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Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:30:27 +1300
Angry PNG police families demand death penalty for cop killers
The family of a Papua New Guinea policeman, along with other police families, are demanding the government take action to rein in lawlessness in Hela Province.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:44:43 +1300
One camp in Vanuatu says it's confident of numbers
The camp led by Vanuatu's caretaker deputy prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau has reiterated that it remains a solid grouping of 30 MPs and that it will name its prime minister and cabinet line-up on Friday.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:20:17 +1300
Benny Wenda pays tribute to West Papuan leader Filep Karma
A leading activist has described West Papuan pro-independence champion Filep Karma as a great leader and a great man.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:03:20 +1300
Former Kiribati president questions appointment of acting CJ
The appointment of Kiribati's Attorney General Tetiro Semilota as the acting Chief Justice has been called a questionable act by the country's first president, Sir Ieremia Tabai.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:03:20 +1300
PNG govt must end export of round logs say environmental groups
The Papua New Guinea government has been called on to fully commit to ending the export of round logs from the country.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:16:11 +1300
Pacific news in brief for November 2
PNG's Police Commissioner calls for calm following discovery of missing officer; Voter registration for Fiji's election closes; Cook Islands PM leads delegation to COP27, and more

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:04:17 +1300
Top-level dialogue to resume in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party says it is prepared to meet the French ministers due in Noumea this month to follow up on the aftermath of the 1998 Noumea Accord.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:12:31 +1300
Vanuatu court to hear election petition
The Vanuatu Supreme Court is to hear the first election petition arising from last month's election on November 17th.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:25:21 +1300
RNZ Pacific's cyclone watch service now in operation
The 2022-2023 Pacific Cyclone season has started, and officially runs from November 1, 2022 to the end of the cyclone season in late April 2023.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:31:07 +1300
Kiribati govt's treatment of its judiciary a concern says NZ Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is concerned at the Kiribati Government's treatment of its judiciary.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:00:03 +1300
Papuan activist dies in apparent diving incident in Jayapura
Filep Karma, the most prominent pro-independence Papuan activist to have been imprisoned in Indonesia has died in an apparent diving incident in Jayapura, Papua.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:33:57 +1300
Pacific youth leaders gather in NZ to discuss global issues
Fifty youth Pacific representatives from 15 countries gathered in Auckland for the Young Pacific Leaders TechCamp hosted by the U.S. Department of State.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:03:59 +1300
Fiji’s 2022 general elections: What you need to know
Fijians will head to the polls on 14 December, which will mark the country's third democratic elections under the new 2013 Constitution.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:36:05 +1300
France's PM meets with New Caledonia's anti-independence leaders in Paris
The French prime minister says her meeting with New Caledonia's anti-independence leaders in Paris marks the beginning of discussions on the future status of New Caledonia.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:27:42 +1300
Man accused of killing a French Polynesian journalist has charges reinstated
Murder charges have been reinstated against the man suspected of killing French Polynesian journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud, known as JPK, who vanished in 1997.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:31:20 +1300
Fritch to retain presidency if he wins election French court rules
France's highest administrative court has ruled that French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch can retain the presidency, if his party wins next year's territorial election.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:02:08 +1300
Missing PNG police officer found dead near river
A missing police officer in Papua New Guinea has been found dead.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:54:08 +1300
Fijians go to the polls in December
Fijians will go to the polls to choose their next government on December 14.



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