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06/08/2025

WATCH: Amongst the action - the biggest event in the Cook Islands calendar has been underway, marking 60 years of free association with New Zealand.

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06/08/2025

The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and co***ne through the Pacific.

Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets transport their product through the Pacific region.

🔗Read Teuila Fuatai's full story, linked below.

05/08/2025

Nauru has announced its first "climate citizens" - people taking up citizenship via investment in climate adaption and sustainable development.

🔗Read the full story, linked below.

05/08/2025

A Bougainville advocacy group that champions women in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region has been running training workshops to prepare female candidates for next month's election.

Bougainville will to the polls on 4 September.

🔗Read Don Wiseman's full story, linked below.

The Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency says it is happy that there are 34 women who will contest next month's election.

05/08/2025

The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, Prime Minister Mark Brown says.

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05/08/2025

Fiji's Prime Minister has made another u-turn over disgraced backbencher Lynda Tabuya and promoted her to the role of Information Minister.

🔗Read Margot Staunton's full story, linked below.

05/08/2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced plans to travel to Papua New Guinea this week to celebrate half a century of that country's independence.

🔗Read the full story, linked below.

05/08/2025

Dengue Updates: The Samoan government says more than 5600 clinically diagnosed dengue cases have been recorded since January.

Of these, 2619 are laboratory-confirmed.

🔗Read the full story, linked below.

The Samoan government says more than 5600 clinically diagnosed dengue cases have been recorded since January.

05/08/2025

Samoa is the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the OFC 2025 Under-16 Women's Championship following their 4-0 win over Fiji in Apia on Monday at the Samoa Football Federation field in Apia.

🔗Read Iliesa Tora's full story, linked below.

05/08/2025

Veteran sports commentator and former rugby league player Fauono Ken Laban told Pacific Waves he thought RunIt was a "dreadful event".

"I think the so-called courage and toughness that they try to sell the event on, I think, is fake," he said.

🔗Read the full story, from RNZ Pacific's Susana Suisuiki and Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, linked below.

04/08/2025

: The item, which now costs close to $8 a can, is found in many Pacific households whether for a toʻonaʻi, Sunday feed, or affordable weeknight meal cooked in many ways to feed a big family.

🔗Read the full story, linked below.

04/08/2025

"To help reduce the risk of theft in some locations, we have limited the number of higher-priced items on show, or held some high-valued products behind the counter."

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