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Indonesian VP cancels visit in West Papua after attack
Indonesia's vice-president cancelled a visit in West Papua after a shooting attack on an aircraft in the area.
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Tongans still 'broken' four years on from eruption
3:30 pm todayFour years on, Tongans are suffering ongoing trauma after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption
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Scott Robertson dumped as All Blacks coach
2:03 pm todayScott "Razor" Robertson, only a few years ago hailed as the future of All Black rugby, has been dumped as All Black coach.
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China plugs US funding gap in major Pacific environment organisation
10:22 am todayThe funding announcement comes a little over week since President Trump withdrew from SPREP.
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More newborns test positive for meth in CNMI
6:43 am todayThere are growing concerns about substance exposure and child safety in the US territory.
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Oceania pro football league kicks off on Saturday
7:12 am todayEight teams from across Oceania are vying to become champions of the Pacific.
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Agriculture seen as a solution to PNG's jobs crisis
6:43 am todayEast Sepik's leader has urged PNG to focus more on agriculture to address job shortage crisis.
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Ministry of Defence seeks advice for plan to have drones scour Pacific
8:31 am todayNew Zealand's Ministry of Defence is looking to companies and experts for advice on a potential plan for surveillance drones to scour the Pacific.
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Pacific news in brief for 15 January
7:57 am todayA round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the first sitting date for Tonga's new parliament.
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Wellington is hosting an international floorball tournament - but what is it?
7:45 am todayThis week Wellington is hosting an international tournament for a sport many have never heard of.
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Papuan shadow over Indonesian role at UN human rights body
14 Jan 2026A West Papuan independence campaigner decries Indonesia's ascension to the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Samoa by-election set for February after court voids result in Safata I
14 Jan 2026The Electoral Commission has confirmed polling dates following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the 2025 Safata I result due to corrupt practices.
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Miracle journey: From village rugby to Super Rugby captain
Miracle Fai'ilagi will lead Moana Pasifika for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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New Caledonia's FLNKS will not take part in Paris talks this week
14 Jan 2026In mid-December Emmanual Macron invited New Caledonia's politicians back to the negotiating table in Paris.
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Niueans hold golf tournament in Aotearoa
"It's bringing the families together of all ages from grandkids right up to the oldest."
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Samoa chief suggests returning Manawanui compensation to NZ as it's not enough
Uncertainty around compensation payments for the HMNZS Manawanui marine disaster in Samoa is growing.
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Tributes for men killed in Utah shooting
13 Jan 2026Sione Vatuvei and Vaea Tulikihihifo Jr were gunned down outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.
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Ardie Savea sports nasty eye injury
13 Jan 2026Savea posted a video which shows several stitches and heavy bruising above his right eye.
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Tonga unveils baton for Commonwealth Games relay
Tonga's Commonwealth Games Association commissioned master carver Sitiveni Fehoko to craft the baton.
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Miracle Fai'ilagi to lead Moana Pasifika
13 Jan 2026Fai'ilagi has been named skipper for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
13 Jan 2026The short-term events - which affect the entire underwater food chain - could increase in frequency as the climate warms.
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Samoa, Tonga in third-tier sevens comp this weekend
13 Jan 2026The top two of both the men's and women's competition will graduate to the second-tier level of sevens.
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'Lamest excuse ever given' in Solomons larceny case
12 Jan 2026A former teacher in Solomon Islands who had a large sum mistakenly deposited into their account, has been jailed for spending some of the money.
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Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai set to be sentenced
12 Jan 2026Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai is a Samoan chief or matai, who took possession of his victims' lives and raped one victim.
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Drua name co-captains for Super Rugby 2026
12 Jan 2026The Drua's 2026 Super Rugby campaign kicks off on 14 February, against Moana Pasifika.
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Pacific news in brief for 12 January
12 Jan 2026A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a proposal to ban non-Christian religions in Samoa.
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Pacific Islands environment programme says US must follow formal exit process
10 Jan 2026SPREP's director-general said the United States must go through a formal process to withdraw its support.
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Sāmoa set to open embassy in Jerusalem this year
10 Jan 2026In discussing his decision, Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt talked about Sāmoa's connections to Israel.
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