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Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni
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Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise

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Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao
Samoa

Pacific remembering September 11 . . . 25 years on

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) with Naoero's Vice-President Lionel Aingimea in Suva earlier this year
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‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with Jerusalem embassy

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
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Peters blasts Solomon Islands cabinet ministers for move against PM Wale

"Alii - welcome to Palau"
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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Notable absences loom ahead of PIF leaders’ meeting in Palau

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Lakapi Samoa CEO Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun
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Lakapi Samoa CEO warns World Rugby sanctions could end Manu Samoa

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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
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Samoa opposition leader arrested over comments about PM

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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Mallielegaoi
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World Rugby says no ultimatum given to Samoa over governance fiasco

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The Samoan rugby crisis as reported by the Samoa Observer
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Samoa face World Rugby ban over PM’s ‘political madness’, opposition warns

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PSNA flyers supporting Palestine
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Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru...

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Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches
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Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

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July 23, 2026
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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend
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All Blacks shine at Eden Park while Fiji, Samoa and Tonga...

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July 20, 2026
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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi
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Samoa opposition leader says treason inquiry delayed over lack of evidence

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New US Ambassador Jared Novelly to NZ
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New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top...

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July 6, 2026
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Fehi Fineanganofo garlanded by family speaks to the media after the All Blacks defeated France 34-32 in Christchurch
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‘Pasifika’ All Blacks claim bloody and physical Nations rugby test against...

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July 5, 2026
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Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary
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A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

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Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court
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Hawke’s Bay enslaver and human trafficker Joseph Matamata granted parole

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June 20, 2026
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PSNA's Anna Lee
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Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific

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June 1, 2026
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Among Pasifika awardees in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List
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NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised

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June 1, 2026
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Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting
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Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...

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May 29, 2026
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The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down
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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

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May 28, 2026
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Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
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Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

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May 27, 2026
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Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match
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‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

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May 25, 2026
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PINA president Kalafi Moala
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Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats...

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PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea
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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

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May 4, 2026
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Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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Author Naomi Klein . . . "Either you bunker - either you just protect you and yours - or . . .

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