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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:38:33 +1300Independents, minor parties needed to form Vanuatu parliament
The results of Vanuatu's snap election have been released, but it is not clear who has come out on top.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:08:20 +1300
Geological Society declares end to Tongan volcanic eruption
The Tonga Geological Society says the volcanic eruption on the Home Reef has stopped.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:51:29 +1300
Weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season
Fiji's weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season and up to four of them may be severe.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:04:35 +1300
Silent struggles of the Covid-19 lockdowns in the Pacific
Research has revealed that gender-based violence in Pacific Island nations was exacerbated at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:37:08 +1300
Pacific news in brief for October 24
Climate emergency signing in Fiji; electrical plant boosts power on atoll; and suicide concerns in Samoa
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:33:15 +1300
Australia to increase development assistance to Pacific
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged her Government will increase its development assistance to Pacific Island countries by $US900 million.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:24:02 +1300
Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in new documentary
One of New Zealand's most celebrated athletes has opened up about her life in a new documentary.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:21:48 +1300
Canberra strengthens military bond with Fiji
Australian and Fijian military movements between the two countries will increase and be made easier by an agreement signed in Fiji.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:21:48 +1300
New Caledonia pro-independence activist dies
One of the founding members of the FLNKS and the union USTKE, Louis Kotra Uregei has died.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:50:48 +1300
Legal expert says Samoa parliamentary suspensions unconstitutional
A Samoan law lecturer believes the suspension of Samoan opposition leader and former prime minister is unconstitutional.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:19:45 +1300
Tuvalu remembers destructive storm from 50 years ago
Tuvalu is today marking 50 years since the islands were struck by a devastating category 3 cyclone.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:19:45 +1300
Marles says Australian position on Bougainville unchanged
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles says his government's foreign policy on Bougainville remains unchanged.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:53:56 +1300
Wellington Samoa Rugby Union celebrates 50th anniversary
The Wellington Samoa Rugby Union is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:19:46 +1300
First ever Melanesian Festival in New Zealand
There are around 23,000 Melanesians living in Aotearoa.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:10:06 +1300
Preliminary census results in the Marshall Islands show poverty worry
Preliminary data released by the Marshall Islands government from its late 2021 national census indicates rampant poverty in the north Pacific nation.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:29:45 +1300
Former Samoa leader's constituency unwavering despite suspension
The constituency of suspended Samoan opposition leader and former prime minister has rallied behind him.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:47:13 +1300
Pacific news in brief for October 21
MSF signs agreement with Kiribati; drought in parts of PNG; a study begins on what impact volcanic eruption had on soil in Tonga, Solomons women learning martial arts from Chinese police, and more
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:41:14 +1300
Vanuatu may have first woman MP in years
In unofficial results from last week's election in Vanuatu a female candidate appears to have won a seat for the first time in more than ten years.