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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
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Tapaitau and Charlie-Puna released to ‘family jobs’
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Police apprehend four juveniles in connection with motorcycle thefts
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Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
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Pacific
Roadshow not consultation
Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.
USP Student body represents 14,000 students
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.
Non-perishables being collected in Auckland for Tonga from Friday
The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is gearing up to collect and send non-perishable foods to Tonga in the wake of the twin disaster.
Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll to rise
The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption.
First cruise ship in two years in French Polynesia
Tahiti has received its first trans-Pacific cruise ship in two years, with the arrival of the Viking Orion from the United States.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Nine more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji as health authorities continue to battle a surge in cases of the Omicron and Delta variants across the country.
Stranded Tongans better off in NZ, says RSE scheme official
A group of Tongan seasonal workers stranded in New Zealand because their flight home this week has been cancelled are better off staying in Aotearoa, says an RSE scheme official.
Emotional reopening to Cook Islands
Some families are reuniting, some are celebrating and others are making fresh starts as the Cook Islands travel bubble reopens with New Zealand today
Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupts again
Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai has erupted again sending ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air.
Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Health authorities in Fiji are concerned about the staff shortage and the lack of shelter at medical clinics in the capital Suva.
Second body found, memorial service held for victims of Solomons boating tragedy
The body of a child has been found in Solomon Islands and police say he's one of nine children who went missing at sea on New Year's Day.
Covid-19 Fiji: 7 more deaths, 417 new cases in the community
Fiji has reported seven more deaths and 417 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders
The Cook Islands has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated New Zealanders, but with less fanfare and more trepidation than last year's kick-off.
Ex-England rugby forward eyes switch to Fiji
Former England rugby international and Number 8 Nathan Hughes has announced his availability to play for his country of birth, Fiji.
Cyclone Cody forces Fiji climate refugees to take shelter at school
Two hundred climate change refugees in Fiji's north, who were relocated in the wake of Cyclone Ana last year, were forced to take shelter at a school last weekend.
US Army Commander apologises to Marshall Islands
US Army Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley offered his personal apology to the people of the Marshall Islands for last week's "breakdown of established protocols" for Army repatriation groups arriving at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.
French Polynesia Covid-19 numbers on the rise again
There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia, with 179 new cases reported over the last five days.
Post-cyclone: Fiji public urged to clean up amid 'LTDD' warning
Fiji's government has warned of a rise in diseases with the potential to prove deadlier than Tropical Cyclone Cody which hit the country on Monday.
Omicron advances in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's health authorities say half of Covid-19 infections are now of the Omicron variant, which was detected for the first time in the middle of last week.
Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia
French Polynesia's newest domestic airline has started recruiting staff in the hope of launching flights in April.
Protest in New Caledonia against govt's pandemic policies
An estimated 1,000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the government's policies to fight the pandemic.
