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Pasifika in Nelson Tasman safe but alert as more rain looms, says community leader
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific communities in the Nelson-Tasman region were spared from the severe impacts of torrential rain last week, despite forecasts of more bad weather on the horizon. Robert Blake, Director of the Nelson-Tasman Pasifika Community Trust, says most...
Asia New Zealand Foundation poll shows more Kiwis see China as threat, US trust hits new low
The New Zealand Herald
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June 16, 2025
New Zealanders’ perception of China as a threat rose from 28% in November 2024 to 40% in March 2025. The shift comes after developments in the Pacific region such as China’s naval exercises in the Tasman Sea and the signing of a strategic...
World Blood Donor Day strong community support
Cook Island News
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June 14, 2025
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society celebrated a successful World Blood Donor Day event in town this week, drawing strong support from donors and the local community. MELINA ETCHES/25061332 The Cook Islands Red Cross Society celebrated a successful...
Calls to ‘Give Hope’ on World Blood Donor Day
Cook Island News
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June 13, 2025
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society is calling on the public to join the global effort to “Give Hope” through blood donation. RED CROSS CIs/25061225 World Blood Donor Day 2025 will be celebrated today, and the Cook Islands Red Cross Society is...
Letter: New Zealand aid
Cook Island News
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June 26, 2025
Dear Editor, There is a claim by some doing the rounds, that New Zealand’s economy is struggling, and the aid freeze is just a convenient excuse to pull back funding. TBH (to be honest) think it through, that’s highly unlikely, budgeted foreign...
Yoga gains ground behind bars in New Zealand
RNZ
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June 27, 2025
While only a handful of prisons offer in-person yoga classes, video sessions are available in all 18 facilities across the country. Photo: Supplied Some of New Zealand's toughest inmates are turning to yoga behind bars - part of a growing effort...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Pacific news in brief for 27 June
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
USP Photo: Facebook / USP Papua New Guinea - education The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape has announced that PNG students at the University of the South Pacific (USP) campuses will receive govenment financial support. He also said...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
Atiu’s Areora Hard Courts reopen for sports
Cook Island News
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June 25, 2025
The newly resurfaced Areora Hard Courts in Atiu are set to be officially opened today, celebrating an important occasion for sports and youth development on the island. Plexipave New Zealand/25062310 The newly resurfaced Areora Hard Courts in Atiu...
Pacific news in brief for 26 June
RNZ
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June 25, 2025
Photo: ppart/123RF Tonga - budget Tonga's current 17 Peoples' Representatives in parliament will each have TOP $100,000 (approx. NZ$69,000) in constituency funds to spend ahead of the November general election. This was approved in parliament on...
Bay News: Century-old notebook reveals early UV water sterilisation method
Northern Advocate
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“It’s Purdie’s observations of a method of water sterilisation that are particularly remarkable,” says Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Northland manager Bill Edwards. “What he describes is sterilising water using ultra-violet light generated...
BEN MORGAN: Iran. A win for the US?
The Daily Blog
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June 24, 2025
Holy shit look at what NZDF could have been like: Detail structure and equipment for a NZ Defence Force in 2030 if military spending had been constant at 5% GDP since 2015 ChatGPT said: If New Zealand had maintained military spending at 5% of GDP...
Audrey Young: Rating David Seymour as Acting Prime Minister
Waikato Herald
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It was his 42nd birthday, and he earned a double celebration. With few exceptions, he was accomplished enough as acting leader of the coalition Government of three parties, as he was required to be, not the leader of Act. He digressed only once...
Letter to Prime Minister Carney: Canada's Position on Deep Sea Mining
MiningWatch Canada
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The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Marc Carney by 20 Canadian and international civil society organizations, coalitions, and unions, including MiningWatch Canada. The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada...
Living by the Moon: How Pacific wisdom can guide modern wellbeing
Pacific Media Network
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In the hustle of modern living, many people are turning to practices like the Maramataka for balance. The Maramataka is the Māori lunar calendar that guides daily life through the moon’s phases and environmental signs. This approach is shared...
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Otago Daily Times
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June 22, 2025
Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who is about to address the Otago Foreign Policy School on that topic. Political editor Mike Houlahan...
Harmony at the International Day of Yoga celebration at USP Samoa
Talamua
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June 22, 2025
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 23 June 2025 – Samoa is among the first in the world to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga, held at the USP Samoa campus in Alafua early Saturday morning. Around 30+ people partook in this year’s Yoga...
Analysis: Tensions and timing test Luxon on first official China visit
RNZ
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June 21, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is officially welcomed with a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Photo: Supplied / Dan Brunskill Analysis - Luck was not on Christopher Luxon's side for his first official trip to China. Even before...
Breastscreen Aotearoa launches new campaign to combat low screening rates among Pasifika women
TP+
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June 20, 2025
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in New Zealand with approximately 3500 diagnosed cases a year. And although screenings and mammograms play a vital role in detecting cancer early to help survival chances, statistics show that...