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.
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.
TONGA – The Tongan noble representative spearheading moves to oust the current prime minister says the government is “split and in trouble”.
Arrests after meeting a ‘return to dictatorship’
PITCAIRN – Pitcairn Islanders and conservationist worldwide are celebrating the establishment of 830,000 square kilometres of marine reserve around the remote Pacific island.
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand government’s new Auckland state housing development is long overdue, but it does not go far enough, the Labour Party says.
WEST PAPUA – A West Papuan leader has questioned whether the Pacific Islands Forum will hold constructive dialogue with Indonesia about Papua
NEW ZEALAND – Plans to establish an ocean sanctuary in the Kermadecs have been put on hold, with the New Zealand government delaying a law change after failed negotiations between Maori and the Crown over fishing rights.
PACIFIC – A free technology will allow users to spy on global fishing practices, in a bid to curb illegal activity in the oceans and rebuild imperilled fish stocks.
SAMOA – The World Bank’ has approved US$5 million for Samoa’s Second Fiscal and Economic Reform Operation, which will strengthen public finances, support economic growth and help foster increased climate resilience, it says.
NEW ZEALAND – A Fijian man has been found guilty of human trafficking in New Zealand – the first conviction for the crime in the country’s history.
Provincial flags waved on independence day
TONGA – Tongan shot putter Ana Talakai set a new personal best at the Rio Paralympics.
NEW ZEALAND – Dozens of prominent women in New Zealand have joined the country’s Human Rights Commission in calling for systematic cultural change in men’s rugby after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by players found no case to answer.
NAURU – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Australia’s relationship with Nauru in relation to processing asylum seekers will “continue for decades”.
FIJI – There is a “kava crisis” at the Suva market at the moment, say kava dealers.
FIJI – Fiji is continuing to fend off criticism over the detention of six prominent political figures in Suva last weekend.
Immigration minister talks down PM Key’s offer
WEST PAPUA – An Indonesian cargo plane had a serious technical malfunction while landing at an airport in West Papua on Wednesday.
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand police have criticised the non-custodial sentence handed down to the teenage son of a multimillionaire who beat a police officer unconscious during a drunken rage.
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is standing by the police decision to arrest his political opponents, and says criticism from the international community is “disappointing”.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Refugees on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have received a response to their letter to the International Criminal Court in July.
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