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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
8 February 2025
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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
10 December 2024
DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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Pacific
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Diesel fuel aboard sunken Manawanui still unaccounted for
New Zealand Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it.
Kermadec sanctuary talks continue
NEW ZEALAND – Te Ohu Kaimoana executives have gone to parliament for another attempt at talks on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
Maori poi song movie makes a million
Poi E touched hearts of all New Zealanders
Fiji controlled by 'super ministers'
FIJI – The opposition National Federation Party in Fiji says Frank Bainimarama’s new cabinet concentrates power in a handful of ministers and means a conflict of interest in some areas.
ABC probe claims money paid to Nauru politicians
NAURU – New documents have emerged detailing tens of thousands of dollars being paid by an Australian company to the family of Nauru’s Justice Minister, David Adeang.
Prudent decision-making needed ahead of deal
PACIFIC – The Pacific island countries need to have a proper understanding of all the impacts of Pacer Plus before signing on to any legally binding free trade agreement that seeks to constrain governments ability to regulate.
Nauru defends treatment of refugees at UN
NAURU – Government representatives from Nauru said they are improving conditions at their refugee centre after reports of alleged sexual abuse against child refugees surfaced in recent weeks.
Refugee's heart attack 'not an emergency'
NAURU – An Afghan man detained on Nauru requires urgent medical evacuation for a heart condition, according to doctors, but his case has not been classed as an emergency.
No confidence vote looming in Tonga
TONGA – The Tongan noble representative spearheading moves to oust the current prime minister says the government is “split and in trouble”.
Group claims no permit was needed
Arrests after meeting a ‘return to dictatorship’
Sanctuary celebrated on Pitcairn
PITCAIRN – Pitcairn Islanders and conservationist worldwide are celebrating the establishment of 830,000 square kilometres of marine reserve around the remote Pacific island.
Housing scheme won't tackle homelessness
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.
Forum's commitment to West Papua questioned
WEST PAPUA – A West Papuan leader has questioned whether the Pacific Islands Forum will hold constructive dialogue with Indonesia about Papua
Kermadec sanctuary negotiations break down
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.
Free tech offered to spy on illegal fishing
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.
$5 million funding deal for Samoa
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.
Guilty of human trafficking
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.
Papua New Guinea a nation divided?
Provincial flags waved on independence day
Tongan paralympians achieve personal bests in Rio
TONGA – Tongan shot putter Ana Talakai set a new personal best at the Rio Paralympics.
Kiwi rugby culture under fire after Chief's party
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.
Dutton reconfirms offshore detention policy
NAURU – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Australia’s relationship with Nauru in relation to processing asylum seekers will “continue for decades”.
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