Pacific Beat

Pacific Beat

189 episodes

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

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What might 2024 look like for men's rugby union in the Pacific?

Published: Jan. 4, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 11 seconds

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Vanuatu on high alert as destructive armyworm threatens corn farms

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 34 seconds

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Is sea level rise a death sentence for low-lying coral islands? These scientists don't think so

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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Vanuatu cornfields the new battlefield as biosecurity officials begin fight against armyworm

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 29 seconds

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PNG gives green light for Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 53 seconds

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Questions raised over moves by PNG MPs to control district grants

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds

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Data reveals impact of Australia's aid on gender equality in the Pacific

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds

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Hilda Heine defeats incumbent in a narrow win to secure second term as Marshall's president

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 7 seconds

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Calls grow louder for Samoa to buy its own jet plane

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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Developer's plan to block access to locals fuels further controversy over Fiji casino proposal

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 33 seconds

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Controversy as Fiji casino developers say locals won't be allowed in

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 19 seconds

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Solomon Islands PM named Pacific person of the year by long running publication

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Security treaties, diplomatic visits mark big news year for PNG

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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Good weather ahead for New Year's celebrations across the Pacific

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds

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PNG's largest goldmine reopens as government pushes for better returns

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 50 seconds

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Palau waiting for funds three months on after inking US deal

Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds

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French government moves towards changing voting laws in New Caledonia

Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 38 seconds

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Chris Alosio says leading the Siva in Next Goal Wins was a highlight

Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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Palau waits as funding from new compact deal with the United States stalls

Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 50 seconds

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Kiribati by-election raises red flags six months ahead of national elections

Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 40 seconds

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Rabuka: Walking a 'tight rope' to keep coalition government in place

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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Artists embark on reviving 'sleeping' Pacific tradition

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 8 seconds

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Calls for better health coverage as Pacific worker scheme grows

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 1 second

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Rabuka: Walking a 'tightrope' to keep coalition government in place

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 52 seconds

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Honey harvest for Fiji first timers

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 14 seconds

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Vanuatu Cricket's new CEO keen to grow the sport at home and on the international stage

Published: March 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
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'No slowing down' of military presence in Mariana Islands

Published: March 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds

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US plans to build new Pacific missile deterrent after China threat

Published: March 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Ex-pat communities rally round to support PNG Hunters and Fiji's Kaiviti Silktails

Published: March 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds

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PNG church leader calls for public to follow new restrictions

Published: March 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

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Pacific Beat: Thursday

Published: March 17, 2021, 7:01 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours

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"Just stay home": PNG health worker urges caution as hospital system suffers under COVID-19 strain

Published: March 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds

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Fiji PM kills off controversial police law

Published: March 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds

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Asylum seekers in PNG test positive to coronavirus, prompting calls for them to be brought to Australia

Published: March 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 48 seconds

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Tensions between cultural and western democracy persist in Samoa

Published: March 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds

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Pacific Beat: Wednesday

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours

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Polystyrene and plastic ban sees Samoan business pivot

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds

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From Fiji via South Auckland to Brisbane: Queensland Reds' new Super W coach

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds

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Styrofoam and plastic ban sees Samoan business pivot

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds

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Pacific: A year of COVID-19 told by a tattoo artist, women's rights activist

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 11 seconds

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PNG to announce COVID-19 'isolation strategy' detail as Australia diverts vaccines

Published: March 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 22 seconds

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Pacific Beat: Tuesday

Published: March 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours

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Calls for Australia to fast track vaccines to PNG as COVID-19 numbers rise rapidly

Published: March 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds

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Pacific Beat: Monday

Published: March 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours

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Protesters support man facing extradition to Samoa over alleged plot to kill Prime Minister

Published: March 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds

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Brazel tasked with helping Fiji Netball climb back up world ladder

Published: March 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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PNG pays tribute to Sir Michael Somare with hand, hair and oil portraits

Published: March 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds

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French Polynesia: Report finds French Government 'concealed' extent of nuclear fallout

Published: March 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 25 seconds

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Pacific Beat: Friday

Published: March 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours

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Fiji NRL's interim CEO calls for creation of Pacific All-Stars team

Published: March 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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Urgent calls to help Kiribati island community without fresh water for three months

Published: March 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 3 seconds

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UNICEF says Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are weeks away from first COVID-19 vaccines

Published: March 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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Call to cancel state funeral for PNG's first Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare amid surging COVID-19 cases

Published: March 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

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Growing number of Filipino sailors claim they've been left stranded in Fiji by Goundar Shipping

Published: March 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Kiribati: Urgent calls to help island community without fresh water for three months

Published: March 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 3 seconds

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Solomon Islands to vaccinate border communities

Published: March 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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PNG Emergency doctor shares frontline experience with rising COVID-19 cases

