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Budget 2025: Pasifika community braces for impact
22 May 2025Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver her second Budget on Thursday. She said it will be "about prioritising your taxpayer money carefully". Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 22 May
22 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including health and economy money for Tonga.
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Warwick Resort Fiji alcohol 'poisoning' victim speaks after near-death experience
Fijian Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka said he "deeply regrets the unfortunate circumstances" encountered by the visitors during their stay.
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Rising military operations spark concerns about displacement of indigenous Papuans
21 May 2025The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says women and children are being forced to leave their villages because of escalating conflict.
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Report highlights widespread abuse of logging permits in PNG
21 May 2025The community advocacy organisation ACT NOW is calling for action on illegal logging in the country.
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Fijian Deputy PM rejects USP collusion claims, says 'no leadership crisis'
Biman Prasad has been accused of meeting with the regional university's "divisive" vice-chancellor at his home, raising concerns about a "conflict of interest".
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Moana Pasifika's pivot is brimming with confidence
21 May 2025Patrick Pellegrini maybe small in stature but what he does on the field has caught the attention of many - both within and outside the Moana Pasifika set up.
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New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili
21 May 2025New Caledonia and French Polynesia are both in the UN's list of non-self-governing territories to be decolonised, respectively since 1986 and 2013.
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Polio in PNG: Health expert says 'no cause for panic'
21 May 2025However, Curtin University's international health professor says when children are not vaccinated "then it's a problem". Audio
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Cook Islands minimum wage set to rise to $10 per hour from July
21 May 2025While some welcome the change, others argue it's insufficient given the rising cost of living.
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Fiji hospital promises Kiwis complex surgeries for 'a fraction' of the cost in NZ
Pacific Specialist Healthcare is now accepting referrals for Kiwi patients, but one Aotearoa practitioner warns "people should embark on this with an abundance of caution".
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Samoa journalists association calls to repeal criminal libel laws
This comes after the association's president, a veteran Samoan journalist Lagi Keresoma, was charged by police for defamation under the law on Sunday.
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Kiribati reassures it's part of Pacific family - Baron Waqa
Kiribati has reaffirmed its commitment to Pacific regionalism.
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Australian Foreign Minister's Pacific tour set to strengthen regional partnership
21 May 2025Penny Wong embarks on a major visit to Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu following Labor's recent election victory.
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New Caledonia's political future 'not a Pacific problem', says Ponga
20 May 2025The president of the government of New Caledonia says that "meddling in our domestic political affairs" is not welcome. Audio
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Fukushima nuclear wastewater 'pose major environmental, human rights risks' - UN
20 May 2025The United Nations experts have raised their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
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Former Cook Islands Deputy PM calls on NZ to reclaim control over health and education
20 May 2025Norman George says self-government has failed and urges Aotearoa to take action, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says any change must come from the Cook Islands people.
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Pacific news in brief for 20 May
20 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands' prime minister warning government workers off Taiwan.
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Six dead after landslide in West Papua, more missing
20 May 2025Authorities will resume their search on Tuesday.
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First Nations and Pasifika coach keen on Ardie Savea to play British and Irish Lions
20 May 2025All Blacks star Ardie Savea is in career-best form, and could be unleashed against the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia this year.
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Environmentalists question Henry Puna's role in deep sea mining firm
19 May 2025The former Cook Islands prime minister and Pacific Islands Forum head has joined the board of the deep sea mining company Cobalt Seabed Resources. Audio
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Children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as house slaves
19 May 2025"Most of them had no contact with family back in Samoa." In one case a church minister raped his adopted daughter and got her pregnant.
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Vaccination appeal after polio outbreak declared in PNG
19 May 2025Health Minister Elias Kapavore described the situation as "serious but manageable". Audio
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