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Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:35:58 +1200
2022 Pacific Music Awards in Auckland tonight
The 2022 Pacific Music Awards are being held at the Vodafone Events Centre in Auckland tonight and RNZ Pacific is bringing you all the latest.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:37:00 +1200
Coalition talks start to form new Cook Islands government
Coalition talks have begun in the Cook Islands, with the governing Cook Islands Party confident of being able to form government.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:59:51 +1200
Pacific news in brief for August 4
Fijian police in court, new flights to LA from Tahiti, and clerks unhappy with mainland nomination

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:55:51 +1200
Tokelauans celebrate their language through extensive online resource
Tokelau has launched a digital project - Te Kupega o te Vateatea o te Gagana Tokelau (Tokelau Language Website) - to help preserve the atolls' language.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:04:17 +1200
Population of American Samoa suffers small drop
The population of American Samoa has dropped by more than 600 continuing a trend of population loss in the US territory.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:40:39 +1200
New docking quay will boost French military surveillance in Pacific
France is to increase its military surveillance in the Pacific by building a new docking quay at the Chaleix naval base in Noumea, New Caledonia.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:41:34 +1200
Annual music awards return to a live audience
The 2022 Pacific Music Awards takes place on Thursday evening in Auckland with 26 nominees vying for awards across 13 categories.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:17:29 +1200
Double silver for Samoa in Games weightlifting
Samoa's weightlifters took out two silver medals on Thursday in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:41:35 +1200
Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani celebrations in full swing
Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani or Cook Islands language week in Aotearoa is in full swing.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:02:13 +1200
Cooks and Niue fighters to box off for Games medal
Either the Cook Islands or Niue will win a medal in boxing at the Commonwealth Games.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:24:40 +1200
Fiji minister says pandemic forcing more Fijians into global crime gangs
The Fijian government says covid-19 has crippled Pacific law enforcement agencies' efforts to effectively respond to trans-national crimes.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:35:31 +1200
Nauru weightlifter dedicates medal to ex-champion
Nauruan weightlifter Maximina Uepa dedicated her Commonwealth Games medal to a former Games champion who succumbed to covid-19.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:21:39 +1200
Pacific news in brief for August 3
Surprising revelation on American Samoan inmates, Samoan government's channel switched off, and covid restrictions return in Tonga

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:45:19 +1200
New Caledonia farmers seek help from govt after crops damaged
Farmers in New Caledonia are struggling to survive after heavy rain wrecks potato, pumpkin and corn crops.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:43:00 +1200
Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts
The first gold medal for a Pacific island nation has been lifted at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:59:51 +1200
Cooks' newcomers make impact but PM's party in strong position
The Cook Islands parliament looks set for a shake-up after the general election, but the party of PM Mark Brown is in the driving seat.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:00:13 +1200
Lack of diversity exposes dangers to future of New Caledonian Dugong
A new study on the New Caledonian Dugong has revealed its population is the least diverse in the world.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:10:31 +1200
PNG police hunting candidates who they say tried to derail election
Papua New Guinea Police claim they are closing in on 15 candidates in Enga Province who allegedly used guns to threaten civilians in their attempt to derail the General Elections.



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