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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...
A ‘blessing’ named Manuia
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Nine-year-old Manuia Cadainggan is the first and only Filipino born and raised in Aitutaki. JENNIE CADAINGGAN/25060908 The first and only Filipino born and raised in Aitutaki, bearing a Cook Islands Māori name, has thoroughly embraced and immersed...
Last one wins all’, says Blues coach
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Town Blues’ Kana Nga offloads the ball in the second leg of the Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) State of Origin Series. MELINA ETCHES/25061510 The final leg of the Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) State of Origin Series kicks off today at 4pm at...
15-year-old among 12 forbidden from driving
Cook Island News
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June 17, 2025
Cook Islands Police checkpoint outside of Police Headquarters in town. COOK ISLANDS POLICE SERVICES/25060913 A 15-year-old was among the 12 people forbidden from driving over the week, according to Cook Islands Police. Police media and strategic...
Parliament news
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Opposition Member of Parliament Teariki Heather. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25061851 Opposition Member of Parliament Teariki Heather has raised concerns about the funding allocated to families for funeral assistance. Heather said a lot of Cook...
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...
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...
PM confirms 25 businesses in arrears on Covid-19 loans
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown in Parliament in June. 25061850. Twenty-five businesses are behind repayments of a business loan that was issued by the Cook Islands government to support them during the 2020 Covid pandemic. Prime Minister Mark Brown...
Student finds her path to policing at Career Expo
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Tereora College Level 3 student Matara Tairi is aiming to join the Cook Islands Police force after a motivating interaction with a police officer at the 2025 Careers Expo at the National Auditorium on Thursday. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/ 25062007 From...
Pitmasters fire up for a good cause
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
From left, Thomas Bevan of Uncle Toms BBQ, Steven Cook from Cook Cartel New Zealand and Peter Hughes. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25062008 A two-day BBQ competition is being held as part of the Raro Fire and Food Festival, aiming to raise funds for the...
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...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
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What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
Less investment, less influence: Why the US risks losing ground in the Indo-Pacific
Atlantic Council
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June 30, 2025
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the epicenter of global strategic competition. Home to over half the world’s population, nearly two-thirds of global gross domestic product (GDP), and some of the busiest maritime trade routes, the region is central...
Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia arrive at center of Pacific voyaging heritage, Taputapuātea
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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June 30, 2025
Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Fa‘afaite, arrived early last week at their first stop in French Polynesia: Taputapuātea. Photo Courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging...
EBA matters adjourned
Cook Island News
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June 16, 2025
Cook Islands High Court. 24050916 The High Court of the Cook Islands adjourned all criminal matters related to excess breath alcohol (EBA) as advice is being sought from Crown Law on the procedures done to conduct the EBA tests. Five cases were to...
Pakistanis now eligible for travel visa-free to 32 countries, here's a list
Dunya News
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Pakistan Pakistan Pakistanis now eligible for travel visa-free to 32 countries, here's a list Close Pakistan’s passport now ranks 100th, it marks an improvement from its 113th position in 2021 Updated On: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:37:34 PKT ISLAMABAD...
Parvati Shallow Compares Her Past Marriage to Childhood Cult in New Book
Us Weekly
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June 20, 2025
Parvati Shallow was learning survival skills long before she just stepped on the Cook Islands for her first appearance on Survivor in 2006. In her new memoir, Nice Girls Don’t Win, Shallow — who would go on to play Survivor four more times...
Pakistan passport rises to 100th; visa-free travel now possible to 32 countries
Daily Times
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June 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani passport holders can now travel visa-free or get visa on arrival in 32 countries, following a rise in Pakistan’s passport ranking in the 2025 Henley Passport Index. This marks a notable improvement from the 113th position...