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Cardinal Czerny at Oceania Synod Assembly: ‘Dare to dream’
10 Things To Do On The Pacific Island Of Niue
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1840 February 6: Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand
Jellyfish Lake in Palau draws tourists who want to swim with jellyfish
Is this our last resort to saving Tuvalu?
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Australia Holds Breakthrough Trade Talks with China
Australia, New Zealand talk up their relationships with China
David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention
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Kiribati: U.S. Embassy Facilitates Signing of $6.5 Million Commercial Deal
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Australia to remove Chinese surveillance cameras amid security fears
Barrasso: The Security of U.S. Territories is More Important Now Than Ever
Scrutiny in bid to decipher ancient script
10
The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Where now for Tokelau after the 2023 election?
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Indigenous and Māori NRL All Stars put on a show in New Zealand
Paradise lost: How phosphate mining devastated island Nauru
With China looming, U.S. signs assistance deal with Micronesia
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US signs Micronesia pact to counter China influence
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Māori child health inequities research reinforces case for a Māori Health Authority
Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo admits ‘human error’ allowed Nauru offshore processing instrument to lapse
University of Hawaii receives $4.6M gift for Indigenous innovation initiative
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Laws reinstating alcohol bans in town camps, Aboriginal remote communities pass Northern Territory parliament
Cyclone Gabrielle: Three dead after New Zealand declares state of emergency
Taxation: British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Pacific Island leaders announce US President Joe Biden will visit the region
Dad proud, relieved at Jacinda Ardern’s decision to relinquish PM role
Jetstar ups flights to Cook islands as Pacific tourism booms
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Cook Islands’ first science expo
American Samoa youth sent home early from Hawaii Youth Challenge program over citizenship
How the Tonga volcano eruption from 2022 may affect Australia’s weather for up to eight years
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Plenty of networking opportunities at the first GreenPort Congress Oceania
Visit to Australia by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu
Sea level rise a major security issue Niue climate expert tells UN
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Australia to vote on giving Indigenous peoples a voice in Parliament
Case challenging age pension discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be heard
Solomon Islands seeking help from Papua New Guinea for 2023 Pacific Games preparations
In Fiji, amidst a Hindi conference, a community ponders complexities of language and identity
Fiji opposition leader suspended from parliament for sedition
Navigator aiming to discover star names from older Cook Islanders
American Samoa Governor seeks support from Capitol Hill, Hawaii
Hawaii offers up a lesson in responsible, authentic tourism
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Concerns, Impatience Over Mining World’s Seabeds
Diving to new depths in French Polynesia
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The idea of a Voice to parliament is not new. Aboriginal activists demanded one almost 100 years ago
Austalia FM’s visit to Kiribati, Fiji and the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders’ Meeting
Papua New Guinea: Local researchers and Australian professor taken hostage
New project to document endangered cultural heritage sites in the Cook Islands and Niue
Plans To Expand Hawaiian Language Studies In Schools Stall
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February 21: International Mother Language Day
UK-Solomon Islands organise 3-day workshop on human trafficking for journalists
Te Matatini: Howie Morrison jnr – Everything you need to know about Te Matatini
Finding hope in Tuvalu’s Digital Nation
22
Australia spy chief warns of espionage as US-China rivalry grows
Australia, Philippines consider joint patrols in South China Sea
Vanuatu set to enter global cannabis market after passing cultivation, export laws – but some remain sceptical
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Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani Ousted in Solomon Islands
Small is (sometimes) beautiful: perceptions of corruption in seven small Pacific Island countries
Palau vice president welcomes runners to join inaugural Belau Omal Marathon
Marshall Islands Wave Charts
Pacific reunification sealed as Kiribati is welcomed back to the Forum family
Parties walk out of meeting over New Caledonia’s electoral rolls
24
New figures show strong tourism recovery for Solomon islands
Pacific islands tap Taiwan ally Nauru for next top diplomat
Kiribati glad to be back in Pacific Island Forum
COVID-19 in the politically dependent Pacific territories
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Papua New Guinea kidnap: Archaeologist Bryce Barker and colleagues freed
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Samoa launches Tala project to spur maritime decarbonisation efforts
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Nauru Hunger Strikers Medevaced to Australia, After a Decade Detained Offshore
Taiwan calls on US, Palau, Philippines, Indonesia to help find missing ship
Kiribati formally rejoins Pacific Islands Forum
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Australia joins Vanuatu bid for international court to rule on obligation to prevent climate harm
New Pacific air route lands in Palau
U.S., Marshall Islands Sign Deal on Nuclear Testing Impacts
‘Hardly any rain’ for Kiribati island in nearly two years says MP
Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 kicks off in Guam, Tinian
Metaverse Nation: Tuvalu Responds To Climate Change
Model association Tonga sets sail for greater goals
Tonga needs additional $252 million to resuscitate economy, says PM
New Moai statue discovered on Easter Island
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Remains of Empire: Trinity College to return spears taken by James Cook from Australian Aboriginal Nation
New Zealand Māori life captured by famed photographer Ans Westra – picture essay
US Deploys F-22 Raptors From Japan To Mariana Islands As USAF Trains For Battle In Contested Environment
The making of…Yoram Moefana
World class musician returns to Easter Island to help save its culture
3
Vanuatu: Pacific nation reels from twin cyclones and earthquake
Kidnapping of scientists threatens field research in Papua New Guinea
To the (Micronesian) victors go the spoils
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Paris talks on New Caledonia’s future will ‘avoid return to violence’
French Polynesia Islands Are Like Hawaii But Without the Crowds
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China-sceptic leader of Solomon Islands largest province removed
Protests in Solomon Islands as key China critic politician is ousted in no confidence vote
Solomon Islands ousts official critical of close relations with China
ADB Provides $38 Million to Help Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga Respond to Disasters
The Hidden Adventures of National Park of American Samoa
Tonga’s only domestic airline secures overseas help
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CHamoru Play Festival highlights creativity in indigenous storytelling
Former Fiji leader Bainimarama charged with abuse of office – prosecutor
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Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama pleads not guilty to abuse of office
Outgoing president of Micronesia accuses China of bribery, threats and ‘political warfare’
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1805 April 2: Children’s Book Day/Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday