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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.

Date announced for American Samoa elections

AMERICAN SAMOA – American Samoa’s chief election officer has officially proclaimed this year’s general election date in November.

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Concern voices of seasonal workers not heard

NEW ZEALAND – Regional trade unions have raised concerns about the lack of representation of workers at the inaugural Pacific labour meeting which is taking place this week in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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PM warns new airline about debt

SAMOA – Samoa’s prime minister has warned the new airline Talofa Airways to be wary of piling up debt – by being lenient with fares for church ministers and MPs.

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KEY TB STATISTICS IN PNG:

- 529 cases per 100,000 population = one of the highest prevalence rates in the world.

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A slow-motion catastrophe

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Kids at age 10 are usually a ball of energy, running around.

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Tuberculosis killing PNG children

Health NGO warns of devastating cost of inaction

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New airline begins service between the Samoas

SAMOA – A new airline, Talofa Airways, has been launched in Samoa and will start flying next week.

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Valuable portraits stolen from trust board

NEW ZEALAND – Rare paintings are missing, feared stolen, from a Maori trust board in Waikato.

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King gives backing to Maori Party

NEW ZEALAND – The Maori King should stay “above the ruck” of political affairs and remain neutral, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.

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Women not just disaster 'victims'

PACIFIC – UN Women says Pacific women are often painted as victims first and decision makers second in the aftermath of disasters.

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Australia must front up to obligations

Court rules on closure of PNG detention centre

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Kiwi girls lead New Zealand's Rio medal haul

OLYMPICS – The future is female for New Zealand sport with more women medallists than men at the Rio Olympics, writes Tony Smith for Fairfax Media.

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Lydia Ko wins silver and gets to meet Richie

OLYMPICS – With an Olympic silver medal dangling around her neck, Lydia Ko’s other big wish came true.

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Eliza is New Zealand's soaring star

OLYMPICS – New Zealand’s latest Olympic darling and surprise pole vault medallist Eliza McCartney has had a taste of the big time and, frankly, she likes it.

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Protesters back off LNG blockade

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s LNG Project is set to resume normal operations after protesting landowners in Hela province reached agreement with the government.

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Ryan says its time to move on

FIJI – Fiji cannot afford to pay its Olympic gold medal winning rugby sevens coach, Ben Ryan, to stay on.

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Welcome home for sevens heroes

Fijians line the streets to greet Rio gold medallists

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Visits to schools part of defence force effort

TONGA – A New Zealand Defence Force lieutenant says school visits should be a regular part of humanitarian efforts by military forces in the Pacific.

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PNG excited to host world cup matches

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Rugby League World Cup organisers are confident Papua New Guinea will be an excellent host during next year’s tournament.

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Global platform for Pacific stories

PACIFIC – An online initiative, the Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), has launched the Pacific Storytellers Cooperative, an internet-based platform for sharing contemporary stories from all Pacific islands with a global audience.

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