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Pacific news in brief for 7 January
7 Jan 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including inauguration of new leaders in American Samoa, and people in Fiji told not to throw illegal things over jail walls
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Rugby league player charged with rape flees UK for PNG
7 Jan 2025A rugby league player who was charged with rape, sexual assault and two counts of assault has fled to his home country of PNG.
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Fiji - 18 drug arrests to start 2025
Fiji police say 18 people were arrested on drugs charges in the first five days of the year.
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Tonga's interim govt to remain in place until a new Cabinet is announced
Tonga's interim government is expected to remain in place until a new Cabinet is announced in several weeks.
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Schwalger resigns as head coach of Manu Samoa
6 Jan 2025Mase Mahonri Schwalger has resigned from his position as head coach of Manu Samoa, effective immediately, Lakapi Samoa says.
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Pacific news in brief for 6 January
6 Jan 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a deadly fireworks explosion in Hawai'i, Tonga's Home Reef Volcano continues to grow.
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Pacific 2025: What is happening?!
6 Jan 2025Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonization plus a 50th birthday party.
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Fiji boxing report expected in two weeks
The Commission of Inquiry team set up to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of the Fiji boxer, Ubayd Haider, hopes to wrap up their work soon.
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More money comes in for Vanuatu after December quake
The British High Commission in Port Vila has given GDP£400,000 to UNICEF Pacific, to support children.
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CNMI indigenous advocate wants birth tourism law reconsidered
6 Jan 2025America's jus soli legal principle means babies born in the CNMI get US citizenship.
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Pacific trio create chart topping hits
6 Jan 2025Rising Pacific music group A.R.T's single, Easy, soared to the top of the Urban Radio Scope chart as the most-played Kiwi song, in late 2024.
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Tonga's new PM won't be in power long enough to achieve much, claims political expert
3 Jan 2025Tonga's new Prime Minister won't be in power long enough to achieve much and is likely to be ousted by his predecessor at the 2025 general election, claims a political expert. Audio
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181 people qualify for Vanuatu election with more names possible, Electoral Commission
4 Jan 2025One-hundred-eighty-one candidates have qualified so far to contest Vanuatu's snap elections, the Vanuatu Electoral Commission says.
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Man charged with rape and sexual assault of Virgin Airlines crew member, Fiji police say
4 Jan 2025A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Airlines flight crew member during New Year's Eve celebrations in Fiji.
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Man dies in shark attack in New Caledonia
4 Jan 2025A man has died following a shark attack off the small town of Koumac, on New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre.
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Is PNG ready for its biggest year yet?
3 Jan 2025As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years of independence from Australia in 2025, the government faces a host of other matters that need to be addressed, urgently. Audio
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Study shows migration effect on Pasifika mental health
3 Jan 2025A new study has shown Pasifika living in Aotearoa have higher psychological distress rates compared to those living in their homelands.
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Cook Islands not qualified for UN membership, says prime minister
4 Jan 2025The Cook Islands will not pursue membership in the United Nations and the Commonwealth.
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Husband and wife describe KSM honour a momentous occasion
6 Jan 2025Pasifika couple honoured with King's Service Medals for dedication to youth and Pacific communities.
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Pacific news in brief for 3 January
3 Jan 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including chairman of Samoa's FAST party faces serious charges, and six women contest to Vanuatu snap election.
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Suspended Fiji chief prosecutor demands release of findings
Fiji's suspended chief prosecutor is demanding the President release the findings of an investigation into his alleged "misbehaviour".
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Pasifika sports 2024, a year in review
3 Jan 2025Pasifika sportspeople and teams made an important impact on the world stage in 2024. Audio
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My grandfather was the navigator and pathfinder: Iosefo Joseph Fa'afiu MNZM
31 Dec 2024The founder of HopeWalk, a suicide prevention movement, has been included in the New Year's Honours List.
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It takes a village to raise a child, and so other people have played a part: KSM recipient
A champion for Pacific workers in Aotearoa has received a King's Service Medal in the New Year Honours List.
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