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4 of 5 Tourists Willing to Return to PNG, SPTO Survey Shows
PNG Business News
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Four out of five tourists who visited Papua New Guinea in 2024 were satisfied and are willing to return to the country and would recommend it to other tourists, according to the annual PNG International Visitor Survey (IVS) Report released this...
Celebrating 50 years of culture and resilience: ASB Polyfest shines light on Pacific identity
Pacific Media Network
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During a time when Pasifika families across Aotearoa New Zealand faced institutional discrimination, a glimmer of hope began to shine in a South Auckland schoolyard. In 1975, while the Dawn Raids left the Pacific community feeling helpless,...
Telecom Niue rolls out four main projects for 2025
Television Niue
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March 27, 2025
Telecom Niue Chief Executive Officer-Anurug Tandon has enjoyed his living and working in Niue as his contract comes to an end in July. He says their main project is the installation of optical fiber in the villages that will bring more reliable...
‘Niue is your home’
Pacific Media Network
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Prime Minister of Niue Dalton Tagelagi visited Aotearoa New Zealand this week to attend the funeral service of former Common Roll Member of Parliament Richard Hipa, whose contributions and lasting impact were commemorated by many. During his...
Tourist arrival numbers increase by 28 percent for 2024
Television Niue
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January 30, 2025
2024 saw a significant increase in the number of tourist arrivals to Niue by 28 percent compared to 2023. This was confirmed by Niue Tourism Director-Micah Fuhiniu-Viviani to BCN News. This upward trend highlights the strong recovery and renewed...
The only European player on a footy team full of Pacific Islanders reveals his surprising take on having to learn Polynesian war challenge
Daily Mail
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March 26, 2025
Tom Savage is the only non-Pacific Islander player at Moana Pasifika By JAMES COONEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 21:05 EDT, 25 March 2025 | Updated: 01:22 EDT, 28 March 2025 English rugby star Tom Savage has made the surprising revelation...
Niue’s women’s Darts team win Bronze at competition
Television Niue
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January 30, 2025
And from our Darts team who competed at the 4th South Pacific Darts Championship in Fiji last week. The women’s team won the bronze medal in third place. The women’s team from the Cook Islands took out the gold and Tonga won silver, with Niue in...
Opinion – Technocolonialism Across the Pacific
E-International Relations
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March 17, 2025
The Starlink name draws from the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green about two teenagers with cancer who find love and meaningful connection while facing forces beyond their control. Like these characters who refuse their determined fate,...
Pacific news and sports in brief for 27 January
RNZ
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January 27, 2025
PM Marape said withdrawing the US - one of the largest emitters of CO2 - from the Paris Agreement without implementing measures to curtail coal power production is "totally irresponsible". Photo: IAN STRACHAN / EYOS / AFP Papua New Guinea -...
PM Tagelagi attend Richard Hipa’s funeral as politicians and friends pay tribute to a compassionate leader
Television Niue
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January 27, 2025
The funeral of former Common Roll MP and former Secretary to Government Richard Hipa will be held in Auckland today. BCN News understands that Prime minister Dalton Tagelagi left on Friday last week to attend and represent the government at Hipa’s...
Operation Rai Balang 2025: FFA Members Hunt For Illegal Fishing Across 14 Million Square Kilometres Of Ocean
Scoop
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HONIARA, 21 MAR 2025 – Illegal fishing across 14 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean faced a strong crackdown during Operation Rai Balang 2025 (OPRB25) that concluded this afternoon. Twelve Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries...
Cook Islands, Niue undertake immigration collaboration
Cook Island News
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March 18, 2025
MFAI said the Hakili Matagi programme is part of a broader effort between Immigration New Zealand and nine Pacific immigration agencies to further strengthen immigration services within the region. The Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
Tonga's Sisifa appointed interim head of Oceania Netball
RNZ
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March 20, 2025
Salote Sisifa Photo: Supplied Tonga Netball chief executive Salote Sisifa has been appointed interim president of Oceania Netball Federation. Oceania Netball has seven are full regional members (Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,...
Unlocking opportunities: Trade show inspires innovation for SAFE MSMEs
Pacific Community (SPC)
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For years, Fine Food Australia has continued to serve as a vital platform for networking, business growth, and knowledge sharing amongst food industry professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and innovators from around the world, providing...
Hologa Niue Festival brings together the Niue community in Aotearoa
TP+
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March 24, 2025
John Pulu | Presenter/ Reporter/Director Hologa Niue means descendants of Niue which is the name of the inaugural cultural festival held in Auckland recently. Led by Three Star Nation (TSN) a Niue youth community group, the festival was a chance...
Historic Rookie Games unites Niue through fitness and heritage
Pacific Media Network
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Elizabeth Swann, also known as Peka, is making waves in Niue after successfully organising the island’s first-ever CrossFit-inspired competition, the Rookie Games, held on 1 March. The 22-year-old fitness enthusiast recently moved to Niue to...
SPTO and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority release Key Findings from International Visitor Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 11, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), has published the 2024 Papua New Guinea Annual IVS Report from the...
New Zealand’s record of colonial oppression of the Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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March 14, 2025
Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China without consulting Wellington. Map of the south-west...
Pacific yet to receive foreign aid promised by U.S President Joe Biden
Pacific News Service
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Pacific leaders are watching closely the debate in the United States Congress over foreign aid, hoping the Republicans will approve President Joe Biden’s economic assistance package to the island nations. In September last year, Biden hosted more...
Tackling Tuberculosis In The Pacific – A Call To Action
Scoop
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While the fight against HIV has made headlines, another silent killer, Tuberculosis (TB), continues to ravage marginalised communities in the Pacific. Despite advancements in global health, TB continues to be a major public health concern that...