Pacific Radio News
28 FEB 2018
The Associate Minister of Education says the government's education work programme for the next three years is their commitment to lifting and sustaining achievement rates for Pacific students.
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27 FEB 2018
Spending a weekend with a Pacific family is now a compulsory requirement for fourth-year medicine students at the University of Otago's Dunedin campus.
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27 FEB 2018
Samoan-Māori martial artist Genah Fabian has won the World Muay Thai Council's World Title, with a decisive second-round victory.
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27 FEB 2018
Hawaiian teenagers Honoka Katayama and Azita Ganjali are set to return to headline Niue's popular Niuekulele Festival this year.
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23 FEB 2018
Re-enacting slavery in the Solomon Islands in the early 1800s has won 18-year-old Liana Sabetian a dance scholarship she'll be receiving from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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23 FEB 2018
Two Tongan churches in Auckland will host a careers expo this weekend, hoping to change attitudes towards a career choice in trades.
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23 FEB 2018
Pacific climate change advocates are urging the global community to work together to tackle the issue of climate change and work with Pacific nations to deal with the adverse effects of climate change.
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23 FEB 2018
Sydney's iconic Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
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23 FEB 2018
A new report from Amnesty International says the increasing use of sedition charges against journalists in Fiji is restrictive and politically motivated.
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22 FEB 2018
Josephine Bartley has officially been sworn in to Auckland Council as the councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward. She's the first Pasifika woman elected to Auckland Council.
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22 FEB 2018
The ongoing debate in the Cook Islands over binge drinking, violent assaults, and youth culture has fired up again after two violent stabbings in Rarotonga over the past week.
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22 FEB 2018
Cook Islands netball champion and former Silver Fern Margharet Matenga is taking aim at a career in politics.
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22 FEB 2018
A Pacific health scholar says an extra $7M in aid from New Zealand to stop newborn deaths in the Pacific is welcome, but a bigger solution is required.
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22 FEB 2018
The Samoa Amateur Boxing Association has named Team Samoa for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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21 FEB 2018
It's official - if you take part in cultural activities, you are more likely to feel satisfied with your life.
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21 FEB 2018
Samoa's Prime Minister says the landslide in Tuialamu Saleapaga caused by Cyclone Gita may take weeks to clear.
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21 FEB 2018
Three women have been appointed to top jobs in the Cook Islands Public Service.
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21 FEB 2018
A Karen Walker gown inspired by the tivaevae traditions of the Cook Islands has been a hit at a global fashion exchange at Buckingham Palace.
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20 FEB 2018
Four of the five voyaging canoes heading to Wellington for the spectacular Waka Odyssey this week, have returned to Napier due to rough weather.
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20 FEB 2018
A new eatery in Auckland's CBD is introducing a sophisticated and healthy twist on a classic Pacific dish.
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19 FEB 2018
Experts as well as victims of the effects of climate change will share the latest information and experiences on what's been noted as the biggest issue in the Pacific.
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19 FEB 2018
Joseph Parker's coach Kevin Barry says if Parker loses to Anthony Joshua, it's purely because he isn't good enough.
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19 FEB 2018
Former Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Chair Josephine Bartley has made history as the first Pacific woman to serve as an Auckland Councillor.
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16 FEB 2018
Tributes continue to flow from Pacific musicians and artists for Samoan musician Ma'ilo Ben Vai who passed away this week after battling cancer.
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16 FEB 2018
Lobbying for the three Pacific officials nominated for the top fisheries job in the region has gone to a new level.
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16 FEB 2018
Three National MPs are competing for the party's top job after the resignation of Bill English on Tuesday afternoon.
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16 FEB 2018
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has topped a global shortlist to scoop the 2018 Mitchell Humanitarian Award.
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15 FEB 2018
Tonga is in to their third day of rebuilding after several parts of the island were battered by Cyclone Gita.
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15 FEB 2018
Local charities are encouraging people to send money instead of items, to help families and friends in the Pacific that were affected by Cyclone Gita.
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14 FEB 2018
Leaders from the Pacific's major developing nations are today deciding on one of the most controversial questions to face the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
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14 FEB 2018
Auckland academic Professor Max Abbott is calling for a ban on electronic gaming machines in pubs and clubs around the country.
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14 FEB 2018
The most populated islands were missed but authorities are concerned for people living on the southern outlying islands.
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13 FEB 2018
Tongans are waking to untold devastation in Nuku'alofa and the island of 'Eua, following Tropical Cyclone Gita.
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12 FEB 2018
A charter school in South Auckland fears the Government's announcement on ending national standards and charter schools will affect the learning of Pacific and Maori students the most.
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12 FEB 2018
The Minister for Social Development is signalling a cultural shift at all levels in the Government's planned overhaul of the country's social welfare system.
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12 FEB 2018
A state of emergency has been declared in Tonga as they prepare for the full force of Cyclone Gita to hit tonight.
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12 FEB 2018
Samoa has begun assessing the damage in the wake of Gita, which triggered severe flooding over the weekend.
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09 FEB 2018
This year's Pacific Heritage Arts Summit will be critically important to shaping the future of Pacific arts and determining funding for the next five years.
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09 FEB 2018
Member of the award-winning band Te Vaka, Olivia Foa'i, is stepping into new territory with the release of her new R&B/pop single.
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09 FEB 2018
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is encouraging Pacific people to file complaints when they encounter racism or discrimination.
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08 FEB 2018
The lack of Pacific representatives in management and leadership roles within the public sector has moved the government to provide an internship programme for Pacific youth.
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08 FEB 2018
The recent maritime tragedy in Kiribati has triggered widespread concerns about the safety of sea travellers as more public services are privatised.
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08 FEB 2018
A Rotuman mother in her 50s is finally pursuing her passion for fashion after wanting to do so for so long.
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08 FEB 2018
The owner of Real Tonga Airlines says they've submitted applications for direct flights to Fiji and Niue.
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07 FEB 2018
The Minister for Pacific Peoples is applauding the efforts of Pacific nations in reducing global warming, despite the fact they are among the smallest contributors to carbon emissions.
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Papua New Guinea now has the world's highest rate of malignant mouth cancer, which experts say it at least partly due to the once sacred custom of chewing buai or betel nut.
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03 FEB 2018
Highlights from the Pacific teams at day one of the NZ Sevens tournament.
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02 FEB 2018
Opposition MP Alfred Ngaro says he voted against the Green Party's medicinal cannabis bill because he saw it as a backdoor to legalising marijuana, which he says is a gateway to harder drugs.
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02 FEB 2018
Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft is welcoming the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the historic abuse of children in state care between 1950 and 1999.
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02 FEB 2018
An exhibition celebrating South Auckland's musical pedigree launched last night at the Manukau Institute of Technology.
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01 FEB 2018
Samoan All Whites midfielder Bill Tuiloma is returning for his second season with Portland Timbers in Oregon, USA.
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01 FEB 2018
Samoa's local taro market is soon to be boosted with new products.
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01 FEB 2018
Senior secondary students from Niue, Cook Islands and Hawaii are expected to spice up this year's ASB Polyfest with guest appearances on several stages.
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01 FEB 2018
Pacific people are among the country's most rapidly growing populations.
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01 FEB 2018
Hopes are fading as the search continues for passengers on the inter-island ferry MV Butaraoi that failed to reach Betio 13 days ago.
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