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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.

Local

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.

Pacific Languages Survey: Call for more support to NZ's realm states

A Pacific community leader in New Zealand says the government must take some responsibility for the decline in the number of Pasifika language speakers across Aotearoa.

New Zealand


US, Aust confident amid Omicron variant in Fiji

Australia and the United States will continue to allow their citizens - thousands of them - to travel to Fiji amid the Pacific island nation recording its first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus this week.

Fiji

Guam Catholic Church offers up to $US34m to sex abuse victims

Guam's Catholic Church has come up with a revised payment proposal of up to $US 34 million to those who claimed they were raped or sexually molested by priests and other clergy when they were minors, dating back to the 1950s.

Guam


Fijians test positive for Omicron variant - Govt

Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed two people who had arrived in the country from southern Africa last month have now tested positive to the Omicron variant.

Fiji


Solomon Islands: Sogavare defeats no confidence motion

The Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has defeated a motion of no confidence by 32 votes to 15 with two abstentions.

Regional


FAST party to challenge provision allowing two extra women MPs

The appointment of two women Members of Parliament in Samoa under section 44 of the Constitution, is set to be challenged in court by the Fa'atuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.

Regional


Eleven NZ police bound for tense Solomons capital

Eleven New Zealand police personnel will deploy tomorrow for Solomon Islands in response to major unrest in the capital Honiara.

Regional


Dubai 7s: Fiji loses opening game against France

Olympic champions Fiji lost their first game in the second leg of the Dubai sevens tournament last night, going down 22-17 to France.

Dubai


Rule options now available for community rugby

World Rugby will allow community teams to use 10 players, play shorter matches and change the size of the ball as part of flexible new rules described as a “landmark” move for the sport.

National


Senior HRPP MP calls for Tuilaepa to move aside

A former Cabinet Minister in Samoa has called on former prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and other opposition party leaders to "hang up their boxing gloves", following the HRPP's crushing electoral defeats.

Regional


Pacific police chiefs vow to help troubled Solomons

Police chiefs around the Pacific say community engagements through policing is key to restoring peace in the Solomon Islands.

Regional


Banks and links to illegal logging under fire again in PNG

There are claims in Papua New Guinea that some of the country's banks are implicated in illegal logging and the human rights abuses that plague the sector.

Papua New Guinea


Vanuatu's Shefa province recognises West Papua government

Vanuatu's Shefa province is recognising Benny Wenda as the interim president of a provisional West Papuan government.

Regional


New Banking Tax levy in PNG sparks controversy

A new tax announced in last week's Papua New Guinea 2022 Budget has sparked widespread controversy.

Papua New Guinea


Solomons govt warns instigators are planning more unrest

The Solomon Islands government has warned that instigators are planning what it calls "another evil plan" to decimate the whole of Honiara.

Regional


COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact - “We didn’t come home empty handed”

Opinion - The odds are always stacked against the Pacific region in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, and at COP26 we faced the additional challenge of Covid-19.

Pacific Islands


Fiji steps up entry conditions amid Ormicron threat

Fiji has strengthened its strict conditions for entry for all travellers from red list countries.

Fiji


National Party caucus arrives for leadership decision

Former National Party leader Simon Bridges, who is again contesting the leadership, is feeling "really good" heading into today's caucus decision.

New Zealand


International community monitoring situation in Solomon Islands

With no plans to evacuate their citizens from Honiara, the international community is closely monitoring the situation in the Solomon Islands following a week of political unrest.

Regional


New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna alter Covid-19 measures

New Caledonia has eased and extended its Covid-19 restrictions for another three weeks after they were originally due to be lifted over the weekend

New Caledonia


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