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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:52:24 +1200Tahiti are the official hosts for the Paris 2024 surfing competition
Tahiti are now officially the hosts of the Paris 2024 Olympic Surf Competition.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:58:47 +1200
Nanaia Mahuta to launch new NZ climate finance strategy in Tonga
A new climate finance strategy is being launched by the New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta in Tonga today, alongside the announcement of its first Pacific investment.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:10:49 +1200
Vanuatu president dissolves parliament
The president of Vanuatu has dissolved parliament on the eve of a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:00:57 +1200
Lani Wendt Young wins best youth novel award
Samoan-based novelist Lani Wendt Young has won the 2022 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel for her Fire's Caress book.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:57:32 +1200
Volcano in American Samoa under less pressure than Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai - expert
The underwater volcano causing earthquakes in American Samoa will not produce an eruption like that seen at Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai in January, says a volcanologist.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:16:10 +1200
Tonga to tackle water issues exacerbated by disasters and pandemic
A coordinated effort is underway in Tonga to resolve the Kingdom's lack of access to clean water supplies in the aftermath of natural disasters and covid-19.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:28:11 +1200
Pacific news in brief for July 19
Samoan school drops class sizes due to Covid-19-related absences
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:42:44 +1200
Vanuatu cargo ship fire: safety authority investigating
Eight crew members fled the burning LC Western Star on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:46:48 +1200
Northern Marianas sets aside $2m for grass fire clean-up
The blaze in June caused noxious smoke and fumes and led to a state of emergency being declared.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:02:29 +1200
Governor declares state of emergency in quake-hit American Samoa
American Samoa's governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has declared a State of Emergency following continued earthquake activity in the territory's Manu'a island group.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:17:23 +1200
Nuclear expert to be honoured in French Polynesia
The office of the French Polynesian president says it wants to honour the memory of Bruno Barrillot who was the head of French Polynesia's body looking at the aftermath of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:47:21 +1200
Ex-Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy
A former leader of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the country's government and the courts has left the island nation with a "dysfunctional judiciary" and put a question mark over its democratic system.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:38:52 +1200
Rat-infested and condemned: but govt building stays open
Government workers in America Samoa are being forced to work in a rat-infested environment.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:02:03 +1200
Cook Islands opposition party vows to challenge election results
An opposition party in the Cook Islands has announced it will file petitions challenging two results in the recent election.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:02:06 +1200
Sports news in brief
Canberra gives boost to Pacific Games; Auckland lift regional football title; and Samoan rugby player quits over safety fears
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:10:23 +1200
Pacific news in brief for August 17
Crew escapes burning ship; dissolution of parliament still possible in Vanuatu; and Fiji MP charged with corruption
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:32:34 +1200
Ongoing union strikes disrupt more domestic flights in New Caledonia
Domestic flights have been cancelled again in New Caledonia as a conflict between Air Caledonie and the workers' union continues.
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:21:38 +1200
Samoan govt hopes to have national carrier fully operational again
The Samoan government is looking at having the national carrier operating internationally again within two to three years.