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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:16:54 +1300
Pasifika AUT students highlight lack of support at Manukau campus
A group of Pasifika law students at Auckland University of Technology have raised concerns about the lack of support for Pasifika in its legal studies programme at the Manukau campus.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:35:06 +1300
Samoa goes public with bid for USP
Samoa's prime minister has gone public with his desire to re-home the University of the South Pacific in his country.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:38:02 +1300
Pacific urged to stay vigilant and fight together in pandemic
Opinion - The world has learnt much about Covid-19, but we have a great deal still to learn, and community vigilance is required.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:30:15 +1300
Deportation a 'distraction' from USP strong performance, Ahluwalia
The deported vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific says booming student enrolments are a vote of confidence in the regional institution.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:21:54 +1300
Repatriation flights to Tonga postponed to March
Flights from Fiji, New Zealand and Australia to Tonga have been postponed to next month due to managed quarantine period changes.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:05:48 +1300
7.7 quake off New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south-east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands and a tsunnami warning is in place for several countries.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:03:48 +1300
Gun amnesty in Samoa ends
Almost 200 illegal guns have been handed in by people in Samoa in a gun amnesty which ended yesterday.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:40:33 +1300
NZ's PM says Micronesian leaders decision regrettable
New Zealand's prime minister says her government will do what it can to encourage Micronesian countries to stay in the Pacific Islands Forum.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:06:32 +1300
Vanuatu's Regenvanu calls for action to help Pacific regionalism
Vanuatu's opposition leader has urged countries who support Pacific regionalism to take action to help stop Micronesia leaving the Pacific Forum.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:06:53 +1300
Fatialofa, Worcester at odds over outstanding medical bills
The New Zealand Samoan rugby player Michael Fatialofa has criticised former club Worcester Warriors for failing to pay his outstanding medical bills.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:04:45 +1300
PNG's second major LNG gas project finally approved
A major Liquefied Natural Gas project has been given the greenlight to proceed in Papua New Guinea.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:09:01 +1300
Covid-19 death toll in Tahiti now at 135.
There have been two more Covid-19 related deaths in French Polynesia bringing total fatalities to 135.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:20:25 +1300
Future of rugby league is with Maori and Pasifika communities, new CEO
The new CEO of Wellington Rugby League says the future of the game is with Maori and Pasifika communities.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:45:34 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Twenty-seven people in Tonga breach home quarantine rules, Pacific communities in Hawaii get funding in the fight against Covid-19, and more.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:06:12 +1300
Reform seen as solution for split Pacific Forum
Reform of the Pacific Islands Forum is a realistic solution to the standoff between Micronesia and the rest of the region, a former head of the Pacific Community says.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:49:55 +1300
Former top sports administrator wins Bougainville regional seat
The former sports administrator Peter Tsiamalili Jr has won the election for the Bougainville regional seat in Papua New Guinea's parliament.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:49:55 +1300
Five Micronesian countries leave Pacific Islands Forum
The five Micronesian member states of the Pacific Island Forum have decided to quit the organisation in response to last week's appointment of a Cook Islander as the new Secretary General.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:12:36 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Heavy gales forecast for Tonga, New Caledonia pilot tests positive for Covid-19, four people in quarantine in Wallis and Futuna have returned positive Covid-19 tests, and more.



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