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Middle East conflict could push up cost of living in Fiji

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Rising tensions in the Middle East are not just a distant crisis, they could soon hit Fijian households at the checkout counter. Experts warn that...

Spain beat Fiji 7s in semifinal

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The Fijian 7s side is out of the Vancouver 7s after going down 24-17 to Spain in the semifinal. Spain did their homework and executed...

Fiji PM sacks Sports Minister Jese Saukuru

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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed Youth and Sports Minister Jese Saukuru and directed the Fiji Sports Council to immediately suspend its chief...

NZ Middle East evacuation flights will also assist stranded Pacific Island nationals

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand’s plans to evacuate citizens from the Middle East will also extend to Pacific Island nationals stranded by...

Relocation must be Decolonised

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The Pacific region faces urgent climate threats requiring coordinated, culturally grounded solutions. And the identity of Pacific communities is threatened by severe climate impacts, including...

Rights protection central to climate strategy

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Human rights are firmly embedded in the Climate Mobility framework, reflecting Pacific values and international standards with ongoing community consultations. Heike Alefsen, representative from the...

Paradise for money laundering: Most Pacific island countries have inadequate systems to identify who owns what

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Nauru and the Cook Islands have made progress in building defences against money laundering. Both have enacted laws that comply with the Financial Action...

‘Our Nuian language is dying, what makes us unique is disappearing’

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When people lose their language, they lose what makes them unique. For Satalaka Petaia, an elder from Nui Island in Tuvalu, it is a...

Cook Islands government on high alert as Middle East conflict threatens fuel and goods

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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has directed senior officials to secure the nation's fuel and essential supplies, as the government monitors the escalating...

Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence

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Papua New Guinea has asked residents to surrender illegal firearms in a bid to remove tens of thousands of weapons from the country, as...

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