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Twyford praises NFIP lead, calls for inspired peace and regionalism
Asia Pacific Report
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July 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report An opposition Labour Party MP today paid tribute to the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement, saying it should inspire Aotearoa New Zealand to maintain its own independence, embrace a strong regionalism, and be...
Pitt: ‘Poor behaviour’ at police checkpoints
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Cook Islands Police. Road recklessness from drivers is still a daily issue, not only for the Cook Islands Police Service but for the Rarotonga community. According to Trevor Pitt, police media and strategic advisor, three crashes were reported to...
Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...
Inmate accused of attacking others over partner messaging
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Cook Islands High Court. 24050916 The trial against an inmate who assaulted two other inmates at Arorangi Prison after suspecting they were messaging his partner began at the High Court of the Cook Islands yesterday. The defendant Iorama Ngataua...
Te Maeva Nui demand keeps seamstress busy
Cook Island News
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July 11, 2025
Seamstress Evelyn O. Gonzales busy at work at Are Tui Kakau, owned by Theresa Noovao, preparing traditional Ute and Imene Tuki costumes for this year’s Te Maeva Nui celebrations. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25071007/25071008 With the 2025 Te Maeva Nui...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Telecom Niue vs Starlink; government yet to decide
Television Niue
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July 11, 2025
Minister of Finance Crossley Tatui says that the government has yet to make a final decision on allowing Starlink units to operate legally in Niue. In an interview with BCN news last week, Minister Tatui said that the government is awaiting a...
Forget Bali and Fiji. There's a new island paradise in town - and it's just five hours from Australia
Nine
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July 11, 2025
From the moment we landed in Rarotonga, the island vibes were immediate. Any thoughts of whether this would live up to the likes of Bali or Fiji were quickly forgotten. With live musicians playing us through customs, it was clear we were a long...
Church Talk: Your story isn’t over, press on!
Cook Island News
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July 11, 2025
The brothers sold Joseph into slavery and lied to their dad saying Joseph had been killed by wild animals JW.org/25071018 I want to continue this thought of “Press On” from my last article (six weeks ago) and look at this theme through the story...
Pacific news in brief for 11 July
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
The prestigious titles of Turaga Tui Nayau, Sau Ni Vanua Ko Lau and Tui Lau are being be bestowed upon Ratu Tevita this week. Photo: Facebook / Ministry of itaukei Affairs Fiji - donation China's Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian has handed over a...
Manihiki gears up for Te Maeva Nui
Cook Island News
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July 10, 2025
Team Manihiki members rehearsing their pehe performance at the National Auditorium on Tuesday night TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25070907 With just two weeks until the 2025 Te Maeva Nui, island teams are intensifying preparations for the prestigious annual...
Vanuatu win final group game but lose out on semi-final place to Fiji
The Fiji Times
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July 11, 2025
With Solomon Islands winning 5-0 over Tonga in the first game of the day, Vanuatu knew that they needed to win by at least two goals in order to secure a semi-final place, while Fiji needed just a point to secure top spot in Group B. The Kulas...
NFIP activists, advocates to open nuclear-free Pacific exhibition
Asia Pacific Report
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July 11, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Nuclear-free and independent Pacific advocates are treating Aucklanders to a lively week-long exhibition dedicated to the struggle for nuclear justice in the region. It will be opened today by the opposition Labour Party’s...
MANA: Spirit of the Pacific Coming to Auckland
TP+
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July 11, 2025
Photo: Discover Auckland MANA: Spirit of the Pacific, a new Polynesian dinner and dance show is heading to Auckland next month. Auckland is known as the largest Polynesian city in the world but tourists in search of authentic cultural experiences...
British beach dubbed 'UK's answer to the Seychelles' named the prettiest
The Mirror
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July 11, 2025
For all the beauty of Seychelles, the 14-hour stopover flight to get there is a strong deterrent. Luckily, there is one relatively unknown beach that promises the same majesty of the East African colony much closer to home. Kuoni, the family...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
Fiji’s Heleina Young and Samoa’s John Tafi named Outstanding Athletes at 2025 Pacific Mini Games closing ceremony
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
Koror, Palau | July 9, 2025— The 2025 Pacific Mini Games officially concluded on Tuesday evening at the Palau National Track, where athletes, officials, and fans gathered for the closing ceremony — a celebration of athletic excellence, cultural...
Apii Nikao to make a splash with water bomb fundraiser
Cook Island News
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July 10, 2025
Beating the heat and the humidity at Avatiu Harbour in 2022. The harbour will host the island’s first-ever freestyle water bomb competition this Friday, July 11, at 3pm at Avatiu Harbour. CAMERON SCOTT/22122332 Apii Nikao is diving into...
You can visit a UK beach named among the most idyllic in the world - 'it's the English Seychelles'
GB News
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July 10, 2025
Lounging on a beach and enjoying the sun is what many people look forward to on their holidays, but you don't need to travel far to find a "paradise" island. New research found Pentle Bay on the Isles of Scilly to be one of the world's most...