Pacific islands
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Papua New Guinea warns against fishing in New Ireland after mystery deaths of marine life
Initial testing found evidence of metals in water samples, months after province’s residents began reporting u…
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China critic Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands prime minister
Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 and as PM is expected to strengthen ties with traditional allie…
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Solomon Islands to get new leader after PM ousted in no-confidence vote
Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partne…
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Australia eyes security pact with Fiji as pushback from Beijing undermines agreement with Vanuatu
Foreign minister Penny Wong visits Fiji this week to progress the security and economic agreementFollow our Au…
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‘Pacific ashtray’: Australian billionaire’s plan to ship and burn waste in Fiji condemned by villagers
After his project got rejected in Sydney, a rubbish disposal magnate now hopes to build a $630m port and waste…
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‘It’s sacred to us’: register of Bounty mutineer’s descendants returns to South Pacific
Pitcairn Register details lives of ‘extraordinarily resilient’ Tahitian women enslaved during notorious mutiny…
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Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands
Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, whi…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn
Category 3 cyclone is moving south of Fiji towards New Zealand, with winds at centre in excess of 150km/hTropi…
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New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant …
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A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are r…
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New Zealand signs defence pact with Cook Islands after quarrel over China deal
Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strateg…
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Vanuatu Indigenous leaders raise concerns over plans to build resort for cruise tourists
Exclusive: Environmental impact assessments are ‘incomplete’, say leaders, and private beach club could harm f…
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Tonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns
Exclusive: Pacific island’s new leader Lord Fakafānua discusses ‘exciting’ US partnership as critics fear impa…
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Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea gr…
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Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major pollut…