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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
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23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
PNG police shoot at students
University obtains court order to ban protests
MP warns of repercussions
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea MP has warned of repercussions after a day of unrest when police opened fire on students at the University of PNG in Port Moresby.
Honoured on Queen's birthday
NEW ZEALAND – This year’s Queens Birthday Honours list includes seven New Zealand Pasifika recipients.
Airline operations grounded
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The Solomon Islands ministry of aviation says it is hoping it can come to an agreement with Solomon Airlines after a total shutdown of its operations grounded all international and domestic flights.
$1 billion for green energy projects in Pacific
PACIFIC – New Zealand and other major international donors have promised more than $1 billion for sustainable energy projects in Pacific island nations.
Nauru candidate questions dismissal
NAURU – One of Nauru’s prospective election candidates who is challenging the government’s fee hike says the government was behind his sacking.
Cocaine washes up on remote atoll
MARSHALL ISLANDS – Professionally wrapped bags of cocaine have again washed up on the shore of Enewetak Atoll, the former United States nuclear weapons testing site in the Marshall Islands.
Time right for Key's Fiji visit
FIJI – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key believes the time is right for his visit to Fiji this week – even though democracy there is “not perfect”.
Anti-independence rally in West Papua
WEST PAPUA – A large anti-independence rally has been held by transmigrants in the capital of Indonesia’s Papua province, Jayapura.
Tonga says Games Council 'out of line'
TONGA – The Tongan government says it changed the law overseeing the 2019 Pacific Games so it could sack the head of the local organising committee, despite protests from the Pacific Games Council.
PNG PM pays tribute to Ali
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea has joined the world in mourning the death of former three-time world boxing heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, regarded as one of the world’s icons and most famous figures.
Students to continue boycott
UPNG move to resume semester classes ignored
Future still uncertain for asylum seekers on Manus
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister said progress was being made in closing down the asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island, but he refuses to say if there was a time-line.
Cyclone recovery slower than expected
VANUATU – More than a year after Cyclone Pam brought devastation to Vanuatu, many small businesses and schools are still struggling to find their feet.
Tonga can't afford to lose Games hosting
TONGA – Tonga’s Sports Minister says the country can’t afford to lose hosting rights for the 2019 Pacific Games.
Students meeting to decide
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Student Representative Council of the University of Papua New Guinea is to meet to decide whether to continue its boycott of classes after the University announced that lectures would resume.
University to restart semester
UPNG council backs down after protest stand-off
McCully rejects aid budget report
New ZEALAND'S Foreign Minister, Murray McCully has dismissed claims that his government's aid programme is struggling to spend its annual budget.
Sepik mine plan alarms scientists
A FEASIBILITY study for the first large-scale copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea's environmentally-sensitive Sepik River catchment suggests it will be even bigger than expected.
Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels
An INTERNATIONAL aid organisation says cuts to Australia's aid funding could see it fail in its commitment to reduce domestic violence in the Pacific.
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