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Ex-netball coach missing after suspected drowning incident
Fiji's netball community is anxiously awaiting news of a former national team captain and coach who was reported missing on Saturday.
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Kanak leader cleared to return to New Caledonia, court confirms
17 Oct 2025A Paris appeal court has confirmed that pro-independence leader Christian Téin's is now cleared to return to New Caledonia.
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'We're eating tinned fish'
Tafitoala villagers are pleading for Manawanui wreckage compensation, saying "we are fighting for a big amount" as their livelihoods are most affected.
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Bula scores four as Bati defeat Cook Islands
Fiji scored a total of eight tries in their opening Pacific Championships Bowl rugby league clash.
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Cook Islands Moana beat Orchids, in opening Pacific Bowl clash
18 Oct 2025The Cook Islands women claimed seven tries against the Orchids' one, storming to their opening victory in their Pacific Championships Bowl campaign with a 34-6 victory.
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France backs postponement of New Caledonia's provincial polls
17 Oct 2025A controversial piece of legislation to postpone the date for New Caledonia's crucial provincial elections passed its first hurdle in the French Senate on Wednesday.
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This Pacific nation's biggest tourism asset is now its biggest threat
17 Oct 2025Swimming amid the shipwrecks of Micronesia's Chuuk Lagoon is like diving into a time machine.
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Pacific rugby league action set to kick of this weekend
Men's and women's teams prepare for opening matches across PNG and New Zealand.
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Experts warn rats and weeds threaten Pacific climate resilience
Eliminating invasive species will make Pacific Islands more resilient to climate change, environmental experts say. Audio
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Authorities mobilise resources after fire destroys Manihiki power station
17 Oct 2025Efforts are underway to deploy resources to restore power, while portable generators provide temporary relief.
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'Miscommunication' over overtime pay leaves patients without meals
Hundreds of patients at Samoa's main hospital in the capital, Apia, went without meals after kitchen staff failed to show up for work in protest over unpaid wages on Thursday.
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Villagers begin talks with govt on sharing Manawanui compensation fund
A year after the grounding of the NZ Navy vessel in Samoa, both governments are working on a two-part recovery fund to support the affected villages and restore the reef. Video, Audio
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Resurgence of HIV epidemic: 'Urgent action needed' - WHO
Recent trends indicate a disturbing comeback of HIV/AIDS in parts of the Pacific, as the World Health Organisation prepares for its 76th Session in Fiji. Video
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Fans rally behind Toa Samoa ahead of clash with Kiwis
Rugby league fans were out in full force to meet the Toa Samoa, Fetu Samoa and Kiwis players at the special Fans Day on Tuesday at Auckland's Mt Albert Rugby League Club. Audio
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Pacific news in brief
16 Oct 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including 32 political parties in PNG put on notice by the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission.
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Fiji FA declines to engage with 'factually wrong' criticism
The Fiji Football Association has declined to respond to claims by a former local football administrator that the sport is "being held hostage" by the national body's hierarchy.
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Pacific voices urge experts to 'decolonise' climate adaptation
The call has been made as hundreds of scientists, global leaders, and climate adaptation experts around the globe gather at the Adaptation Futures Conference in Christchurch.
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Conjoined boys born in PNG bound for Australia for medical treatment
16 Oct 2025Conjoined twins delivered at a rural hospital in Papua New Guinea have been flown to Port Moresby ahead of an expected journey to Sydney.
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'If I lay a belt on my table the students wouldn't make a noise'
The Fijian Teachers Association is advocating for "leather belt" discipline, but the government emphasises its zero-tolerance policy on abuse and corporal punishment.
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Manihiki Plateau claim adds 350,000 sq km of seabed rights
15 Oct 2025Cook Islands has secured additional seabed control after the United Nations approved its claim over the Manihiki Plateau.
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Pasifika 'working for free' due to unfair pay gap
15 Oct 2025Workers' advocate Saunoamaali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo warns that recent amendments to the Equal Pay Act have widened wage disparities in Aotearoa.
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'Beautiful game held hostage': Civil society leader slams Fiji FA
A former football administrator is calling for major reforms, accusing "a small clique of long-tenured officials" for keeping Fiji football "locked in a permanent slump".
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Pacific news in brief for 15 October
15 Oct 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including Palauans divided as Japan lobbies for more fishing grounds.
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Advocate calls for voting access for Tongans overseas
Under Tonga's Electoral Act, only in-person voting at polling stations within Tonga is allowed. There are no provisions for postal, absentee, or overseas voting.
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