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Pacific Nations Cup underway at Tafuna Tennis Courts
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula delivered the first serve to open the Pacific Nations Cup at the tennis courts in Tafuna Monday morning. More than 65 tennis players, coaches, and officials from 11 countries are competing in the tournament, which...
CIIC honours 21 employees in inaugural Long Service Awards
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Back L-R: Tairi Herrmann, Iona Lupena, Vasie Ngatoko-Poila, Makirau Haurua, Shona Kirikava, John Angaino, Ripanau Tauia, William Taripo, Uwiniu Maro. Middle L-R: Anne Taoro, Elena Mataora, Allan Jensen (CIIC CEO), Sharyn Paio (CIIC Deputy Chair),...
EU rattles its purse and AI datacenter builders come running
The Register
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It's pork barrel time in Europe for Nvidia (and possibly AMD) as corporations bid for a slice of the €20 billion ($23.6 billion) fund to build proposed AI Gigafactories to advance the EU's AI credentials. The European Commission (EC) says it has...
Pacific news in brief for 1 July
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Niue government buildings Photo: RNZ/ Sally Round Niue - budget Health, education, social welfare and government salaries have receives a boost in the Niue government's new NZ$12.5 million (US$7.6m) deficit budget. Last week, the island's finance...
Day 1, 0 medal: Guam swimmers, paddlers, softball players push through at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti claimed 21 medals, including 12 gold, on Day 1 of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games on Monday in Palau. Guam was ranked 16 of 24 participating island nations on Day 1, which saw water sports, softball and others kicking things off. These are...
Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner: Op -ED – Ripples to Waves:
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner KOROR, 30 JUNE 2025 (PIFS) — It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for...
Tahiti leads Medal tally on Day 1 of Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Tahiti surged ahead on the opening day of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, topping the medal table with 9 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals, thanks to dominant performances in swimming and Va’a. Tahiti made waves in the pool, claiming...
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for more global ocean accountability, and offering transformational...
PNG WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM HEADS OFF TO FIJI
PNG Haus Bung
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July 1, 2025
The Papua New Guinea women’s national football team departed for Fiji this morning at 10am to compete in the 2025 Oceania Women’s Nations Cup, set from July 4–19. Returning as reigning champions after their 2022 title win, the team is focused and...
Letter: A call for respectful partnership
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the High Commissioner of New Zealand. I hope this letter finds you well. I write to you as a concerned Cook Islands citizen who has been closely following the recent developments between New Zealand and the...
Seabed mining could help solve freight woes, says Moana Minerals CEO
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Moana Minerals chief executive officer Hans Smit onboard the Anuanua Moana vessel. TALAIA MIKA/25061114 Moana Minerals chief executive officer Hans Smit says the Cook Islands’ long-standing issues with freight cost and shipping delays could be...
New Zealand citizenship ‘by right, not privilege’, says PM Brown
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown in Parliament on June 23, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062320 Cook Islanders are New Zealand citizens “not by privilege, but by right”, said Prime Minister Mark Brown in response to a recent poll conducted in New Zealand...
Select Committee fails to agree, constitutional changes in limbo
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
The Special Select Committee chair Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister, Tingika Elikana tabled the report in Parliament on June 24, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062321 Cook Islands Government’s proposed constitutional amendments, which aim to...
Letter: Are top salaries justified?
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
Regarding TTV senior management salary jumps by 19 per cent (Cook Islands News, June 6, 2025). TTV CEO and Chairman both tried to justify those increases … well you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig! As is now increasingly apparent...
China irks NZ as its influence spreads in the South Pacific
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
Raro Fire and Food Fest a sizzling success for a great cause!
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
International barbecue team from New Zealand at the fifth annual Raro Fire and Festival at the Rarotonga Sailing Club in Muri a week ago. THOMAS MCDONALD/25062609 A Raro Fire and Food Festival took place a week ago at the Rarotonga Sailing Club in...
World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
Wrestler Palacios gives NMI first medal; 6 swimmers reach finals
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas got off to a good start on the opening day of competitions in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, as NMI swimmers and wrestlers advanced to the medal round of their respective events Monday...
WATER SPORTS KICKS THINGS OFF IN DAY 1
GSPN
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June 30, 2025
By Charlotte Oh KOROR, Palau – Guam’s swimming and va’a teams kicked off the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to an exciting start in Palau. Wearing Guam’s flag with honor, these athletes competed with focus and strength while also making memories that...