Published: March 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds

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Pacific: Sexual assault 'a major issue' in development sector, worker says

Published: March 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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Papua New Guinea COVID cases surge

Published: March 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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NZ and UNDP criticised over connection to controversial Fiji police law

Published: March 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

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PNG Governor Gary Juffa says COVID-19 is 'horrible' and urges authorities to speed up vaccines

Published: March 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Top PNG and Solomon Islands weightlifters could be back in Australia by April

Published: March 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds

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Pacific women breaking stereotypes and cultural norms through surfing

Published: March 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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Australian doctor says PNG's rural people more worried about malaria and TB than COVID-19

Published: March 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds

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Bougainville's COVID-19 outbreak likely to be worse than figures show says health minister

Published: March 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 12 seconds

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Australia to trial home quarantine for Pacific seasonal workers

Published: March 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

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Women in the Pacific at the forefront of pearl farming

Published: March 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 44 seconds

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New powers for police spark some community concern in Fiji

Published: March 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Ok Tedi Mining halts flights to Cairns as concern grows over PNG COVID-19 infections

Published: March 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

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Rugby World Cup postponement a boost for Samoa's qualifying hopes

Published: March 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 37 seconds

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Large protests in Papua Province over Indonesia's special autonomy policy and move to create new provinces

Published: March 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 40 seconds

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Social media helps connect Tongan artisans to new customers

Published: March 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds

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Samoan MP calls Commission of Inquiry into MPs' conduct a "gross misuse of power"

Published: March 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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"They think it's a white man's disease": Bougainvilleans not worried by surge in COVID-19 cases

Published: March 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds

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Fiji: Church minister stood down as police investigate allegations of child sexual abuse

Published: March 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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Fiji Silktails building momentum ahead of NSW Rugby League season opener

Published: March 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 8 seconds

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Dame Meg Taylor remembers Sir Michael Somare

Published: March 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds

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Talanoa Tuesday: Tackling vaccine hesitancy

Published: March 1, 2021, 7:02 p.m.
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Styrofoam ban now in effect in Samoa

Published: March 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
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PNG political registrar's 'dead' parties claim draws ire after MPs switch teams

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Faith leaders play important role in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 57 seconds

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Oceania Weightlifting Institute reopens in Australia but with lone athlete

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

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Pacific workers absconding has "increased exponentially" since COVID-19

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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Sir Michael Somare breaks with tradition, wishing to be buried in East Sepik

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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Friday Forum: Leofaoalii Dion Enari and Inez Fainga'a Manu-Sione

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 44 seconds

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Possible 2032 Brisbane Olympics Games a boost for Pacific athletes

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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ITF says 'abandoned' Filipino sailors treated like slaves in Fiji

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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"I will volunteer": PNG Pandemic Controller puts hand up to be immunised after COVID-19 diagnosis

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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PNG reacts to news of Sir Michael Somare's death

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 8 seconds

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Marshall Islands US Ambassador Gerald Zackios indicates 'no easy way back' into PIF for Micronesia

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds

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Vanuatu Deputy PM wants answers from Australia over sacked seasonal workers

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

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Cook Island opposition claim they were locked out of sea bed mining consultations

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 46 seconds

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Filipino sailors say Fiji shipping company abandoned them

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Calls from Vanuatu for Australian to help it's vaccination rollout to boost failing economy

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 23 seconds

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PNG Hunters vice-captain in good spirits as squad bunkers down in quarantine ahead of Queensland Cup kick-off

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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Kaikai Kona: Fijian food memories with Dillon Kesur

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds

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PNG leaders call for prayers for first Prime Minister Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds

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China to aid Kiribati in developing Fiji land

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

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Australia Pacific Training Coalition boss plays down concerns over graduates struggling to find paid work

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds

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What's behind increased quake activity under the Pacific, and close to Vanuatu?

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

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Pacific news companies fear financial loss after Facebook bans news in Australia

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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Concerns raised over lack of COVID-19 vaccine translations in Pacific languages

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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Fijian workers help Aussie country rugby club win local tournament for first time

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds

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Survivor winner believes COVID-19 risk is low for Fiji production

Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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Pasifika diaspora using new social media platform to share stories and traditional knowledge

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 22 seconds

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Pacific media warns Facebook ban on Australian news could have serious effects in the region

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 17 seconds

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Plans to revive 'dormant' industrial fishing zone in Madang

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 3 seconds

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Marshall Islands powers ahead with COVID-19 vaccinations

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 58 seconds

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Expectations new New Caledonian government could boost 'yes' vote for independence

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

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Is New Caledonia about to elect a pro-independence government?

