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political parties appear to have lost their "attraction, drawcard and magic touch".
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Cook Islands election: ‘The political party system is facing extinction’

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August 3, 2026
Kanaky New Caledonia's new Territorial President Milakulo Tukumuli
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‘Kingmaker’ candidate elected new president of New Caledonia’s government

Te Tinihanga o Ngā Mātāpono o te Tiriti
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NZ tribunal finds Treaty reforms breach Te Tiriti principles, prejudice Māori, damage Māori-Crown relationship

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

The Samoan rugby crisis as reported by the Samoa Observer
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The Akaroa Mail editor and owner Michael de Hamel, 41 years at the helm
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NZ community newspaper The Akaroa Mail celebrates 150 years

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Iranian and Palestinian flags at a New Zealand rally against the war on Iran and the Gaza genocide
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New Zealanders warned not to transit through MidEast as Trump threatens...

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Dr Anna Naupa
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Vanuatu govt blasts chiefs’ demand to replace first female MSG head...

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July 24, 2026
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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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One of the capsized boats off the coast of PNG's East New Britain
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27 missing, including 11 children, after two boats capsize off Papua...

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July 22, 2026
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The Fiji diaspora in Niue meet a government delegation
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Fiji finalising diaspora policy to ensure citizens abroad ‘keep coming back’

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Suspect in his 50s is in custody and being questioned
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Fiji police arrest man over alleged social media threat to ‘burn...

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July 20, 2026
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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend
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Fiji Minister of Information Lynda Tabuya
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PNAG's Joey Tau in Honiara
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Fiji's Labour Party leader and a former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry
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Pacific leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum 2025
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Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead
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Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

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Actor Sam Neill
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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi
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Ex-coup convict George Speight
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Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach elected New Caledonia Congress president

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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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political parties appear to have lost their "attraction, drawcard and magic touch".

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