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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:27:45 +1300PNG official confirms 30 dead in tribal clash
More than 30 people have been confirmed dead by a Papua New Guinea government following fighting on Kiriwina Island.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:28:03 +1300
Indonesian police arrest West Papuan leader Buchtar Tabuni
Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua's most important liberation leaders.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:49:59 +1300
Caledonia Together meet French overseas minister
The leaders of New Caledonia's anti-independence Caledonia Together party have met the French overseas minister Jean-Francois Carenco.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:19:45 +1300
Pacific sports news in brief for October 25
RWC: Fijiana out; Tonga beat Wales during Rugby League World Cup match; Former Tahitian FIFA member might get lighter sentence, and more
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:14:57 +1300
Trial for cocaine haul in French Polynesia starts in Paris
The trial of 11 people caught in French Polynesia with more than a ton of cocaine on their yachts has started in Paris.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:43:31 +1300
Paris talks on New Caledonia's future to go ahead without pro-independence camp
None of the parties making up New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement will attend this week's talks in France on New Caledonia's new statute.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:42:59 +1300
Samoa's deputy police commissioner wins prestigious award
Samoa's deputy police commissioner has become the first Pacific member of the Australasian Council of Women and Policing to win the prestigious Audrey Fagan Memorial Award.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:43:31 +1300
Doctors in New Caledonia blamed for attacks on services
Doctors in New Caledonia have reacted with dismay to claims they are being assaulted because of their supposed lack of understanding of Pacific culture.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:21:47 +1300
Pacific news in brief for October 25
NZ woman drowns in New Caledonia; Trial date set for two Swedish men in New Caledonia; Anthony trial in Fiji vacated, and more
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:12:01 +1300
Independents, minor parties needed to form Vanuatu government
The results of Vanuatu's snap election have been released, but it is not clear who has come out on top.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:08:20 +1300
Geological Society declares end to Tongan volcanic eruption
The Tonga Geological Society says the volcanic eruption on the Home Reef has stopped.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:51:29 +1300
Weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season
Fiji's weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season and up to four of them may be severe.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:53:31 +1300
Tribal clash in PNG leaves many dead according to reports
A community leader in Papua New Guinea says there are unconfirmed reports that more than 20 people have been killed in tribal fighting on Kiriwina Island.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:09:39 +1300
Silent struggles of the Covid-19 lockdowns in the Pacific
Research has revealed that gender-based violence in Pacific Island nations was exacerbated at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:10:26 +1300
Pacific news in brief for October 24
Climate emergency signing in Fiji; electrical plant boosts power on atoll; and suicide concerns in Samoa
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:33:15 +1300
Australia to increase development assistance to Pacific
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged her Government will increase its development assistance to Pacific Island countries by $US900 million.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:24:02 +1300
Dame Valerie Adams sets record straight in new documentary
One of New Zealand's most celebrated athletes has opened up about her life in a new documentary.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:21:48 +1300
Canberra strengthens military bond with Fiji
Australian and Fijian military movements between the two countries will increase and be made easier by an agreement signed in Fiji.