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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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RAC to address mosque legality
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
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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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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Pacific
War on drugs: Fiji soldiers may be deployed to assist police, says Govt
Fiji’s government has announced that military personnel may soon join police in addressing the country’s drug crisis.
Balancing tourism and culture
Cook Islands Tourism’s transparent, inclusive and practical planning public consultation which explored the challenges and opportunities tourism brings in all areas of wellbeing, drew a good number of community members.
Cooks PM repeats calls for international recognition of climate debt
The Cook Islands Prime Minister is calling on the international finance community to recognise the debt small island states are taking on for climate adaptation and mitigation.
CNMI posts highest single-day local positive cases at 22
The Covid-19 community spread in the Northern Marianas shows no signs of abating as Saipan recorded its single-day high of 22 local positive cases on Thursday.
Vaccine sceptics in PNG parliament asked to shut up
Papua New Guinea's government is under pressure to strengthen its message about Covid-19 vaccination, and MPs who spread baseless claims about vaccine efficacy have been asked to shut up.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
