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2 September 2024

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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.

Inquiry must be independent

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A provincial governor in Papua New Guinea has welcomed the government’s announcement of an inquiry into last Wednesday’s police shooting of students at the University of Papua New Guinea but insists it be headed by eminent persons.

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Protests moulding tomorrow's leaders

PACIFIC VIEWPOINT Jenny Hayward-Jones Lowy Institute THE images on our television screens last week of police firing live rounds into a crowd of students at the University of Papua New Guinea and injured students being carried into hospital were profoundly shocking.

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Mongooses stowed away in shipping containers

TONGA – Quarantine authorities in Tonga will consider fumigating containers arriving from Fiji after the discovery of five mongooses inside one.

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Call for accountability over poisoned fish

MARSHALL ISLANDS – A Marshall Islands Senator says there needs to be accountability for the contamination of fish around Kwajalein Atoll that could threaten the major food source of thousands of people.

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Fraud squad head arrested

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the anti-corruption officer who has been leading efforts to arrest the country’s prime minister.

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No sign of students resuming classes

But PNG government determined to save semester

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Avocado thefts on the rise

NEW ZEALAND – Surging local and international demand for avocados is fuelling a crime wave in New Zealand.

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Half a billion worth of meth seized

NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand police initially said their 90 Mile Beach bust had seized 448kg of the drug, but later on Tuesday said they had found another 50kg in nearby sand dunes.

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Mechanic brings down drug ring

NEW ZEALAND – The man who brought down a half-billion dollar methamphetamine operation has spoken out about his involvement with the men accused of smuggling almost 500kg of drugs on to 90 Mile Beach.

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Police detain over 1000 Papuan protesters

WEST PAPUA – More than 1000 West Papuans participating in a demonstration calling for independence in Indonesia’s Papua region were briefly detained on Wednesday.

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Students continue boycott of classes

Judge refuses to order police from campus grounds

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Survivors make it to Auckland

NEW ZEALAND – The surviving trio of the stricken yacht Platino are safely back in New Zealand and heaping praise on their rescuers.

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Samoa sevens determined to book tickets to Rio

SAMOA – Top seeds Samoa have arrived in Monaco for this weekend’s Olympic sevens repechage event, which will determine who claims the final men’s qualifying place in Rio.

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Opposition calls on Key to harden up on Fiji

FIJI – The Opposition in Fiji has called on New Zealand to harden up on the Fiji government because it says it’s operating under a democratic facade.

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University violence proliferates in PNG

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Tensions have boiled over among students at universities in Papua New Guinea amid differences over whether to continue boycotting classes.

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Tonga says it has no money for flood relief

TONGA – Tonga’s prime minister says there is not much the government can do to help victims of recent flooding because it has no money.

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Vanuatu state broadcaster off the air

VANUATU – Vanuatu’s national broadcaster went off-air on Monday because of an unpaid utility bill, it’s reported.

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Major diplomatic win for Fiji

Envoy elected president of UN General Assembly

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PACER Plus process condemned

PACIFIC – A new report says Pacific Island countries should walk away from the proposed PACER Plus free trade agreement, suggesting it puts Australia and New Zealand’s interests ahead of the Pacific.

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Fiji's ban on journalists condemned

FIJI – New Zealand writers advocacy group PEN NZ has condemned the continuing ban by the Fiji government of Television New Zealand Pacific Affairs correspondent Barbara Dreaver.

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