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Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
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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.
Home of plot revealer fire bombed
LAUTOKA – Police this week sent a “high-powered” police team to Lautoka to investigate the attempted fire bombing of the home of internet café owner Rajneel Singh, according to a report in the Fiji Sun.
Women reminded of their 'duties'
APIA – Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has told women thinking of running for parliament they should not neglect their families.
Fanning surfs on after news of brother's death
Pupukea – Current number one surfer Mick Fanning surfed through into the quarter finals of the Billabong Pipe Masters on Hawai‘i‘s North Shore in search of his fourth world title despite the sudden death of his brother this week.
AC/DC rocks Auckland all night long
REVIEW By Matthew Pike For Radio New Zealand News AUCKLAND – Every AC/DC fan knows what they’ll get from a gig; middle-aged men playing heavy, high-energy rock’n’roll until they can play no more.
Banned MP stuck on Nauru without visa
YAREN – A Nauru opposition MP’s fight to get his passport reissued has suffered a major defeat with the court throwing out the application due to it being out of time.
Port Moresby running low on water
PORT MORESBY – Water rationing has been introduced in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, as the city tries to cope with a severe dry spell in the midst of a crippling drought affecting most of the country.
Finding work for young Samoans
APIA – The Samoa government, with the help of United Nations agencies, is launching a campaign to get unemployed youth into productive work.
Tong: 'COP21 a major achievement'
TARAWA – The President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, an outspoken advocate for global action on climate change, said the agreement reached at the COP21 climate summit was a “major achievement”.
Millions hit by western typhoon
MANILA – Typhoon Melor has ripped through the central Philippines, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left at least four people dead and millions without power, officials say.
Mixed reaction to climate deal
PACIFIC – Greenpeace says the climate change agreement struck in Paris over the weekend does not go far enough to protect Pacific countries from catastrophic events caused by climate pollution.
Images of Kiribati show what might be lost
PARIS – Photographs portraying what life is like for the people of Kiribati were exhibited in Paris during the UN climate conference.
Massive typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA – A massive typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines, forcing 750,000 people to evacuate and bringing wild winds and rain that could cause flash-flooding, landslides and storm surges.
Fiji PM's comments 'chilling'
WELLINGTON – The New Zealand Law Society says comments from the Fiji prime minister about ‘crushing’ any disloyalty are chilling.
Human rights still of concern in Fiji
SUVA – The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission said it has received 284 complaints since it was re-established in May this year.
Family broken as killer walks free
APIA – The sister of a Samoan New Zealander who was killed in Samoa is “broken” after her brother’s killer walked free.
Fiji landowners 'blinded by cash'
Nawailevu – A Fiji chief says the government is pushing companies to operate mines in the country, with little regard for the environmental impacts on people’s land.
Dengue fever vaccine approved
PACIFIC – Health authorities in the Pacific are encouraged by news of the world’s first vaccine against dengue fever being approved for use in Mexico.
Miss Pacific Islands may prove prime minister wrong
APIA – The woman Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi ridiculed for competing at the Miss World pageant might end up having the last laugh.
New Zealanders make their flag choice
WELLINGTON – New Zealanders have chosen a silver fern on a black-and-blue background (pictured) as their preferred option if the South Pacific nation decides to dump Britain’s Union Jack from its national banner.
Disabled neglected in the Pacific
PACIFIC – An organisation representing people living with disabilities in the Pacific says a lot still needs to be done to create more inclusive societies in the region.
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