Henry Puna wants another crack at Pacific Islands Forum top job
The current Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) wants another term in the job. "I thought being Prime Minister of the...
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Jan 25, 20231 min read
Fiji leader feels he has repaired Pacific-Kiribati relations
Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, is confident he's repaired relations with Kiribati after his recent state visit there. On Friday,...
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Jan 25, 20231 min read
Samoa govt fears labour drain after Canberra offers work visas
Samoa's Acting Prime Minister has expressed concern at Australia offering up to 3000 visas for Pacific migrants, saying it will further...
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Jan 19, 20231 min read
Cyclone Irene bearing down on Vanuatu
A warning has been issued in Vanuatu for tropical cyclone Irene. As of 5am local time, two hours ago, the now category-2 cyclone was...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands Embassy
Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands. Inside the Games reports the move is a bid to...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
France giving emergency payment to SLN to try to save the mining firm
An urgent funding boost of $US63 million will be provided to New Caledonia's SLN to try to save the company. The so-called Urgent...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
Australian experts to look into state of troubled Air Vanuatu
A team of Australian aviation experts is due to arrive in Port Vila this afternoon to come up with a plan to rescue the troubled national...
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Jan 9, 20231 min read
Problems at Air Vanuatu impact travellers
The economic challenges at Air Vanuatu impacted travellers over the holiday period. Vanuatu's national carrier is facing staff shortages,...
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Dec 29, 20221 min read
Nauru Airlines ramps up frequency of flights
After resuming air service connecting Australia with five central Pacific nations two months ago, Nauru Airlines announced at the end of...
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Dec 22, 20221 min read
France re-sets its relationship with Vanuatu
France is working to establish stronger diplomatic bonds with Vanuatu as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy. France's new Ambassador to...
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Dec 21, 20221 min read
Tokelau becomes final Pacific nation to record Covid-19 cases
Tokelau has recorded its first cases of Covid-19 at the border of its northern-most atoll, Atafu. It is the last Pacific nation to have...
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Dec 20, 20221 min read
New Caledonia unions win pay rise for lowest earners
Unions in New Caledonia have secured a 4.2 percent increase of the lowest salaries from January 1, 2023. The concession by the employers'...
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Dec 19, 20221 min read
Kiribati government looking to get flights back in the air
Kiribati's transport boss says his ministry aims to re-establish air service connections in the Line Islands. The Minister of...
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Dec 19, 20221 min read
Petrol stations quiet on Rarotonga as petrol runs out
The Cooks Islands has run out of petrol. The next confirmed shipment of petrol is not due to arrive in Rarotonga until Sunday, leaving...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
France rules out New Caledonia referendums for five years
The French government says it won't organise another referendum in New Caledonia during the president's current five-year term. A year...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read
Williams and Sio to quit NZ parliament next year
Two Pasifika government ministers are among six New Zealand MPs retiring at the 2023 election. Ministers Poto Williams and Aupito William...
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
Moratorium on seabed exploitation approved in Tahiti
The French Polynesian assembly has adopted a formal declaration for a moratorium on any plan to allow seabed mining. 45 members voted...
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
Drought imperils Samoa power generation
Samoa's hydro electric power generation is under threat due to the prolonged dry season. The Electric Power Corporation said hydro power...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
US aims for 'top line' deal on aid to three Pacific island countries
The United States hopes to reach agreement on "top line" numbers for assistance to three Pacific island countries by the year's end, a...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
Pacific stands to benefit from geopolitical focus says senior UN official
The UN's assistant secretary general hopes to see a renewed focus from Pacific development partners on raising climate ambitions and...
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