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2 September 2024

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Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro

Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.

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Former PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board

Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Exposing buttocks declared a crime

AUSTRALIA – Exposing your bare buttocks in public has been officially made a crime in the Australian state of Victoria.

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Runway repairs close Nausori

FIJI – A number of flights to and from the Suva’s Nausori International Airport had to be redirected to Nadi International Airport or cancelled this week.

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Call for unity in Bougainville

BOUGAINVILLE – The President of Bougainville, John Momis, has called on Bougainvilleans to unify as the region prepares for a referendum on its political future.

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Harsh words in UN over West Papua

Indonesia accuses Pacific nations of interference

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Lonely atolls are facing extinction

TAKKU – The Takuu group of atolls, also known as the Mortlock Islands, is a place so remote that it could easily be forgotten – and for centuries it was.

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Fear that China is taking over Samoa

SAMOA – Resentment towards foreign business owners is growing in Samoa.

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Guam signs sex abuse bill into law

GUAM – Guam’s Governor Eddie Calvo has signed into law a controversial bill that will allow victims of child sex abuse to sue their abusers and the institutions with which they are associated at any time.

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Solomons police force rearming

Local officers prepare for Australia’s departure

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Contractor accused of extortion

FIJI – The Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) has hit back at the global engineering consultancy MWH Global, accusing it of extortion, breaking its contract, and damaging Fiji.

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Bombs not wanted on island paradise

Former residents and environmental campaigners are to launch a lawsuit against the Pentagon’s plans to use the Northern Marianas island of Pagan for bombing practice. This report from the Guardian by Justin McCurry and Daniel Lin.

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Hayne keen to play for Fiji Bati

FIJI – Jarryd Hayne has put his hand up to play for the Fiji Bati at next year’s Rugby League World Cup.

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Kid's Maui costume withdrawn

PACIFIC – Disney has withdrawn a children’s costume promoting its upcoming movie Moana, after it was accused of cultural appropriation.

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Jobs support targets Pacific youth

NEW ZEALAND – A successful support programme for young Pacific youth is lifting incomes and living standards for New Zealand’s Pasifika population.

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New legislation aimed at uncovering historic abuse

GUAM – A bill that would enable victims of historical sexual abuse in Guam to file civil action is a step closer to becoming law.

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Southern Cross plots course for new cable

Computer gamers and businesses could benefit most from a new internet cable that Southern Cross Cable plans to lay between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

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How to lay a 9000km cable across the pacific

Earlier this year, a giant cable was laid between Japan and the United States to deliver 60 terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth under the Pacific.

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Fijians eating much less fresh fish

FIJI – New research in Fiji shows people badly hit by Cyclone Winston are eating a lot less fresh fish.

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Children live in fear of cyclones

FIJI – Thousands of children in Fiji who survived the horrors of Cyclone Winston are still severely traumatised seven months on.

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Singsings aren't what they use to be

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A lot has changed over the past 60 years right around the world – and perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in Papua New Guinea’s rugged highlands.

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Hail in Samoa was no hoax

SAMOA – Samoa has been hit by a hail storm so rare that it was believed to be a hoax by many of the nation’s inhabitants.

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