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Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:05:44 +1200
Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing democratic deficit in Pacific region
A Fijian political leader is accusing the Australian and New Zealand governments of avoiding human rights issues in the region to suit their own geopolitical interests.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:15:43 +1200
Commonwealth observers call for big changes in PNG electoral process
The Commonwealth group that has been observing the Papua New Guinea elections has called for an urgent review of the election process.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:09:04 +1200
Pacific News in Brief for Tuesday 26th July
America sending high ranked diplomats to Solomon Islands; research shows Palau reef heavily polluted with plastics; Tonga shuts prison ward after suspected second suicide; deal to stop industrial action at New Caledonia nickel company expected t...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:13:54 +1200
Wallis experiencing Covid surge
More people are succumbing to Covid-19 on the French territory of Wallis due to the refusal to vaccinate and test.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:48:46 +1200
'Smallest nation with biggest heart' set to keep pace with bigger nations
Niue's 15-strong team have set off to Birmingham in good heart and hoping to make their nation proud at the Commonwealth Games.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:48:47 +1200
Moresby governor shocked at election violence
The Governor of Papua New Guinea's National Capital District has condemned the violence in the middle of Port Moresby on Sunday afternoon.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:43:05 +1200
New Caledonian separatists sign MoU with West Papua counterparts
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from Indonesia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:06:55 +1200
Large portion of subsidised bread going to dogs and pigs
The French Polynesian government says it regrets that about a fifth of the territory's subsidised bread is being fed to animals, such as pigs and dogs.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:17:26 +1200
Authorities describe PNG violence as disturbing, inhuman
Supporters of rival candidates in Papua New Guinea attacked each other with bushknives and other weapons outside the country's main sports stadium in the latest outbreak of election violence.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:54:07 +1200
Pacific news and sport in brief for July 25
Death of man in police cell, Vanuatu's new helpine for kids, and pioneering academic dies Death of man in police cell, Vanuatu's new helpine for kids, and pioneering academic dies...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:46:55 +1200
Ikale Tahi top great weekend for Tonga with RWC qualification
Tonga has booked its place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after winning the repechage event in Australia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:24:45 +1200
Tongan border reopening on trial basis
Tonga will reopen its border on August 1, for a month-long trial.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:14:47 +1200
Pearls join Tala at netball World Cup after 23-point win
Fiji has secured the second Oceania spot for next year's Netball World Cup finals in South Africa.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:24:45 +1200
After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president
Nikenike Vurobaravu has been named the 12th President of the Republic of Vanuatu.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:56:11 +1200
Tongan Tala qualify for netball World Cup finals for first time
Tonga have qualified for next year's Netball World Cup in South Africa after their 70 goals to 43 victory over the Cook Islands in Suva.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:43:26 +1200
Vast improvement needed in election planning - Transparency PNG
Papua New Guinea police have reported the deaths of four people in what they say is an election related attack.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 08:28:56 +1200
Marshall Islands celebrate first coronation of paramount chief in 50 years
Thousands of Marshall Islanders converged on Ebeye Island this week for the first coronation ceremony of a paramount chief in half a century.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:43:27 +1200
Pacific News and Sport briefs for Saturday July 23rd
250 people a day in Samoa seeking help for flu, some voting early in Cook Islands election, and no new community Covid cases in Nauru in latest figures



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