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Chile bury Samoa to claim world cup spot
Manu Samoa will now only have one more chance at world cup qualification.
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'Love letter to Mum' shares dementia journey
27 Sep 2025A Samoan caregiver is using social media to highlight the realities of caring for someone with dementia.
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Marshall Islands president says UN is 'gaslighting' Taiwan
26 Sep 2025In 1971, the UN officially recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China to the UN, under UNGA resolution 2758.
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Samoa focused on winning behind 'enemy lines'
27 Sep 2025Team manager Su'a Hesed Ieremia said from Vina del Mar on Friday morning that getting a win behind the "enemy lines" will be sweet, adding Chile will not be an…
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Symptomatic polio count in PNG remains at one
26 Sep 2025The World Health Organisation says Papua New Guinea's polio immunisation rollout is ongoing.
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Sea turtle injured after being found tied to a tree
26 Sep 2025The female turtle, about 25-30 years-old, was bound in rope in the Koutio mangrove swamp in Dumbéa, New Caledonia.
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Manu Samoa lose captain ahead of Chile clash
26 Sep 2025Manu Samoa are already without winger Tuna Tuitama and flanker Taleni Sau, due to suspensions.
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'Underlying tension' 172 years since France colonised New Caledonia
26 Sep 2025An earlier version of this story reported the heritage of a man shot and killed in New Caledonia on 18 September as being of Kanak heritage. This has been corrected...
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'They’d take the Bledisloe over the Rugby Championship’, Wallabies coach says
26 Sep 2025Australian coach Joe Schmidt has revealed just how much the Bledisloe Cup means to the All Black.
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'History will not judge us by our words'
26 Sep 2025Nauru's president said climate change is more than an environmental crisis - it is a direct threat to the peace, security and survival of the Pacific region.
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Cook Islands falls in Netball Youth World Cup quarters
26 Sep 2025The only Pasifika team to advance into the top eight, the islanders could not match up to South Africa.
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Winston Peters drops 'a truth bomb' at UN function on big four emitters
New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions, during a climate change meeting in New York this morning.
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Watch: Samoa village elders want Manawanui wreck removed
Almost a year on, Samoa village elders still seeking compensation want Manawanui wreck gone.
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Former provincial rugby player Tuaefe Palelei loses bid to stay in Australia after drug dealing
26 Sep 2025Although born and educated in New Zealand, former Counties-Manukau rugby player Tuaefe Palelei's elderly mother lives in Tonga.
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Pacific news in brief for 26 September
26 Sep 2025A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a murder-accused appearing in Fiji's Lautoka High Court.
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Toroama leads Bougainville presidential seat in initial results
25 Sep 2025Bougainville's incumbent President - Ishmael Toroama - looks set to stay after initial results show him well ahead in the polls.
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Fiji's judicial commission wants findings into anti-corruption agency quashed
25 Sep 2025The JSC has filed a judicial review of the findings of the inquiry which include recommendations against the JSC and its officers.
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Solomon Islands claims Oceania Futsal Cup
25 Sep 2025The Kurukuru beat Tuvalu 7-0 on Wednesdsay in their final game.
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Scott Barrett out for Bledisloe Cup opener, Ardie Savea takes over as All Blacks captain
25 Sep 2025Scott Robertson has been forced to replace his captain for this weekend's Bledisloe Cup opener at Eden Park.
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Government reopens oil and gas exploration nationwide, Greens decry 'climate fire'
The government has reopened applications for oil and gas exploration across the whole of New Zealand.
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Pacific leaders launch memorandum for investors to climate fund
25 Sep 2025The PRF is the first Pacific-led, owned, and managed regional climate fund for communities.
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Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 25 September
25 Sep 2025A round-up of sports news in brief from around the region, including the Cook Islands facing South Africa at the Netball Youth World Cup.
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Call to merge govt ministries in NZ spark concerns over Pacific representation
25 Sep 2025A report recommends consolidating smaller government departments, including the ministries for Pacific Peoples, Ethnic Communities, and Women, to improve efficiency.
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Peters wants talanoa with Pacific leaders on climate accord
New Zealand's Foreign Minister says the Paris Agreement fails to hold the world's biggest emitters accountable. Audio
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Laauli's treatment in NZ highlights domestic healthcare gaps - expert
The Samoan PM says his leg was injured in preparations for the 29 August polls, and the "trip for treatment was long overdue". Audio
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French Polynesian politicians' visit to Taiwan irks Beijing envoy
24 Sep 2025China's top diplomat in the French territory has expressed his "opposition" and disapproval following recent trip by local politicians to Taipei, saying it contravened the "One China" policy.
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Vanuatu plans to sign police deal with China
Vanuatu has declared it will sign a new policing agreement with China as the landmark Nakamal pact between Australia and the Pacific Island nation hangs in the balance.
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Bledisloe Cup: All Blacks main selection talking points
25 Sep 2025Will coach Scott Robertson go for wholesale changes after the All Blacks' record defeat in Wellington?
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