Derelanagi out for remainder of season, more changes for Fijian Drua
Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne has announced his line-up for big clash against the Crusaders in Christchurch this Friday.
Missing from the line-up will...
Sevu Reece delighted to be named to play his brother’s former Fijian Drua mates
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While...
ONOC Medical Commission brings confidence to sport during pandemic
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Former presidents of Mexico, Niger, Kiribati join commission to tackle overshoot risks
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Pacific Islanders at risk of statelessness if laws not strengthened says new report
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Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive force
Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a...
PNG Commission sets poll timeline
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‘The new normal’: Defence expert’s China warning
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Report highlights risk of climate-induced statelessness and nationality loss in the Pacific
Kiribati-born Tiibea Baure moved to Australia in 2008 as a nursing student with a plan for her extended family's future.
“So when one day they...
France warned against ‘recolonising’ New Caledonia
The Kanak people won't accept France's attempt to recolonise New Caledonia, a pro-independence delegate has told the United Nations.
Addressing a UN's decolonisation committee seminar...
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