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Pacific
Pacific officials attend Paris Agreements Article 13 training
Climate Change Cook Islands hosted a sub-regional workshop last week focusing on the Paris Agreement Article 13 focusing on the digital tools Pacific Island countries are required to report on.
Author Tom Neale’s Suwarrow journals donated to National Library of NZ
The Cook Islands High Commission in New Zealand was delighted to attend the handover of renowned author Tom Neale’s journals to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington over a week ago.
Robots may spy on illegal fishing
A US company is attempting to help Pacific island nations and territories combat illegal fishing with a wave-riding robot which can sense boats offshore.
Rugby coach wants a 'winning culture'
Fiji Rugby Union’s new chief executive Radrodro Tabualevu has pledged to work towards a “winning culture in rugby and beyond”.
Glasgow: First fight against another woman
Teenage women’s division boxer Taoriba Biniati has never fought another woman – only men – because on the tiny Pacific Island where she lives there are no other female fighters.
PNG's development strategy 'visionary'
The world’s largest conservation organisation has described Papua New Guinea’s strategy for sustainable development as ‘visionary’.
Japan kills 115 whales in the Pacific
Japan has concluded a two-and-a-half month whale hunt in the Pacific, killing 115 whales.
Hawaii: Mayoral candidate 'stunned'
A barefoot, bong-making, wannabe Hawaiian mayor who resisted arrest has been shocked by police in a public street.
Tonga raises drinking age
The Tongan parliament this week passed a law raising the alcoholic drinking age from 18 to 21 years old.
Fiji: Call for sustainable sea transport
There’s been a call for international donors to adjust their priorities and invest in sustainable sea transport to reduce the Pacific’s reliance on expensive and high-polluting fossil fuels.
Plane crash near Pago Pago
A plane carrying an American father and son attempting to fly around the world for charity crashed in the Pacific Ocean Tuesday night near the Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa.
Pacific flags fly at start of Games
Pacific athletes have taken their place at the colourful opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Samoa: Market delays upset vendors
Farmers and vendors braving the rain and the boiling sun on the streets of Fugalei in Samoa are slowly losing hope.
Lions may play in the Pacific
The British and Irish Lions are under pressure to follow the All Blacks’ lead and play a test in the Pacific Islands on the way to New Zealand for their 2017 tour.
PNG: Churches offer AIDs faith healing
Revivalist churches in Papua New Guinea are promoting prayer as a substitute for medication to those with HIV, according to human rights groups.
Samoa: One woman's flight from a life of violence
A poignant story of one young woman’s struggle against domestic violence has been told in the Samoa Observer newspaper this week.
News service laments its own demise
The impact of recently announced cuts to Radio Australia and other international services of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is likely to be raised at a Pacific leaders meeting in Palau next week.
Big seas turn Pacific rower around
English rower Elsa Hammond was supposed to be rowing to Hawai’i, but she's rowing towards Mexico.
Rowers welcomed to Waikiki
New Zealander Tara Remington’s and her Paralympian companion Angela Madsen ended an epic row across the Pacific Ocean when they came ashore in Hawai’i this weekend.
Australia: Paedophile preyed on Vanuatu children
Accused paeodphile Gregory Druery used his position of trust with the church and families to abuse children, Australian police say.
All Blacks test in Samoa confirmed
The All Blacks have finally agreed to play a test in Samoa after years of pressure to repay a country which has benefited the New Zealand team so much in the past.
NZ: Rugby sensation eyes Australia
New Zealand Rugby Union is in danger of losing the game’s next superstar if it doesn’t act quickly, with schoolboy sensation Taniela “the Tongan Thor” Tupou confirming a desire to play for the Wallabies.
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