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Pacific
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.
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.
Shower curtain murals 'profoundly insulting'
NEW ZEALAND – An American online store selling shower curtains depicting historic Maori is being called deplorable for the culturally inappropriate items.
Children dying of malnutrition in Vanuatu
VANUATU – Children are dying because of malnutrition in parts of Vanuatu more than a year after Cyclone Pam devastated crops and livelihoods across the Pacific island chain.
Suicide photograph shocks the world
PACIFIC VIEWPOINT By Adam Taylor Washington Post
Two bus collision leaves three dead
Australian tourists airlifted after crash in Vanuatu
Apology for use of suicide picture
SAMOA – The Samoan newspaper at the centre of a storm over its publication of a gruesomely explicit photograph of an apparent suicide has now printed a heart-felt apology.
Norfolk Islanders not ready to give up fight
NORFOLK ISLAND – One year on Norfolk is not giving up in its struggle with Canberra. A year ago, on June 18, 2015, the Australia Federal Parliament removed Norfolk Island’s autonomy.
Pacific countries top malnutrition report
TONGA – The first regional conference on the Pacific’s leading cause of death is underway in Tonga’s capital, Nuku‘alofa
Students demand apology for shootings
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Students in Papua New Guinea say they want justice for those shot by police before there is any talk of returning to classes.
Suicide photo shocks readers
SAMOA – The decision by one of Samoa’s major newspapers to publish a picture of a transgender woman who died in a suspected suicide has stirred outrage.
Worst trauma he's ever witnessed
Psychologist lifts the lid on detention centres
Fiji win crown, on track for World Cup
FIJI – Fiji secured the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2016 title and remain on track to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019 after a 26-16 victory over Samoa in Suva on Saturday.
Polynesian Panthers mark 45 years
NEW ZEALAND – A group credited with fighting racism against Pacific people in New Zealand and putting them on the map politically celebrated 45 years last week.
Pacific could suffer if La Niña hits
PACIFIC – An Australian aid agency providing help for Pacific disaster victims says a La Niña weather pattern is a real threat for much of the region.
Court to enforce Manus shut down
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The PNG Supreme Court wants to enforce its ruling that the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal.
Asylum seekers want to go home
Nepalese and Indians stranded in Micronesia
Samoa sevens fail in bid for Rio
SAMOA – Samoa have failed to qualify for the men’s Olympic sevens competition after conceding a try on the full-time siren to lose 22-19 against Spain in the final of the repechage event in Monaco.
Brazilian surfer wins at perfect Cloudbreak
FIJI – Brazilian Gabriel Medina has staked his claim for another world surfing title after winning a second Fiji Pro in classic Cloudbreak waves on Friday.
Charged fraud squad boss continues work
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea police say the director of the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate, Matthew Damaru, will continue to work while he faces charges of abuse of office.
Goroka violence was inter-tribal clash
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The University of Goroka campus is now almost deserted as most of the Highlands students have gone back to their respective provinces following Tuesday’s clash among student factions
Manus Island conditions 'deteriorating'
Immigration denies claims of food shortages
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