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Savea leaves 'an indelible mark' on 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season
19 May 2025Super Rugby has awarded the All Blacks toughman the inagaural 'Player of the Year' award, with two rounds still left to go in the normal weekly rounds.
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Pasifika leaders, influencers weigh in on proposed social media ban for under 16s
16 May 2025They have shared a mix of views, from cautious support to concern, and even strong opposition. Audio
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Savea, Umaga applaud team and fans as Blues fall to Moana Pasifika
Moana Pasifika achieved what was previously impossible, defeating the Blues 27-21in North Harbour on Saturday evening.
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'Great game': Drua captain sums up last home match
19 May 2025Four players leaving the Fijian Drua Super Rugby side at the end of the season took a win in their final home match.
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Dame Winnie Laban: Aotearoa's first Pacific woman MP and a life of service
17 May 2025Feature - "I've always been aspirational for others. We, Pacific people, have been brought up that we are the people of the 'we' and not the 'me'".
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'Our country must be able to perform kidney transplants'
17 May 2025Health Minister Elias Kapavore praised the first-ever kidney transplant in Port Moresby this week, saying patients can now access treatment affordably and within the country.
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First Polynesian heritage athlete to win 100m and 200m State school titles
17 May 2025Laiana McClinton, who has links to Tonga and Samoa, won both the events at the Florida State High School Athletics competition.
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CNMI's annual bird count highlights conservation success
17 May 2025The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) annual Christmas Bird Count once again showcased the vital role that community volunteers and conservation efforts play in protecting the islands'…
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Super Rugby Pacific live updates: Moana Pasifika v Blues
19 May 2025Follow all the action from North Harbour Stadium, Albany.
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Jonathan Taumateine: Moana Pasifika is having 'our best season by far'
16 May 2025The 27-year-old scrumhalf has become a key cog in Fa'alogo Tana Umaga's 2025 Super Rugby Pacific campaign.
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'No magic bullets': Can the PNG public and the police learn to get along?
16 May 2025A police commander lamented recently that the public no longer respects police officers, who face an increasingly tough environment, are underpowered and unappreciated.
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Indigenous West Papuans claim Indonesian govt is 'land grabbing'
16 May 2025But Indonesia denies this, saying all land sales transactions are lawful and "there is no land grab without consent". Audio
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Drug trafficking in the Pacific discussed at police summit
16 May 2025Pacific police chiefs have discussed the region's drug trafficking problems on a panel at the World Police Summit in Dubai. Audio
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Stop Telikom PNG silencing journalists, Media Council appeals to Marape
16 May 2025This follows reports that the government-owned company sacked radio talkback host Culligan Tanda (pictured) after he featured an opposition MP on his show.
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Moana Pasifika v Blues: what you need to know
17 May 2025Team lists, key stats and news about tonight's crunch Super Rugby Pacific clash in Albany. Video
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Pacific news in brief for 16 May
16 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including the Solomon Islands prime minister's call for reforms to the process surrounding motions of no confidence.
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Polio outbreak confirmed in PNG, says WHO
16 May 2025Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that mainly affects children under the age of five.
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Auckland United, Hekari FC cruise into Women's Champions League final
16 May 2025Both teams powered their way through the semifinals in Papeete on Thursday, after securing 6-1 wins against Ba and Henderson Eels respectively.
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'Easier to live in the islands' - Pasifika families hit hard by joblessness
15 May 2025Advocates say hard times for the community are only getting harder as Pasifika families, "who suffer the most" are "struggling to make ends meet".
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Rabuka will block Bainimarama's return, says political commentator
Canterbury University's distinguished professor Steven Ratuva says the convicted former prime minister faces significant legal barriers to making a comeback. Audio
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Trump's deep sea mining order condemned as 'militarisation'
15 May 2025An advocate for ocean conservation and protection says the executive order exposes the close link between militarism, capitalism and colonialism.
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'We are looking at diversifying our economy'
The governor of Guam is advocating for economic diversification in the US territory's efforts to position the island as a logistics and defence hub in the Indo-Pacific.
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Umaga opts for consistency against Blues
15 May 2025The Moana Pasifika head coach says the "team is feeling refreshed and ready for the challenge" on Saturday.
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Pacific news in brief for 15 May
15 May 2025A round-up of news from around the region, including new dengue cases reported in Tonga.
![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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