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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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3 August 2024
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Government ready to assist Vanuatu community fundraising
Cook Islands Government has expressed its willingness to assist Rarotonga’s Vanuatu community in their fundraising efforts following the recent devastating earthquake in Port Vila.
Handling of detention centre contracts slammed
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been slammed for its handling of offshore detention centre contracts, some of which were entered into without prices being set first.
Filmmaker remembers 'Black Harvest'
The last time filmmaker Bob Connolly was in the Papua New Guinea Highlands, he was caught up in one of the bloodiest tribal wars in the region’s history.
Crackdown on family abuse
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand government has announced sweeping changes to its domestic violence laws, aimed at tackling the country’s poor record on family abuse.
Midwives accused or racism
Cultural insensitivity claimed in NZ birth care
Authorities investigate claims of 'healing water'
FIJI – Health officials in Fiji are investigating claims of “miracle healing water” being widely used in and around the village of Natadradave in the province of Tailevu on Fiji’s main island.
Death after rugby league brawl not taken lightly
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea Sports Minister says those responsible for the death of a man following a rugby league match should face the full force of the law.
Kiwis too lazy or drugged up to work, says Key
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand prime minister, John Key, has said the country is forced to rely on overseas workers to fill jobs because some Kiwis lack a strong work ethic and may have problems with drugs.
Tongan hip hop artist keeps language alive
NEW ZEALAND – As a young boy growing up in Tonga in the mid-eighties, Rizvan Tu‘itahi’s first introduction to music was through the Tongan songs his parents would sing to him as a child.
French territories to join Forum
PACIFIC – Leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Pohnpei have agreed to grant New Caledonia and French Polynesia full membership.
Fiji opposition members detained
Prominent Fijians released after weekend in jail
Passport seizure appeal possible
NAURU – A former secretary of justice in Nauru, David Lambourne, says people on Nauru still have an option of appeal if their passports are seized.
Fiji police issue 18,000 tickets for speeding
FIJI – Speeding continues to top traffic offences committed on roads around Fiji as police say they have recorded more than 18,000 speeding bookings since January this year.
French Pacific territories join Pacific islands club
PACIFIC – At its latest summit, the Pacific Islands Forum has added two members – French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Visa denial proves Australia has 'much to hide'
NAURU – Nauru’s secrecy over the Australian-run immigration detention centre on its island continues to deepen, with the Australian independent parliamentarian Andrew Wilkie denied a visa to the country.
$9.6 billion spent on 'turning back the boats'
AUSTRALIA – Australia has spent $9.6 billion in just four years on its asylum seeker policy – the majority on its offshore and mainland detention centres – according to a new report from Unicef and Save the Children.
Fiji PM to take over foreign policy
FIJI – A Fijian academic says the Fiji prime minister’s appointment of himself as foreign minister creates an interesting situation.
Forum not phased by Fiji events
MICRONESIA – New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key says events in Fiji over the weekend did not overshadow the annual Pacific Islands Forum.
No charges after weekend in jail
Prominent Fijians detained for holding meeting
Fiji cabinet reshuffled
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is to take on the foreign affairs portfolio in a major reshuffle of his cabinet which will have an impact of Pacific regional politics
New Zealand moves towards plain pack cigarettes
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is likely to become the third nation to introduce plain packaged cigarettes after MPs voted on legislation that had sat on ice for three years.
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