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Politics and creativity
Wellington Scoop
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by Lindsay Shelton Politics and creativity – top themes in many of the premieres at Whanau Marama the NZ International Film Festival which ends in Wellington tonight. And coming up: three days of extra screenings reflecting the fact that so many...
Kiribati Government condemns Court of Appeal’s action
Pacific News Service
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The Kiribati Government has expressed its gravest concerns by the action of the Court of Appeal and those who continue to aid and abet David Lambourne in his unconstitutional attempt to seek a life-time appointment. It is also unbecoming for...
UN disability rights committee publishes findings on DPRK, Finland, Kiribati, Maldives, and State of Palestine
The National Tribune
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September 3, 2025
OHCHR The Committee noted with concern that the DPRK Constitution did not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on disability, and that denial of reasonable accommodation was not recognised as discrimination. It also drew attention to...
RSE workers’ accommodation a constraint to scheme, says Fiji government official
The New Zealand Herald
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September 1, 2025
In 2024/2025, there were 177 employers in the scheme employing about 17,000 workers across areas like horticulture and viticulture. Pacific partners commit to supporting returnees Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga remained the largest labour source nations...
Kiribati opposition furious as government ignores Court of Appeal fiasco
RNZ
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August 29, 2025
Kiribati flag with statue of lady justice and judicial scales. Photo: 123RF The Kiribati opposition is formally condemning the government's refusal to debate the suspension of the country's Court of Appeal, which occurred more than two years ago....
Accommodation for RSE workers a 'critical constraint' to scheme, says Fiji government official
RNZ
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August 31, 2025
Pacific leaders are highlighting challenges their workers are facing while working in Aotearoa before returning home - and New Zealand's role to support them. Hundreds gathered in Wellington for the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference,...
SI Parliament charts course for regional unity at historic PPC
Solomon Star
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August 31, 2025
The Solomon Islands parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker of Parliament Hon. Patteson John Oti, took part in the 5th Pacific Islands Parliamentary Group (PIPG) Conference held at the InterContinental Hotel in Natadola, Fiji last week. The...
How to watch Australia v Argentina: Live streams, TV details for Rugby Championship clash
Rugby World
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September 5, 2025
The third round of this year’s tournament gets underway in Townsville, Queensland. Watch Australia v Argentina live streams, as the southern hemisphere giants resume their Rugby Championship 2025 campaigns in Townsville, Queensland. – Date:...
New Zealand v South Africa live streams: How to watch Saturday’s Rugby Championship match
Rugby World
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September 6, 2025
Watch New Zealand v South Africa as the already-enthralling 2025 Rugby Championship shifts up a gear with this eagerly anticipated meeting of the two best sides on the planet. This guide will tell you everything you need to know to tune into All...
PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...
Australia vs Argentina streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 live online from anywhere
TechRadar
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September 6, 2025
The Wallabies may only be second in the Rugby Championship 2025 standings, but they've looked the best team so far. However, next up are Argentina, who have won three of their last four meetings with Australia – including that record 67-27 mauling...
New Kiribati Humanitarian Warehouse strengthens national disaster response capability
Pacific Community (SPC)
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When Kiribati is next affected by a disaster, communities will have significantly improved access to immediate emergency relief supplies. A new national humanitarian warehouse opened today in Betio, stocked with prepositioned supplies, ensuring...
Drowning nations: Kiribati and the South Pacific’s fight for survival
Irish Examiner
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August 29, 2025
When the tide comes in on Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, it often spills straight into people’s homes. Saltwater seeps into wells, flooding gardens where staple crops like taro once thrived. Families wake to waves crashing closer and closer to...
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
The Conversation
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August 28, 2025
Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...
The future of humankind is connected to the stars
Pressenza
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September 5, 2025
Learn to love the reality you built. Learn to recognize the sacred within you and around you. Learn to treat others the way you want to be treated. (Silo, Teachings 2025) The connection between the human beings and the stars started with the...
Kosrae-Nauru-Kiribati subsea cable set to start operating by November
The Pacific Island Times
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August 24, 2025
U.S. Embassy’s Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Amy Gradin, second from left, with international and community leaders celebrate the landing of the East Micronesia Cable System in in Kosrae on Aug. 18, 2025. The ceremony marked the floating of the...
East Micronesia Cable Lands in Kosrae, Set for November Launch
Submarine Telecoms Forum
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September 5, 2025
By Subsea Cables by Telecom Review September 3, 2025 Following successful landings in Kiribati and Nauru, the East Micronesia Cable has landed in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), its final Pacific nation, with the international...
Palau President Whipps rejects political dialogue with new PIF Secretary-General
Pacific News Service
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Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on Wednesday rejected the call of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) new Secretary-General Henry Puna for a continued political dialogue over Micronesia’s withdrawal from the regional body. “Probably not, we are out...
Charting a Zone of Peace in a militarised Pacific
Te Ao Maori News
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Decades after World War II and forty years since the Treaty of Rarotonga, the Pacific is again at a crossroads: peace on its own terms, or the ambitions of powerful nations? Next week in Honiara, in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands Forum...
Worries mount for businesses as Bangladesh nears LDC graduation
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Bangladesh is poised to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, marking a significant milestone in its development journey. As per media reports, the interim government has also reaffirmed that the country’s...