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‘Get your hands dirty’: Heather advocates for practical agriculture over imports
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Cook Islands United Party leader Teariki Heather, with fellow United Party MPs Robert Heather and Tim Varu in Parliament on June 21, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/25062102 It is important that people balance their focus on technology with hands-on...
New Zealand chiropractic interns bring relief and hope to Rarotonga
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
New Zealand College of Chiropractic intern Carlos Fung performing a spinal check up yesterday. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/ 25070730 Final-year interns from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic are bringing hope, healing, and holistic health to the Cook...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
Sports News | Oman Set to Host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific...
Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Croakey Health Media
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July 10, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...
Eat Pacific Cookbook wins Global Award
Samoa News
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July 9, 2025
LISBON, Portugal — In a celebration of Pacific food, identity, and culture, the Pacific Island Food Revolution cookbook, Eat Pacific, has been awarded the Best South Pacific Book in the World 2024 at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards...
PNG struggle to put away lowly rated Tahiti
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
A defensive clinic sees Tahiti frustrate the defending champions Papua New Guinea in Lautoka, securing a 1-1 draw in the second match of the day. Ericson Komeng’s side knew that a win today would see them become the first side to make the 2025 OFC...
From Perth to paradise- Hasegawa’s un-fur-gettable island vet adventure
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
From left, veterinarians Katie Bird, Rose Hasegawa and Lorraine Von Hoff at Te Are Manu Vet Clinic in Arorangi. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25070207 After 18 months of dedicated service, Australian veterinarian Dr Rose Hasegawa bid farewell to the Cook...
I ditched UK for ‘Europe’s Maldives’ with fab beaches & £1 beer…childcare’s FREE & bills cost less than KFC Family Feast
The Scottish Sun
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July 8, 2025
IT’S known as the “Maldives of Europe” thanks to its stunning white sand beaches and crystal clear turquoise waters. Add to that an insanely cheap cost of living that's a jaw-dropping 61 per cent lower than the UK, and it was a no-brainer for...
"I Know the Truth About Myself”: Parvati Shallow Spills Survivor Secrets & The Emotional Cost Of Reality Fame
Screen Rant
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July 8, 2025
In a wide-ranging conversation about reality TV, healing from trauma, and finding clarity in the most chaotic moments of her life, Parvati Shallow opened up to Screen Rant about her feelings surrounding Survivor, the lessons learned from writing...
Hands-on livestock training held at Kumoi Farms
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or ADAFF are training residents of Guam, Palau, and the CNMI in animal husbandry and...
Get Russian ship out of Irish waters, says Ward
Dublin People
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July 8, 2025
A Fine Gael TD has called on the Marine Minister to directly intervene and have a Russian vessel anchored off the Irish coast removed. Dún Laoghaire TD Barry Ward has said Minister Timmy Dooley, the Minister of State with responsibility for Marine...
TD calls for 'Russian' replica sailing ship to be removed from Irish waters off Dublin
The Journal
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July 8, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 23 mins ago THIS MORNING Irish authorities have officially contacted a controversial sail training vessel which is suspected of links to the Russian Government. The Shtandart is a replica of a ship built in 1703 by Peter the Great, a...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region 'must remain a beacon of hope and unity'
The Pacific Island Times
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July 7, 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum's secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,"...
Major celebration in Manurewa marks restoration of Sāmoa citizenship rights
Pacific Media Network
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A community gathering in Manurewa this week marked a significant moment of long-awaited justice for Sāmoans who lost their New Zealand citizenship in 1982 and have now had it restored. The Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region ‘must remain a beacon of…
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific Islands Forum’s secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,”...
Mamdani Doesn’t Think We Should Have Billionaires. Here’s Why That Will Never Happen.
Forbes
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Fresh off his shellacking of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for mayor, New York state assembly member Zohran Mamdani is the hottest guest on the press circuit. When asked on NBC if he thought billionaires have the...
American Samoa confirms three cases of imported dengue fever
1News
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Health authorities in American Samoa have confirmed three cases of dengue fever, imported from outside the territory. In an advisory posted on social media, the department said the disease was detected in three travellers who had arrived in the US...
Road toll reaches five
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Van turned in to a driveway which caused a serious accident involving a 71-year-old woman driving her motorbike who collided with the van. COOK ISLANDS POLICE/25062613 Cook Islands has recorded its fifth road fatality after an elderly woman, who...