Tag: Beauty pageants
‘Damage has been done’ – Miss Pacific pageant statement too late,...
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia
The Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) Committee has finally issued a statement -- 5 days after damaging social media attacks...
Tongan tourism officials to ‘wipe out’ Miss Heilala over her criticisms
By Philip Cass
Tonga’s tourist authorities will wipe the former Miss Heilala, Kalo Funganitao, from the records in retaliation for her speech at this year’s...
Anger as Tongan beauty queen’s bullying claim speech disrupted
TVNZ's Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver reports on organisers trying to shut down the outgoing Miss Heilala Queen during her final address. Video: TVNZ
By Kalafi...




![No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record "Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Iran-not-going-to-talks-AJ-680wide-218x150.jpg)







![No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record "Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Iran-not-going-to-talks-AJ-680wide-100x70.jpg)



