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No WTO deal on fisheries subsidies for Pacific nations, but PANG pleased

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A fractious meeting of world trade ministers in Abu Dhabi ended with little to show for the time and money spent early Saturday morning...

Tonga becomes first Pacific island country to apply WHO’s Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risk (STAR)

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On 15 January 2022, a massive volcanic eruption shook the small island nation of Tonga at a scale that the country hadn’t witnessed since...

Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day – United States must comply with Marshall Islands demands for recognition and nuclear justice

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By Shaun Burnie 70 years ago, on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a thermonuclear weapon with codename Castle Bravo, exploded with an energy of...

Western Pacific countries at risk of measles outbreaks due to immunisation and surveillance gaps

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Measles cases went up 255 percent from 2022 to 2023 in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific Region, an increase caused by gaps...

Former Fiji 7s stars take a stand, demand change

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Former Fiji 7s reps have now teamed up with one voice and are calling for the removal of current coach Ben Gollings. This follows our...

Moana Pasifika hold on for thrilling win over Drua

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Exhausted Moana Pasifika players have been left praying and rejoicing after resisting a fierce fightback to hang on for an historic 39-36 Super Rugby...

New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show

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New Zealand lobbied France’s territories in the Pacific to respond to news of a controversial security pact between China and the Solomon Islands that...

Inaugural meeting of the Pacific Australia Media Leaders Group Communique

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This week the ABC hosted the inaugural Pacific Australia Media Leaders Meeting in Ultimo, Sydney, Australia. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Managing Director David Anderson...

Nobles urge Tonga PM to resign as Minister of His Majesty’s Armed Forces

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Tonga's nobles are collectively calling on the Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni to resign his defence portfolio as Minister of His Majesty's Armed Forces,...

One Pacific reflects on COP28

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The One Pacific are this week reviewing the outcomes of the world’s largest climate change negotiations platform and preparing for the next steps on...

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