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Pacific news in brief for 1 July
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Niue government buildings Photo: RNZ/ Sally Round Niue - budget Health, education, social welfare and government salaries have receives a boost in the Niue government's new NZ$12.5 million (US$7.6m) deficit budget. Last week, the island's finance...
China irks NZ as its influence spreads in the South Pacific
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
Group B Teams Finalise Preparations For OFC Women's Nations Cup
Scoop
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Thursday, 3 July 2025, 2:36 pm Press Release: OFC With eight overseas-based players in her squad, Fiji head coach Angeline Chua is confident her team has what it takes to lift the trophy at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025, which kicks off...
Chinese threat or American pressure? What really fueled Australia’s 1.3 billion missile purchase
The Economic Times
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July 2, 2025
As China flexes its military muscle with live-fire drills near Australia and dual aircraft carrier exercises near Japan, Canberra responds with its wallet, confirming a $1.3 billion missile deal with the United States. The defence community is...
Legacy Leadership Symposium brings together Pacific voices
Pacific Media Network
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A former National MP says it’s important to involve Pacific voices in key governance decisions and the formation of policy questions. Speaking at this week’s Legacy Leadership Symposium in Auckland, Cook Islander Alfred Ngaro says there is a need...
Luxon humiliatingly bows to Xi because Farming interests forced him to
The Daily Blog
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June 22, 2025
What a humiliating trip by Luxon to China, his pathetic squirming to Xi was the most embarrassing moment in NZ foreign affairs. Look at the ridiculous statements Luxon was made to ensure National’s Dairy Interests were sacrosanct… Luxon concludes...
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,"...
PCRIC engages Tiueti
The Fiji Times
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July 2, 2025
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) has engaged Tonga’s former Finance Minister Tiofilusi Tiueti to lead the development of a national contingency plan aimed at strengthening Tonga’s financial preparedness for natural disasters....
OTF Pacific Nations Cup- American Samoa 2025 Opens
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) held its opening ceremony, Monday, June 30, 2025, for the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American Samoa...
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,”...
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...
Seabed 2030 adds over 4 million sq km of ocean data
The Manila Times
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July 8, 2025
THE Nippon Foundation-Gebco Seabed 2030 Project announced on World Hydrography Day that 27.3 percent of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. “Mapping the seafloor is not just a scientific exercise — it’s a global...
Matariki mā Puanga: Will deep sea mining cost us the moana?
Te Ao Maori News
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Waitā, the Matariki star that connects us to the ocean and all marine life, reminds us of our deep relationship with Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. As Matariki rises, Te Ao Māori News examines a modern threat facing our moana: deep-sea mining. The deep...
American Samoa hosting 2025 Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa News
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July 1, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) along with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) / Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is excited to host the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, where over 65 athletes and coaching...
Mokoroa confident with head of education
Cook Island News
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June 25, 2025
Minister for Education Vaine Mac Mokoroa. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/25062318 Opposition leader Tina Browne has asked the Minister for Education how he plans to encourage the use of te Reo Māori when his ministry’s top four executives do not speak the...
Select Committee fails to agree, constitutional changes in limbo
Cook Island News
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June 24, 2025
The Special Select Committee chair Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister, Tingika Elikana tabled the report in Parliament on June 24, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062321 Cook Islands Government’s proposed constitutional amendments, which aim to...
My Perspective: Should NZ start treating Pacific nations like partners and not dependents?
Pacific Media Network
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One of the big headlines last week was that New Zealand was pausing over $18 million in development assistance planned for the Cook Islands' 2025-2026 financial year. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand's decision to pause...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
Letter: ‘Bad deals’ with Beijing
Cook Island News
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June 23, 2025
Dear Editor, Massey University’s Anna Powles says that Aotearoa’s pause in aid to Cook Islands “could be major beneficiary” for China. In this writer’s view not even a fraction of the benefit to China of the picture in Saturday’s paper of NZ PM...