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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:24:38 +1200
Former Fiji prime minister detained by police over Land Bill comments
Former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry is the latest politician to be arrested by police over comments he made about the Land Bill.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:10:22 +1200
PNG covid control centre to be disbanded
The National Control Centre set up to oversee Papua New Guinea's pandemic response is to be disbanded by year's end.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:50:25 +1200
Samoa's new govt expects to take up office tomorrow
Samoa's first woman prime minister expects her new government to be able to take up office tomorrow morning.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:08:38 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
French President arrives in Tahiti and urges vaccination; Anti-independence camp discuss New Caledonia Congress presidency; and more.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:55:05 +1200
Tokyo 2020 Day Three: Pacific Athletes - Who to watch and when
Day three of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics looks to be a big one for Pacific athletes.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:12:29 +1200
Pacific community to be included in design of new Christchurch stadium
Pacific voices will be included in the design of a new stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, on a site which holds signficance to the region's Pasifika community.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:14:06 +1200
Covid-19 in Fiji: Pregnant health worker among nine dead
A pregnant health worker is among nine people who died from Covid-19 in Fiji.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:49:54 +1200
Auckland councillor shaken by bomb threat after criticising TV show
Auckland councillor Efeso Collins received death threats after criticising a reality police TV show, and says it's made him reconsider his future in politics.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:25:18 +1200
Opposition to Marquesas UNESCO bid
An heir to the last queen of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands has asked the French president not to endorse the archipelago's bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:10:22 +1200
Fiji opposition MPs not to be silenced, despite arrests
Fiji's opposition MPs who were arrested after their criticism of a government land bill say they won't be intimadated or silenced. Police have since released several leaders of the opposition...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:55:10 +1200
Tuilaepa admits defeat after Head of State's declaration
Samoa's former prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has finally conceded defeat in the 9 April election.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:02:22 +1200
Fiji opposition MPs taken in by police
Several leading opposition politicians in Fiji have been arrested following their criticism of government land legislation.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:26:03 +1200
Tonga into Rugby World Cup playoff with win over Cook Islands
Tonga are through to the Asia/Pacific playoff for a place at the 2023 World Cup in France after beating the Cook Islands 54-10 in Pukekohe on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 01:27:06 +1200
Te Maeva Nui connects Cook Islands youth to their roots
The best of Cook Islands dance, language, culture and food was celebrated this weekend at Te Maeva Nui 2021 in Tamaki Makaurau

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:46:32 +1200
Brave witness shares experience with the Catholic church
A brave witness at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry Pacific Investigation shared her experience of coming forward to the Catholic Church and police about the abuse her relative suffered by a Catholic priest.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 06:35:52 +1200
PNG Hunters player leaves hospital
Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league player Jokadi Bire has been discharged from hospital after more than five weeks under observation.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:49:54 +1200
Covid-19 in Fiji: 684 new cases, five more deaths
Fiji has reported 684 new cases of Covid-19 for the last 24 hours to 8am on Saturday.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:22:50 +1200
Covid-19 in Fiji: 11 more deaths, 468 new cases
Eleven more people have died from the coronavirus in Fiji, health authorities said last night.



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