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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.

Student killed in attack on campus

Tear gas used to disperse rioting ‘marauders’ PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A student is dead and buildings have been b

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PNG celebrates close ties with Finland

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – While Britain is distancing itself from Europe, Papua New Guinea has this week been celebrating its close ties to Scandinavia.

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Brexit: NZ beef-up, or sacrificial lamb?

NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand exporters are closely watching the next moves by the UK and the EU after Britain voted to go it alone to ensure primary producers can keep the same access they have had to the two markets.

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Regional diplomats visit West Papua

WEST PAPUA – New Zealand’s government has confirmed its ambassador to Indonesia, Dr Trevor Matheson, visited Jayapura and Merauke in West Papua last week. The visit took place at the invitation of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Panjaitan.

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Manus closure enforcement nearer

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A lawyer for detainees on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island says the Supreme Court has given further direction over enforcement of April’s ruling that their detention was illegal.

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Crash victims still in hospital

VANUATU – Two young Queensland brothers remain in hospital five days after they were seriously injured in a deadly Vanuatu bus crash.

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University buildings set on fire

Police say campus vandalism a law and order issue

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Nauru hits out at activist journalism

THE GOVERNMENT of Nauru has this week issued a statement via its website denying it has any form of media ban in place.

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American Samoa's Zika babies in good health

AMERICAN SAMOA – In American Samoa, initial reports on the first babies born to women who contracted the Zika virus say they are in good health. Fourteen pregnant women in American Samoa are confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus since the territory recorded its first case in February.

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Electioneering underway in territory

AMERICAN SAMOA – A candidate for lieutenant governor in American Samoa has criticised the incumbant government for accumulating long-term debt of nearly US$150 million.

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Students riot at university campus

Vehicles set on fire in clash with security guards

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Team Fiji managing Olympic medal expectations

FIJI – The Fiji Olympic Committee is carrying the weight of the nation’s expectations as it targets a first ever Olympic medal.

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University students seek mutual apologies

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Students of the University of Papua New Guinea have requested a formal reconciliation process with the institution’s administration before returning to class.

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Optimism in reversing NCD crisis prevails

TONGA – Reversing the Non-communicable Disease (NCD) epidemic in the Pacific region will require new ways of working together, Pacific Leaders were exhorted this week by UNDP Administrator and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark.

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World Bank focuses on what is possible

TONGA – A new World Bank report has put the spotlight on the economic threat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) pose to the Pacific islands, with heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease emerging as the top killers in the region.

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Nauru report 'sanitised'

NAURU – A recent report on Nauru by Australia’s Nine Network has been criticised for imbalance.

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Pacific challenged to fight NCDs

TONGA – Tonga’s health minister, Saia Piukala, has challenged Pacific governments to step up and be counted in the fight to address non-communicable diseases NCDs).

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Injured in strong position to sue

VANUATU – Cruise ship passengers injured in an horrific head-on crash in Vanuatu are in a strong position to sue P&O, an Australian law firm has claimed.

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Driver charged after fatal bus crash

P&O takes stock after cruise ship tourists injured

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Inequality revealed in New Zealand dental care

NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand dentists are being asked to “take a good hard look at themselves” following the latest survey to come out of Otago University. Researchers have found obvious inequalities when it comes to dental care and certain nationalities.

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