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Fiji police to vaporise over 4 tonnes on meth seized in record drug bust
The drugs, with a street value of FJ$2billion, were seized in January 2024 during a raid on a vacant house under construction in the tourist down of Nadi.
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Drua lose thriller in Napier, Moana fizzled out in Brisbane
24 Feb 2025The two Pasifika clubs recorded their second losses in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition.
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Samoa claims PacificAus netball series
24 Feb 2025The Tifa Moana stormed through the competition undefeated.
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Cook Islands signs seabed minerals deal with China
22 Feb 2025The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches.
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Warnings for Fiji as category 2 tropical cyclone Rae set to intensify
Rae is expected to become a severe tropical cyclone later on Monday.
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Jemima Garrett: A lifetime of telling Pacific stories
24 Feb 2025The Australian journalist who has covered some of the dramatic stories in the region for nearly four decades shares about her journey. Audio
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Two cyclones form in Pacific
23 Feb 2025Two cyclones have formed in the Pacific region one in Fiji waters, and the other in the Coral Sea.
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'Very little detail': PM Brown explains vague China agreement
21 Feb 2025The comprehensive agreement has been criticised for being vague and lacking details regarding the priority areas in which the two countries will partner.
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France's Minister Valls faces tough talks in New Caledonia over political future
24 Feb 2025As the French Minister for Overseas lands in New Caledonia on Saturday to pursue talks on its political future, the situation on the ground has again gained tension over the past few days.
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Papua New Guinea: Relatives of slain officer block Highlands Highway over unresolved killing
27 Feb 2025Relatives of a policeman killed in Mendi several weeks ago have blocked the Highlands Highway outside Goroka, preventing the free flow of traffic. Police are being deployed to the site.
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Solomon Islands considers fraud charges against Samoan beauty pageant judge
21 Feb 2025Solomon Islands Home Affairs Minister Junior Isikeli Vave says that he initially considered letting the matter go, but as more allegations surfaced, he decided to intervene.
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Haka at Destiny Church Protests: Māori and Pacific leaders weigh in
21 Feb 2025"The misuse of haka to push colonial agendas is perversely ironic," says Eru Kapa-Kingi.
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Super Rugby Pacific: Drua make wholesale changes
21 Feb 2025Fijian Drua head coach has virtually changed the whole team around for their Round 2 Super Rugby Pacific game against the Hurricanes. Audio
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Pasifika Sipoti briefs for 21 February
21 Feb 2025A round-up pf sports news in brief from around the region.
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Pacific news in brief for 21 February
21 Feb 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including a whooping cough update from Samoa's Ministry of Health.
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Air Niugini to add 13 new aircraft in biggest investment in over 50 years
21 Feb 2025The Papua New Guinea government has made significant strides to rebuild the country's ageing national flag carrier by investing NZ$2 billion into a three-year re-fleeting program.
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins remembered one year on
21 Feb 2025Friends are remembering New Zealand Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins, a year after he died during an Auckland charity event.
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Luxury store to close amid Marianas economy worries
21 Feb 2025CNMI governor Arnold Palacios says there is no denying the impact the closure of Duty Free Shoppers will have at the local-level.
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More than a dozen NGOs call for total ban on deep seabed mining
20 Feb 2025Pacific Blue Line collective, made up of women, youth, faith-based, and environmental organisations, is demanding "for an outright ban on deep sea mining" as Pacific leaders meet in Fiji.
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Parties in New Caledonia prepare for talks with Minister from Paris
21 Feb 2025There's a very big bridge to cross before people come to shake hands, says Pacific journalist Nic Maclellan. Audio
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Australia and Papua New Guinea to begin negotiations on new defence treaty
20 Feb 2025Australia and Papua New Guinea will on Thursday announce they are beginning negotiations on a defence treaty.
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Marshall Islands at high risk of cyber attack
20 Feb 2025Analysis - The internet places the Marshall Islands squarely in the mix for any bad actor globally, and there are thousands lurking in the shadows of the internet, writes Giff Johnson.
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Fiji's diplomatic move to Jerusalem sparks controversy with Palestine
Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Prime Minister Rabuka's decision and is demanding the Fijian government "immediately reverse this provocative decision."
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Moana Pasifika retains core team to face the Reds
20 Feb 2025Head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga has kept faith in his players, who lost by a single point to the Western Force in Perth last weekend.
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