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Cook Islands to seek update on China's naval exercises
28 Feb 2025Prime Minister Mark Brown says "in due course, we may be informed more about these naval exercises that these countries conduct in international waters off each other's coasts".
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Waqa calls for 'solidarity and cooperation' in achieving sustainable fisheries
28 Feb 2025The Pacific Islands face significant challenges in ensuring the sustainability of their fisheries, the head of the region's premier political organisation says.
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More than 800 Samoans receive NZ citizenship
New Zealand's Minister of Internal Affairs says 847 Samoans have been granted New Zealand citizenship under a new law. Audio
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What’s the difference between burnout and depression?
28 Feb 2025The differences between burnout and depression become clearer when we look at why they happen.
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Relatives block Highlands Highway over police officer's death
28 Feb 2025Additional personnel have been deployed to Goroka to assist local officers in managing tensions. Audio
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Tonga's health ministry reports 73 dengue cases, no deaths
Tongatapu has the most confirmed cases (33), with the rest from Vava'u (28) and 'Eua (12).
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Cyclone Seru moving away from Vanuatu
27 Feb 2025A yellow alert for Tafea province has been lifted.
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Documentary screening gives audiences a second chance to understand Girmit legacy
27 Feb 2025Girmit: The Fields of Sadness delves into the lives of Indian labourers who were brought to Fiji under the indenture system, offering new insight into their struggles and contributions.
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Bougainvilleans still suffering from post-conflict trauma, academics say
27 Feb 2025Fighting in the Bougainville-Papua New Guinea civil war officially ended in 1997, with the Peace Agreement signed in 2001, but many in the region continue to suffer severe trauma.
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CNMI authorities say they're 'tired' of illegal rubbish dumping
27 Feb 2025Illegal dumping is not only a burden to those who have to mitigate it, but downgrades the overall environment quality of the island community, Saipan's mayor says.
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Pacific news in brief for 27 February
27 Feb 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including increased police presence in Port Moresby to counter crime.
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Fijian woman pleads guilty to giving alcohol to baby, awaiting sentence
The 26-year-old is alleged to have taken a photo of her 11-month-old nephew holding a glass of alcohol during a drinking party in a village and sharing it on social media.
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Pacific nations receive major GCF grant to boost tuna management
27 Feb 2025Niue's Natural Resources Minister says the US$156 million Global Climate Fund grant is one of the largest climate funding grants that Pacific Island countries have been able to access. Audio
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Onesemo-Tuilaepa twins 'dream big' as they hope to make impact in world rugby
27 Feb 2025Demielle and Christabelle, twin sisters, have been selected to play for Penina Pasifika, a team established in collaboration with Rugby Australia and the Australian government.
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Tifa Moana coach says team bonding and trust helped them win
Samoa's national netball team coach Natalie Mathews says winning last week's PacificAus Sports Netball Series title on debut is "pretty damn special". Audio
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No-confidence vote against Cook Islands PM fails
26 Feb 2025Prime Minister Mark Brown has survived a motion in parliament aimed at ousting his government.
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New cannery in Madang to create 10,000 jobs, says minister
26 Feb 2025The Papua New Guinea government hopes that a new joint venture cannery in Madang Province will be finalised next month.
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'$1 per egg': CNMI struggles with egg shortage as prices skyrocket
1 Mar 2025The Northern Marianas Islands are facing an egg due to the spread of bird flu in the United States, sending businesses and the community into panic.
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Pacific news in brief for 26 February
26 Feb 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including fears that Fiji's HIV outbreak is more severe than official figures show.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 26 February
26 Feb 2025A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Samoa boosting their netball world ranking.
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PNG govt's latest ID plan will fail - academic
26 Feb 2025The government has been struggling to set up a National Identity system by for more than ten years, spending spent approximately NZ$211m in the process, but "failed to deliver".
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Cook Islands PM accuses NZ media, experts of thinking ‘we are too dumb’
26 Feb 2025Mark Brown slammed suggestions that Cook Islands' comprehensive strategic partnership and other agreements will help China establish a military presence in the islands.
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Cyclone Seru: Red alert remains for Vanuatu's Tafea
A red alert remains in place for Vanuatu's Tafea Province due to tropical cyclone Seru.
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Prayers pour in across the region for Pope Francis
26 Feb 2025The head of the Catholic Church remains in critical condition, battling pneumonia and mild signs of kidney failure. Audio
![A dengue outbreak was declared in Tonga on 19 February. Google translate of caption: While visiting areas confirmed to be infected with the Mofi Tengi virus, outside staff of the Ministry of Health or Health Inspectors are visiting houses to reduce the number of mosquitoes. easily injured by this fokoutua.
During the shooting, [spraying] schools that have already had students infected with Mofi Tengi and schools that are vulnerable to Mofi Tengi.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--1byM0o3u--/c_crop,h_552,w_883,x_0,y_245/c_scale,h_552,w_883/c_scale,f_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1740609429/4KBBYI5_Tonga_spray_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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