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Author Tom Neale’s Suwarrow journals donated to National Library of NZ

The Cook Islands High Commission in New Zealand was delighted to attend the handover of renowned author Tom Neale’s journals to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington over a week ago.

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Australian High Commissioner Smith departs, Hodson to take over

The Australian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Phoebe Smith, has completed her two-year term and will return to Canberra today.

Dog caused death of child

SAMOA – A freak series of events led to a five-year-old girl dying after being struck by a pick-up truck last week in the village of Sagone on the Samoan island of Savai‘i.

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Warning to beware of immigration scammers

NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand Immigration Advisors Authority (IAA) has issued a warning to Samoan residents seeking immigration advice.

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Tietjens' sees first-hand how money talks

SAMOA – Manu Samoa Sevens coach, Sir Gordon Tietjens, has experienced for the first time the methods by New Zealand to deny players from representing Samoa.

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Judges refuse to front committee

samoa – Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sailele Malielegaoi has sent out a strong message that the judiciary should be held in contempt of parliament when they refused to appear before a Special Parliamentary Committee set up to investigate the work of the Lands and Titles Court.

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Independence vote moves closer

Commission set up to oversee 2019 referendum

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Refugees think resettlement a hoax

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Refugees detained on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island are sceptical of news they’ll meet immigration officials from the United States next month.

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Cocaine seized from yacht in Marquesas

FRENCH POLYNESIA – The French navy has seized more than 400 kilograms of cocaine on a yacht near French Polynesia’s Marquesas islands.

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'Church attitudes need to change'

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Christian leader in Papua New Guinea says the country’s churches need to overcome discrimination and stigma to make a real difference in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Key to identifying mosquitos

NEW ZEALAND – The publication of a new identificiation key could help health officials identify mosquitos carrying Zika and dengue.

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Claim church rewarded priest who protected abuser

GUAM – The Catholic Church in Guam is being accused of rewarding a priest who shielded its Archbishop from abuse allegations.

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New Zealanders still waiting for summer

NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand has been warned to “batten down the hatches” as another stormbdars down on the country.

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Third man dies after electrocution

AMERICAN SAMOA – An electrocution accident which happened over a week ago in American Samoa has claimed the life of a third person.

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Tahiti awash after heavy rain

French Polynesia declares state of natural disaster

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Landslides reported

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Reports emerging from Bougainville indicate a number of landslides after yesterday’s magnitude 7.9 earthquake.

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Six new parties register for Fiji's next election

The Fiji Times reports that this includes the proposed HOPE party, created by the youth activist Peter Waqavonovono and former opposition leader Mick Beddoes, who both defected from the main opposition Sodelpa party.

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Growing disquiet over election rule changes

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – There’s growing disquiet in Papua New Guinea over government plans for tweaking election rules ahead of the upcoming polls.

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Indecision over Pacific Games golf venue

TONGA – Freeze that back swing – a golf venue isn’t quite guaranteed yet for the 2019 Pacific Games.

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MOU for floating city is signed

French Polynesia agrees to ‘seastead’ proposal

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Pacific ministers in Tokyo for development talks

PACIFIC – Pacific island ministers are in Tokyo this week to discuss the region’s development partnership with Japan.

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MSG membership criteria discussed

VANUATU – The chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has arrived in Port Vila for discussions that cover membership guidelines.

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