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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.

Calls for Fiji govt to give updates on PM's health

A pro-democracy activist in Fiji is calling for the government to provide regular updates about the health of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama to cancel out rumours and fake news.

Fiji


Australia medical team arrives in Kiribati to assess Covid-19 situation

The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed 138 new infections on Wednesday taking the total number of people infected with Covid-19 to nation high of 767 people.

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Covid-19: Health emergency declared in New Caledonia

France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia because of the sharp resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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'Resilience and strength of people' will get Kingdom through, Tonga's PM

Tonga's new Prime Minister believes the "resilience" and "strength" of people will get the Kingdom through the impacts of the volcanic eruption, tsunami and now Covid-19.

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Sharp rise in Covid-19 infections in New Caledonia

New Caledonia's Covid-19 outbreak is again spreading apace, with 1,515 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours.

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In brief: sport news from around the Pacific

Former Wallaby prop and Test centurion Sekope Kepu will captain Moana Pasifika in the team's debut Super Rugby Pacific season.

Pacific Islands


More ethnic-specific figures on booster jabs needed, Pacific GP

The chair of the Pacific GP's network, Dr Api Talamaitoga wants the Ministry of Health to provide daily ethnic-specific figures to get the booster jab rates up in the face of Covid-19 the Omicron variant, already in Aotearoa.

Pacific Islands


In brief: sport news from around the Pacific

Tonga has withdrawn from the Oceania leg of this year's World Cup following last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Regional


Activist raises concerns about loss of nurses in Fiji

A Fijian human rights activist is demanding answers from the authorities after reports that hundreds of nurses in the country are resigning.

Fiji


Tonga to enter lockdown after port workers test positive for Covid-19

The Kingdom of Tonga will go into nationwide lockdown from 6pm on Wednesday.

Regional


Solomons reports three more Covid-19 deaths and 303 new cases

Health authorities in Solomon Islands have reported three more Covid-19 deaths and 303 new cases of the virus.

Regional


Covid-19 Fiji: The worst is over - Govt

Fiji has been through the worst phase of its third wave of the coronavirus, health authorities say, amid soaring deaths and infections across the country.

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Meth use widespread in Tahiti - prosecutor

The public prosecutor in French Polynesia says there are at least 10,000 consumers of methamphetamine in a territory with fewer than 280,000 inhabitants.

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Bad weather hampers efforts to fix microwave link in Tonga

Poor weather conditions are preventing a team of engineers from repairing a damaged microwave link on the uninhabited island of Kao in Tonga.

Regional


Fiji shifts focus from Covid-19 to NCDs

At least 70 percent of the Fijian population who had Covid-19 when they died were also suffering from a chronic disease, health authorities said.

Fiji


In brief: sports news from around the Pacific

Coach impressed by Drua training sessions; Hunters squad named; and Bray quits Cricket Vanuatu job.

Pacific Islands


Covid-19: Three more deaths in Solomons

Three more people have died of Covid-19 in Solomon Islands raising the national tally to five.

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Covid-19: Three more children among 12 deaths in Fiji

Three more children have died from Covid-19 in Fiji. This takes the death toll since the pandemic hit the country in 2020 to 791. Fiji's Government also confirmed on Wednesday the 10 day-old infant, 8 year-old girl and 13 year-old boy are among 12 Covid-19 patients who died.

Fiji


Kiribati confirms more than 100 Covid-19 cases, prompting new govt restrictions

The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed that the atoll island has surpassed 100 Covid-19 cases after it recorded 37 new positive infections on Wednesday.

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Australian vessel with Covid-19 cases arrives in Tonga waters

Tonga is concerned an Australian naval vessel has arrived in the Kingdom with 29 people onboard who have tested postive to Covid-19.

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