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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.

Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia

Vanuatu's leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in the referendum on independence.

Regional


Fijian families set for relocation as cyclone season arrives

Ten Fijian families living in a flood-prone area of the capital Suva are preparing to relocate from their homes, the government said.

Fiji


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Covid-19 in Fiji: 14 deaths, 32 new cases; PNG Covid-19 deaths in capital underestimated; Date for Bougainville by-election moved; Supreme Court Justice in Samoa expresses concern at state of juvenile facility

Pacific Islands


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Former Marshalls president Heine appointed USP pro-chancellor; PNG law reform head hits out at Pandemic Act; US seizes drugs bound for Fiji; PNG health minister welcomes NZ emergency medical team

Pacific Islands


Pacific civil society disappointed after "most exclusionary" COP

Pacific civil society organisations say COP26 was the most exclusionary and inequitable of the annual United Nations climate negotiations so far and the results are equally disappointing.

Pacific Islands


New Zealand vows to help to get water to Kiribati islanders

As the people of the Kiribati island of Banaba again plead for a reliable water supply, New Zealand says it stands ready to help.

Kiribati


Palika says keeping New Caledonia referendum date is 'declaration of war'

New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party says the French decision to maintain next month's referendum date amounts to a declaration of war against the Kanaks and progressive citizens.

New Caledonia


In brief: News from around the Pacific

New Caledonia TV crew attacked; Open-ended general strike looms in Tahiti; NZ sends Pfizer vaccine for 12-14 year old Fijians; Samoa govt plans second nationwide vaccination campaign

Pacific Islands


NZ sends medical team to PNG as Covid-19 overwhelms its health system

A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its Covid-19 crisis have departed New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Village in Samoa takes hardline against unvaccinated residents; PNG outlines how it will support Bougainville post-referendum consultations; Samonn man given wrong jail sentence; PNG may have to "rethink" efforts to cut logging and coal mining

Pacific Islands


72 candidates to contest Tonga's election next week

The number of candidates in next Thursday's election in Tonga has dropped. This is on top of one of the shortest candidate lists in Tongan history - at 75. But one candidate has since died and another two have stepped aside to help their colleagues.

Regional


COP26 hosts want to keep climate promises with the Pacific

The hosts of this year's UN climate change summit want to make sure their commitment to the Pacific region is clear.

Pacific Islands


France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia's independence referendum

The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia Patrice Faure has just announced the December 12 date for the independence referendum will be maintained.

New Caledonia


Police in Tonga arrest more than 100 during Covid-19 lockdown

Police have arrested 124 people in Tonga for offences that broke Covid-19 restriction rules put in place for a week long lockdown.

Regional


Pasifika 'let down' by Christchurch council over new stadium build

Pasifika in Christchurch say they were skipped over in city council consultation for a major stadium project, and it's not the first time.

New Zealand


Human rights expert calls for more female leadership on climate

Women are still missing at the top climate table, warns a human rights lawyer from the Pacific.

Pacific Islands


Boat of US paralympian Angela Madsen found in Marshall Islands

The boat used by American paralympian Angela Madsen on her ill-fated attempt in mid-2020 to paddle solo from California to Hawaii has washed up on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands


In brief: News from around the Pacific

Tuvalu looking at worst case scenarios; Samoa police net massive drug haul; Samoa's ruling FAST party to conduct audit of govt finances;

Pacific Islands


Fiji reopens international borders

Fiji has reopened its international borders after covid closed them almost two years ago.

Fiji


Former Cook Islands international sevens rugby player in coma following brutal assault

Former Cook Islands international sevens rugby union player Kairan Mahia, 29, is in an induced coma in ICU at Royal Perth Hospital after he was allegedly hit from behind in a brutal assault on Sunday morning in Australia.

Australia


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