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Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:02:10 +1200
PNG's Governor-General to delay return of election writs
The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Sir Bob Dadae has accepted a recommendation from the Electoral Commission to delay the return of writs in the country's general election.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:15:33 +1200
Pacific news and sport in brief for July 27
PNG monkeypox warning, Tokelau leaders meet again, and honour for Tahiti MP Health expert's monkeypox warning for PNG Papua New Guinea's deputy controller for the Covid-19 response, Daoni Esorom, said...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:06:24 +1200
Vanuatu athletes' battles just to get to Friendly Games
Vanuatu's 17-strong team for the Commonwealth Games has jumped through hoops to get to England.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:15:34 +1200
Tokelau itching to get its people home again
Plans are underway to help Tokelauans stuck abroad, mostly in New Zealand and Samoa, to return home.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:35:22 +1200
Samoa to end covid state of emergency ahead of reopening
After two years Samoa has removed its Covid-19 state of emergency ahead of opening its national borders on August 1.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:43:35 +1200
Prasad criticises NZ, Australia over not addressing democratic deficit in Pacific region
A Fijian political leader is accusing the Australian and New Zealand governments of avoiding human rights issues in the region to suit their own geopolitical interests.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:23:52 +1200
Observers call for big changes in PNG electoral process
The Commonwealth group that has been observing the Papua New Guinea elections has called for an urgent review of the election process.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:59:21 +1200
Pacific news in brief for July 26
America sending high ranked diplomats to Solomon Islands; research shows Palau reef heavily polluted with plastics; Tonga shuts prison ward after suspected second suicide; and New Zealand Navy training and assisting in the Pacific

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:13:54 +1200
Wallis experiencing Covid surge
More people are succumbing to Covid-19 on the French territory of Wallis due to the refusal to vaccinate and test.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:23:53 +1200
'Smallest nation with biggest heart' set to keep pace with bigger nations
Niue's 15-strong team have set off to Birmingham in good heart and hoping to make their nation proud at the Commonwealth Games.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:23:53 +1200
Moresby governor shocked at election violence
The governor of Papua New Guinea's National Capital District has condemned the violence in the middle of Port Moresby on Sunday afternoon.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:06:55 +1200
Large portion of subsidised bread going to dogs and pigs
The French Polynesian government says it regrets that about a fifth of the territory's subsidised bread is being fed to animals, such as pigs and dogs.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:43:05 +1200
New Caledonian separatists sign MoU with West Papua counterparts
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from Indonesia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:17:26 +1200
Authorities describe PNG violence as disturbing, inhuman
Supporters of rival candidates in Papua New Guinea attacked each other with bushknives and other weapons outside the country's main sports stadium in the latest outbreak of election violence.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:54:07 +1200
Pacific news and sport in brief for July 25
Death of man in police cell, Vanuatu's new helpine for kids, and pioneering academic dies Death of man in police cell, Vanuatu's new helpine for kids, and pioneering academic dies...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:46:55 +1200
Ikale Tahi top great weekend for Tonga with RWC qualification
Tonga has booked its place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after winning the repechage event in Australia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:24:45 +1200
Tongan border reopening on trial basis
Tonga will reopen its border on August 1, for a month-long trial.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:14:47 +1200
Pearls join Tala at netball World Cup after 23-point win
Fiji has secured the second Oceania spot for next year's Netball World Cup finals in South Africa.



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