director at the Seabed Minerals Authority says that, as a small island nation, the Cook Islands is always looking to partner with other jurisdictions. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 15 August
15 Aug 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including a commitment for a marine protected areas between Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 15 August
15 Aug 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including a former All Black in the Flying Fijians squad.
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Why is King Tupou VI taking control of foreign affairs and defence?
There is upset in Tonga after the Tongan Legislature passed new legislation that would hand foreign affairs back to the monarchy - a move some say could set back democracy. Audio
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Rabuka's 'ocean of peace' proposal set for approval at Pacific leaders' summit
15 Aug 2025The Fijian Prime Minister's initiative to declare the Pacific an 'ocean of peace' is slated for approval at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara next month. Audio
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'Full sovereignty': FLNKS rejects France's Bougival project
14 Aug 2025New Caledonia's pro-independence front on Wednesday confirmed its "block rejection" of the document outlining the French territory's political future.
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Pacific AFL talent to compete in Cairns
Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Tonga will comepete in the AFL Pacific region Under-17 Pacific Nations Challenge in September.
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NZ offers to hosts 2027 Pacific Islands Forum
14 Aug 2025Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the request at the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Suva on Thursday.
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Australia and Vanuatu agree to $500m deal
The Nakamal Agreement will supplant a previous security pact that was scrapped in 2022. Prime ministers from both countries will meet next month to formalise the agreement.
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Competition to name PNG's NRL team
14 Aug 2025Prime Minister James Marape said the name should be driven by a motive that reflects national unity, positive growth, and a strong partnership with Australia.
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7yo is sixth dengue-related death in Samoa
Schools in Samoa are closed for a third straight week due to the outbreak. Audio
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'No visitors': Peters hints at Solomon Islands' unilateral decision to block PIF donors
14 Aug 2025The NZ Foreign Minister fell just short of confirming that Honiara has made an independent move to shut the door on Pacific Islands Forum dialogue partners for this year's annual leaders' summit.
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Police charge tourist with false declaration after vape bust
14 Aug 2025The 19-year-old Australian visitor, who tried to smuggle vapes, a banned product, into the country was apprehended by police and charged with making a false declaration.
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Winston Peters blames 'outsiders' for Pacific Islands Forum tensions
The New Zealand Foreign Minister is attending the PIF Foriegn Ministers' Meeting in Suva, the final high-level meeting ahead of the Pacific leaders' summit next month.
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'Nothing stopping' China from meeting PIF leaders, says expert
A geopolitics expert says there is "nothing stopping" China from attending Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting side events if dialogue partners are blocked from the event. Audio
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Samoa ready to challenge defending champs NZ
Samoa has been the in-form team at OFC 2025 Under-16 Women's Championship alongside New Zealand.
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Flying Fijians coach expects RWC stakes to raise intensity
Mick Byrne is expecting a tougher Pacific Nations Cup series this year, with the event doubling as a qualifier for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
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