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A meeting has been held in Auckland between the government and those who lived through dawn raids past and present. The meeting attended by the immigration minister, six Pacific MPs and community leaders was sparked by revelations of a case on 19 April where a Pasifika overstayer was detained after a dawn raid. His lawyer said police showed up at...

As Ministers, high level officials and technical specialists on energy and transport convene in Port Vila for the 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM), Pacific civil society groups are calling for high ambition outcomes. The meeting takes place from 08 – 12 May and will see regional Ministers discuss progress and commitments towards providing sustainable, modern, and...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force assessing the safety of Japan's planned discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station issued its latest report. The report – fifth in the series to be released under the IAEA's multi-year safety review of the proposed Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) treated water discharge – is focused on...

The Fijian Drua have claimed back-to-back Super W titles with a 38-30 win over the Queensland Reds in Townsville. The Reds had claimed their previous match-up a fortnight ago with a second-half blitz. However, the Drua turned the tide with a stunning ten-minute display to put the game out of reach. They scored 24 points in the space of ten minutes to...

Former All Blacks winger Julian Savea has scored two tries in a losing cause to join Israel Folau as the all-time top try-scorer in Super Rugby as the Hurricanes were beaten 27-24 by the Fijian Drua in Suva. The Drua managed to almost exactly repeat their giant-killing 25-24 win over defending champions the Crusaders in Lautoka in round three to...

David Reid has been elected as the new Oceania President for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at a meeting of the Zone Assembly in Gold Coast, Australia. Reid thus became the first elected member of the FIBA Central Board for the 2023-2027 term. This appointment will take effect after the conclusion of the FIBA Congress 2023. The Zone Assembly also elected five...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is expected to have bilateral talks focusing on trade and regional security with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka on 19 May in Port Moresby. Marape, who was in Fiji in February, then invited Rabuka to visit Papua New Guinea to follow up on their discussions in Suva. Marape, Rabuka and other Pacific Island Forum...

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama for allegedly urging political violence and urging communal antagonism. The two cases were among a list of other high profile cases which the DPP’s office confirmed would not lay any charges. In a statement today, acting Director...

On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags — and past a warning from history. At Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King Charles I, the 17th-century monarch deposed by Parliament and executed in 1649. On Saturday, more than 1,500...

An empowered Niue is working to grow its presence at the UN Climate Change Conference. Niue is the world’s 177th largest emitter with a total share of zero greenhouse gas emissions, yet like all Pacific Islands nations, Niue is amongst the most vulnerable in the world to the impacts of climate change. In 2022, Niue led a delegation of seven at...