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Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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September 5, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Football Australia And PacificAus TV Extend Partnership
The National Tribune
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September 3, 2025
Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV. The extension covers all Football Australia-controlled home matches for the CommBank Matildas and CommBank...
Free TV Australia extends partnership with Football Australia for greater Pacific broadcasting
Mumbrella
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September 3, 2025
Free TV Australia and Football Australia have extended their partnership to broadcast “matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV”. Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches across the...
PIANGO Network Launches Minimum Standards On Community-Led Adaptation And Climate-Induced Relocation
Pacific Scoop
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September 4, 2025
Press Release – PIANGO When the curtains closed at the Pacific Peoples Forum in Nukualofa last year, Pacific civil society released the Maamaloa Reflectionsa communique born out of a week of deep talanoa on climate change, resilience, and our...
Deepening the Pacific’s understanding of Loss and Damage projects in the region
Pacific News Service
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A collective effort is underway to deepen the understanding of climate-induced loss and damage from Pacific countries and Pacific youth perspectives. This commitment was highlighted on Tuesday evening, during a side event on the margins of the...
Run it back: Elvis Lopeti’s Pacific marathon mission
Pacific Media Network
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When Elvis Lopeti gets an idea, he doesn’t just talk about it - he acts on it, literally. Charismatic, talented, and full of energy, Lopeti is a well-loved performer known for his standout role with the world-renowned Royal Family Dance Crew. His...
Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...
PM Tagelagi says COLA not an option yet for the govt as the island braces for further cost increases
Television Niue
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August 29, 2025
It has been many months since BCN news was able to sit down with Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi so yesterday afternoon PM Tagelagi spent almost two hours speaking with BCN News about many issues including the increasing cost of shipping. When...
Pacific Officials Gather For 32nd SPREP Meeting
Newsline Samoa
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August 29, 2025
DCIM\101MEDIA\DJI_0768.JPG More than a hundred Pacific government officials, partners, donors and stakeholders are gathering in Apia, Samoa, next week to discuss strategic issues pertaining to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 22 – August 28, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 29, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Pacific leaders urge better support for regional infrastructure
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific island nations are calling for more assistance to finance and build major infrastructure projects, despite progress made in recent years. The governments insist that any help align with their needs and priorities. At the recent Pacific...
FEATURE | What will this take? Securing and sustaining our Blue Pacific
The Fiji Times
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August 30, 2025
First of all, I pay my deepest respects to traditional owners of lands on which we are meeting. I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander elders, chiefs – past, present and emerging. Thank you. I am deeply honoured to be invited to...
Niuean designers make historic debut at New Zealand Fashion Week
Pacific Media Network
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Niuean fashion is breaking new ground this week as designs and textiles from The Rock will shine at Pacific Fusion Fashion Show (PFFS), part of New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) 2025. This marks the first time Niuean designs have ever graced the...
Pacific Water Ministers Meeting Concludes with Strong Regional Commitments
Tavuli News
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August 27, 2025
Wednesday 27 August 2025, Honiara – The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and...
PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...
Many Pacific Islanders lack access to clean water, sanitation
Solomon Star
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August 28, 2025
A staggering number of Pacific Islanders continue to face water and sanitation challenges, according to the Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministerial (PWWM) Forum held in Honiara from 25–26 August...
FBI base in NZ: Judith Collins knew 78 days before PM, Luxon briefed 6 days before FBI director arrived
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
Both Collins and Luxon were asked why Collins didn’t pass along the information earlier, as well as whether informing the PM was general practice. They declined to comment. Patel’s arrival was initially met with little fanfare. He is the most...
Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...
FBI base in NZ: Collins knew 78 days before PM, Luxon briefed six days before FBI director arrived
Newstalk ZB
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August 28, 2025
SIS Minister Judith Collins knew the FBI was establishing a base in New Zealand 78 days before the Prime Minister was told. Christopher Luxon found out just six days before FBI director Kash Patel landed in the country. According to answers to...
A Credibility Test: Will the U.S. Stand by the Pacific Islands Region Amid Its Exclusion?
Asia Society
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August 27, 2025
Scheduled for September in the Solomon Islands, the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting was expected to serve as a key test for U.S.-Pacific Islands relations. However, recent developments indicate that the U.S.—along with China and...