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As Fiji enters the 2022/2023 tropical cyclone season, Fiji’s Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says they have an alternative plan should adverse weather disrupt polling. Fiji Met projects that two to three cyclones are likely to affect Fiji in the November 2022-April 2023 TC window, with two, at the most, expected to be severe, reaching category three or higher. The...

New Zealand Immigration officials are accused of taking a biased approach against Pacific people. 1News can reveal exclusive figures showing Pasifika make up half of all rejected visa applications. The Government is adamant that it's not the case. "Immigration officers will assess individual applications and then make calls based on the evidence in front of them," Immigration Minister Michael Wood said. According to...

Australian government officials are working to bolster Canberra's relationship with Kiribati as the rule of law corrodes in the Pacific nation. The foreign affairs department's Pacific office head Ewen McDonald led talks with Kiribati officials via video conference on Tuesday. Discussions spanned co-operation on development, security and the economy and included Kiribati's foreign affairs deputy secretary Benny Teuea. Asia Pacific affairs expert...

Internationally respected human rights leader and former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador, Rex Horoi has been appointed as Monash University’s inaugural Climate Change Envoy. The newly created role of Special Envoy on Climate Change in the Pacific is believed to be a first by an Australian university. It aims to aid Monash University in respectfully deepening its research engagement...

The Pacific Islands need an urgent commitment for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a call for action is being launched by Pacific Small Islands Developing States in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP27 in Egypt on 06 November. SPREP, an intergovernmental organisation charged with protecting and...

Samoa skipper Junior Paulo says his side's Pacific Island showdown against Tonga, shaping up to be the clash of the World Cup quarterfinals, will be a tribute to the supporters behind the two proud rugby league nations. Samoa have come a long way since their opening round demolition by England, defeating Greece and then France by big margins to finish...

--New Zealand players will use the humiliation of their quarter-final elimination from the 2017 World Cup by Fiji on home soil as motivation to avoid a repeat when the two nations meet in Hull this weekend. The Bati shocked the Kiwis 4-2 in Wellington a week after the host nation had been beaten by Tonga and the loss still hurts...

An intriguing quarterfinal lineup has been confirmed for the Men's 2021 Rugby League World Cup following the completion of the group stage matches. Australia will begin the quarterfinals with a clash against the runners-up in Group C, Lebanon, to be played at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield. After topping Group A with three wins from their three games, Shaun Wane’s England...

A pair of impressive finishes from fullback Martha Molowia either side of half-time helped propel Papua New Guinea to a 34-12 victory over Canada, marking their first ever Women's World Cup win. Molowia smashed her way through would-be tacklers on a run down the sideline for her first just before break to give PNG a 8-6 lead, before carving through...

Registration of voters for Fiji’s 2022 General Election closed at 6pm Monday with the Fijian Elections Office marking a milestone achievement in terms of daily engagement numbers. Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem said by 7pm Monday, the Fijian Elections Office recorded more than 9,000 engagements across 60-plus locations that were opened across the country alone, adding that it was indicative...