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Ex Hurricanes, All Blacks Sevens star Salesi Rayasi in Fiji test squad
13 Jun 2025Former All Blacks Sevens and Hurricanes winger Salesi Rayasi has been included in the Fiji test squad after changing allegiance.
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Téin released after appeal fails
13 Jun 2025A Court of Appeal in Paris on Thursday ruled for the release of Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin from custody, almost one year after his arrest in New Caledonia.
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NZ: Pacific and Māori student support cut
13 Jun 2025Education advocates say an NZ government decision to remove special funding for Pacific and Māori students in vocational training harks back to the days of a one-size-fits-all model.
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NZ PM says parent visit visa hits right balance
13 Jun 2025Auckland barrister Nalesoni Tupou said not many Pacific Islanders will meet the minimum income threshold.
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Super Rugby semifinals: History favours Chiefs and Crusaders
13 Jun 2025It is semifinal time in Super Rugby with three New Zealand sides and an Australian team seeking to cement their place in the final.
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Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks
12 Jun 2025Reports in Papua New Guinea say the governments of Bougainville and PNG have agreed to table the 2019 independence referendum results in parliament.
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Student left with skull fracture after dorm attack
12 Jun 2025Arrests have been made in relation to an attack on PNG students.
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Crusaders v Blues: what you need to know
13 Jun 2025Super Rugby's most heated rivalry writes another chapter in Christchurch tonight. Video
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Call for Pope Leo to issue abuse zero tolerance policy
A Fijian abuse survivor is urging the new head of the Catholic church to adopt a zero tolerance policy for child sex abuse.
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Flying Fijians and Manu Samoa squads revealed
12 Jun 2025Player omissions were noticed when the Flying Fijians and Manu Samoa head coaches announced their respective squads.
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'They think we're pigs': Timor-Leste's rubbish dump is making people sick
12 Jun 2025Rubbish from the capital Dili, home to about 300,000 people, is transported and dumped in the 23-hectare landfill, about 12 kilometres west of the city.
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Pasifika staff taking pride in cultural work attire
12 Jun 2025A community engagement staffer at a New Zealand bank says the company's Pasifika uniform raises awareness "of our many Pasifika cultures".
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Vanuatu citizenship commissioner 'expressed regret' over Tate passport
Dan McGarry said despite facing charges, because Tate has not been convicted, "none of that is disqualifying".
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 12 June
12 Jun 2025A round-up of sports news in brief for 12 June, including Fiji becoming a tier one rugby nation.
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Judith Collins says possible AUKUS security pact review not for NZ to comment on
12 Jun 2025The Defence Minister says there's no reason for New Zealand to comment on reports the Pentagon is reviewing the AUKUS defence alliance.
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No significant environmental impact from Tinian spill - authorities
12 Jun 2025Cleanup efforts following a waste oil spill in Tinian Harbor concluded last weekend.
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More deaths reported in West Papua clashes
12 Jun 2025Further reports of civilian casualties are coming out of West Papua, with clashes between Indonesia's military and the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement continuing.
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Super Rugby Pacific: teams named for semi-finals
12 Jun 2025The Crusaders, Blues, Chiefs and Brumbies will battle for a place in next weekend's final.
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Pacific news in brief for 12 June
12 Jun 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a new Tongan consulate in Fiji.
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Updated military plan draws concern in CNMI
12 Jun 2025The military is encouraging residents to weigh in through public meetings and formal comment submissions.
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Netball NZ wants World Netball to change international eligibility rules
12 Jun 2025It's proposing that players should be able to compete in a World Cup for a tier two nation without it impacting their ability to then play for a tier one nation at the following World Cup.
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July 4 deadline for voters to enrol for Samoa election
Samoans living abroad must complete their full voter registration by 4 July.
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Tuvalu calls for sea level rise treaty
"Tuvalu calls for the development of an international treaty on sea level rise, to enshrine the legal rights of affected states and people."
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Investigation under way after Marianas waste oil spill
11 Jun 2025The Coast Guard says approximately 113.5 litres of waste oil was released into the harbor.
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