31 OCT 2018
Tonga government confirms no extra tax on airport baggage
Tonga’s Ministry of Customs and Revenue has slammed fake news circulating social media about an imposed tax on baggage for travellers flying in to Tonga.
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31 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
'Clear Dr Joe Williams' petition to head to Parliament?
The next step for more than 10,000 petitioners, who want to clear the name of a Cook Islands doctor punished for applying a treatment that's cured thousands of eczema sufferers, is the Beehive says Cook Islands' Dr Robert Woo...
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31 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News, Languages,
Young Tongan tenor wins prestigious opera award
More Pasifika opera singers are shining on the international stage and young Tongan tenor Manase Latu is honoured to be one of them.
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29 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Beat cancer by talking, moving more - ex All Black Buck Shelford at Cook Islands event
All Black great Buck Shelford was guest VIP at a weekend breakfast fundraiser for Prostate Health organised by Cook Islander Vincent Peters. The blue-ribbon event was a milestone first, with formerly taboo, gendered terms ope...
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29 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Papua New Guinea businessman gets chiefly title from Samoan PM's village
The head of Papua New Guinea's largest business empire, Sir Kostas Constantinou, is now a Samoan chief.
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29 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
New general manager for Tokelau Office of the Council relocates
The position replaces the general manager post based in Apia and the Commissioner of the Public Service, Casimilo Perez, says it signals the relocation of key staff to Tokelau to provide face-to-face advice and administrative...
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29 OCT 2018
Posted in In The Studio
Story of Ihumātao land protest wins photography award
The photographer of a six-image documentary series about the land protest in Ihumātao near Auckland airport, has been recognised at the country's top photography awards.
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26 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
NRL employee apologises for "dance monkey dance" comment
The NRL has completed its investigation into an alleged racist comment made during the Australia and Tonga test match last weekend.
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26 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
New training will help Cook Islanders fill their own skills gap
Pacific Labour Mobility talks in Honiara have highlighted how labour flowing from the Pacific into Australia and New Zealand is working. For the Cook Islands however, it's a different challenge - they are a receiving country.
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25 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
New Caledonia counting down to referendum on self-government
Journalist and researcher on the Pacific Nic Maclellan is in Noumea joining the countdown to the referendum on independence on November 4. Some news polls are saying voters will slide towards keeping the status quo.
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25 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Savaii to host boxing for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games
Pacific nations heading into Samoa for the 2019 regional games are going to see Boxing divert to Savaii, the 'big island' away from the capital of Apia. Organisers say it's part of sharing the benefits and spirit of hosting...
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24 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Social media campaign pushing for Dwayne Johnson to champion Pacific super rugby franchise
A social media campaign is pushing for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to help champion the establishment of a Pacific Super Rugby franchise.
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24 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Feature film 'Marks of Mana' looks at history of Pacific women's tatau
She's no stranger to breaking new ground in Pacific television and film production. Now Fresh TV and Coconet TV founder Lisa Tauoma is making waves and challenging what we think we know about female tattooing in the Pacific w...
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24 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Commonwealth Parliamentary meet opens in Cook Islands
Pacific and Cook Islands MPs, both new and experienced, will be getting into the mix of jargon and acronyms when it comes to high-level progress for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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23 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Gender programme in Solomons creates 'wow' moment for male frontline
A new gender diversity initiative aimed at helping Solomon Islands employers address diversity in the workplace is breaking barriers for women working at the shipping gateway but also creating a "wow" moment for the boys.
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23 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
NRL investigates alleged racist comment made at Tonga and Australia match
The Australia National Rugby League (NRL) are investigating an alleged racist comment made by one of its officials during the Mate Ma'a Tonga match with the Kangaroos on Saturday night.
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15 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Protecting the endangered Vagahau Niue in New Zealand
Vagahau Niue Language Week officially launched in Auckland on the weekend to the voices of young New Zealand-born Niueans singing their songs with pride.
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15 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Future teacher recruits need to understand Pacific and Māori students
A South Auckland principal says finding the best teachers who understand the nuances of teaching Pacific and Māori students is important, following the government's announcement to ramp up efforts of recruiting more teachers.
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12 OCT 2018
Posted in In The Studio
Pasifika women's organisation recognised for work in community
The Wellington Pasifika Business Network has acknowledged women's organisation P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A Inc for their service to the community over the last 42 years.
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10 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Niue establishes its first coral nursery
The first coral nursery in Niue has been established, hoping to restore and preserve coral in the face of warming sea temperatures.
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05 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Families rally behind Auckland doctor despite health tribunal ruling
Families with children battling severe cases of eczema have come to the defense of an Auckland doctor who's been penalised for professional misconduct.
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02 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Cooks women push past men in top jobs
Three more heads of ministries (HOMs) in the Cook Islands are being led by women, making it a total of six appointments in 2018 alone, and putting men HOMs in the minority for the first time.
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02 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Tokelauan-Samoan minister new leader of Presbyterian Church
The third largest denomination in New Zealand, the Presbyterian Church, has elected a Tokelauan-Samoan minister as its new leader for the next two years.
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02 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Samoan Business community celebrates inaugural awards
Samoa's business community from across the country, Samoa, Australia gathered in Auckland over the weekend to celebrate the inaugural Samoa Business Network Awards.
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01 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Samoan broadcaster: radio preferred medium for communities in the region
Longtime Pacific broadcast and media professional Galumalemana Faiesea Lei Sam-Matafeo says climate change means the impact of digital technologies will support, not replace radio as the preferred medium for many island commu...
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01 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Fiji PM calls out large emitters on climate change issue
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says he's losing patience with world leaders who claim to support goals to combat climate change and go on to support coal-powered fuel initiatives.
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01 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Papua New Guinea emphasises sovereignty over Bougainville
Papua New Guinea's Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbik Pato has told the United Nations annual General Assembly international meddling in the upcoming Bougainville independence referendum won't be welcome.
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01 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Pacific tuna commission tackles plastic water bottles pollution
A Pacific conference on tuna fisheries has taken the lead on getting rid of the plastic water bottle pollution problem faced by many island nations. They voted to go green on water bottles and did a Facebook fundraiser to do...
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01 OCT 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Solomon Islands PM says United Nations still best fit for Pacific
The Solomon Islands says the United Nations may not be perfect, but it still provides the best fit for small island nations to have a global voice.
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