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Plans to establish a Australia and Niue friendship Day
Television Niue
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February 7, 2025
New Australian High Commissioner- HE Olivia Phongkham is settling in comfortably since taking up her new diplomatic role last December. She brings with her 20 years of experience as a career officer with various Australian Government departments...
Factbox-Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
KFGO - North Dakota
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February 10, 2025
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country in 2021 had a population of 15,040. ONGOING NEW...
Eight beauty contestants compete for 2025 Miss Pacific Islands crown
RNZ
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February 5, 2025
Miss Pacific Islands Pageant contestants greeted by the Solomon Islands Ports deputy CEO at Unity Square in Honiara. 5 February 2025 Photo: Facebook / Miss Pacific Islands Eight contestants are vying to be crowned the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands,...
Oceania Challenge bowls gold for Tokelau and Norfolk Islands
RNZ
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November 25, 2024
The Tokelau pair of Pale Luka and Peni Panapa came from behind to snatch the gold medal in the men's pairs at the 2024 Oceania Challenge. Photo: New Zealand Bowls The honours were well-spread on the final day of the 2024 Oceania Challenge bowls...
Inclusive Access To Quality Education - A Priority For The Pacific
Scoop
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Monday, 10 February 2025, 8:27 pm Press Release: PacREF Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, 10 February 2025 – Inclusive education is top of the agenda this week as representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries’ education systems join a...
Renewal of Niue’s Health Strategic Plan 2025-2035 to be held this week
Television Niue
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February 11, 2025
Director of Niue Health-Minerva Ikimau spoke with BCN News on some upcoming activities for her Department. This month will see the department carry out a multi-stakeholder engagement for the renewal of the Niue Health Strategic Plan 2025-2035, a...
Niue resident fighting to be allowed to enter NZ with his family
1News
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The Niuean government is supporting a family's battle to allow the father to be able to travel to New Zealand. Nigerian man John Asanso is a respected businessman who's been living in Niue since 2006 but because of a mistake more than two decades...
Niue community march in support of Hikoi
Television Niue
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November 20, 2024
Niue’s community came together last Thursday to show support for the Toitu te Tiriti hikoi in New Zealand. The hikoi protests the Act Party’s coalition agreement bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and the British...
Samoa Wins Pacific Crown Again
Tavuli News
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February 8, 2025
Litara Ieremia Alan from Samoa is crowned the new Miss Pacific Islands, succeeding Moemoana Safato’a Schwenke. The 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant has concluded, with Litara Ieremia Alan from Samoa being crowned the new Miss Pacific Islands....
Oceania Challenge Championship 2024
Cook Island News
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November 22, 2024
Team Cook Islands in Auckland for the Oceania Bowls Challenge. COOK ISLANDS BOWLS/ 2024 24112126 Cook Islands Bowls team are taking part in the Oceania Bowls Challenge 2024 and they are looking forward to more good results with finals to be played...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Nov. 8-14, 2024
Pacific Islands Report
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November 14, 2024
Climate Change and Disasters, Ocean and Environment At the opening of COP29, the world is reminded “we are on a road to ruin” (PACNEWS/SPREP) COP29: Tuvalu calls for fairer climate finance system for small island states (RNZ) COP29 Must keep 1.5...
Pacific Islands push for emissions and releases to be in new Plastics Treaty
Pacific News Service
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Negotiating a plastics treaty is an immense task, even more so when you have a myriad of challenges to be addressed in a treaty developed by over 190 governments with varying perspectives. Emissions and Releases is one topic on the table as text...
Fiji Announced as 2026 Hosts for Miss Pacific Pageant
Tavuli News
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February 8, 2025
Fiji has been announced as the host for the 2026 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, a decision revealed at the close of the 2025 pageant in Honiara, although Fiji did not participate in the 2025 competition and in past recent years. The announcement...
Oceania Rugby 7s pools drawn
The Fiji Times
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November 22, 2024
The 2024 Oceania Rugby 7s Championships pool draws have been announced, revealing an exciting lineup of teams for the upcoming competition scheduled for December 7-8 in the Solomon Island. The Fiji men’s 7s development team has been placed in Pool...
Pacific Aid Map shows sharp decline in aid flows
Matangi Tonga Online
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November 21, 2024
Tonga remains among the most aid-reliant countries in the world, ranking second among 127 developing countries with aid accounting for 55% of national income, shows a new report published by Australia's Lowy Institute today. It reports a recent...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Nov. 15-20, 2024
Pacific Islands Report
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November 20, 2024
Editor’s Note: As COP29 draws to a close, we are prioritizing stories from the 2050 Strategy’s Climate Change and Disasters and Ocean and Environment thematic areas at the top of this week’s roundup. This temporary adjustment highlights the...
Pacific voices remain strong as COP29 negotiations down to the wire
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 24, 2024
The pressure was on for COP29 to deliver a new climate finance package as the clock ticks towards an uncertain deadline Friday for the conclusion of the latest climate change negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. But Pacific voices remain loud and...
NRL’s 20th team? Ambitious expansion bid to ‘unite the Pacific Islands’ launched
Fox Sports
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A fresh NRL expansion bid has been launched with the aim of “representing the vibrant culture, heritage, and values of Pasifika and Māori athletes”. To celebrate Fox League being the only place to watch all 4 games of Rugby League in Vegas live,...
Excellence in tourism honoured at FETA 2024
Islands Business
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February 10, 2025
A new chapter in rugby league is set to unfold with the launch of new Auckland franchise Mana Pasifika, Auckland’s official expansion bid to join the National Rugby League (NRL). This bid aims to bring a Pasifika powerhouse to Rugby League,...
ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific
Asian Development Bank
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....