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 27 seconds

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USP council unable to address leadership crisis

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 27 seconds

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New Caledonia elects pro-independence government

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 36 seconds

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Message of climate change and resilience in Fiji photograph selected in prestigious global competition

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 29 seconds

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Professor says USP has become 'toxic' under Ahluwalia and he's resigning after death threats

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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Super League kick off a catalyst for Fiji's push for 2023 women's soccer World Cup

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 22 seconds

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Tamil refugee flown from Nauru to Australia with serious injuries

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 43 seconds

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PNG health officials warn unproven 'miracle drug' could harm consumers

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

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Campaign to win Solomon Islanders over to surfing

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 53 seconds

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Major PNG gas project gets greenlight but landowners want issues resolved

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

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Fiji passes new cybercrime laws but an expert says help will be needed to enforce them

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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Young Pacific islanders worried by Pacific Islands Forum split

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 49 seconds

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Former Australian Prime Minister warns China could take advantage of PIF instability

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 32 seconds

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‘Kapaemahu’ clears first round of Oscars shortlist, becoming first Hawaiian animated short to do so

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 9 seconds

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'Scenic flights' in New Caledonia encourage domestic tourism but angers environmentalist

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds

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Widespread concern over tsunami alert failure in Fiji and Vanuatu

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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Global support saves Port Moresby Nature Park from permanent closure after COVID-19 impact

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 3 seconds

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Māori academic weighs in on necktie row, arguing there are bigger issues of disparity

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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PNG: COVID-19 vaccination could begin next month

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds

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Australia's Pacific Minister says government will continue dialogue with Micronesian bloc over PIF withdrawal

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 46 seconds

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Pyramid scheme's loot stolen from Solomon police lock-up

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 49 seconds

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PNG Hunters set up their own COVID-19 training protocols to avoid further delays in making switch to Australia

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Bougainville president says Panguna mine moratorium remains in place

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 40 seconds

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Micronesian nations to quit Pacific's peak regional body, leaving it in disarray

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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Pacific Islanders classified with 'Asian Americans' fear being 'erased'

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 22 seconds

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Lobbying to stop sale of Westpac's PNG operations

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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Tonga's candidate for PIF secretary-general says rancour highlights "fractured" region

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 27 seconds

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Tokelauan artist uses painting to preserve culture

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 23 seconds

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USP students fear for their safety after Vice chancellor deported

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds

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Pacific Islands Forum future on the line at critical meeting of Micronesian leaders

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 50 seconds

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Claims of human rights breached in USP Vice Chancellor deportation from Fiji

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds

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PNG: Hospitals struggling to keep up with demand since introduction of free health care

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds

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Maori community in Melbourne prepares to celebrate Waitangi Day

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds

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Samoa sea snail success

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 1 second

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Late night vote puts Cook Islands' Henry Puna in as new Secretary General

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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Vanuatu's former prime minister Charlot Salwai avoids prison after being convicted of perjury

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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Micronesian President flags quitting Pacific Island forum over SG election.

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 56 seconds

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Deported Pacific university VC claims no wrong doing

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

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Health experts warn about typhoid in cyclone aftermath in Fiji

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 9 seconds

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Pacific island leaders meet virtually to decide on new PIF Secretary General amid intense division

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds

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19 dead and hundreds displaced by tribal violence in PNG

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

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New Pacific cyber safety campaign rolled out across four countries

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Thousands of Samoans move to Australia every year, but they aren't coming direct

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 51 seconds

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Zaira community fends off another attempt to log their untouched forest in Solomon Islands

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds

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Fiji's iconic Ivi tree damaged during Cyclone Ana

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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New study highlights need for more family planning support in PNG with 1 in 2 pregnancies 'unintended'

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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Law expert pushes for ancient NZ Polynesian sites to be given World Heritage status

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds

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Language expert suggests bilingual language learning in PNG more effective

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds

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No solution in sight for Solomon Islands' football stadium deadlock

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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Former Fijian politician who escaped captivity in 2000 coup now advocates against nuclear weapons

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

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Massive coral colony discovered in American Samoa

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 43 seconds

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PNG's tax chief warns he'll prosecute cheats

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds

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Olympic hopes of Fiji rugby sevens star Sevuloni Mocenacagi in jeopardy

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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Gladys saw her grandparents island sink beneath rising sea levels. Now she’s warning the world

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 58 seconds

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Solomon Islands: More children to be educated in local languages

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Report on Pacific governments' pandemic response raises human rights concerns

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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Scientists discover Guam's invasive snake becomes a 'lasso' to climb trees and poles

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 52 seconds

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Wagina residents fear fresh moves could lead to mining

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds

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PNG businesses struggle with a government that hasn't paid its bills and an eager tax collector

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds

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Pacific: Undocumented migrants hope for pathway to US citizenship

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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Questions over PNG's public service requirements after court ruled police chief's appointment invalid

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 26 seconds

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PNG authorities hope Australian state of Victoria will allow its workers in for summer harvest

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 46 seconds

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Pacific students evacuated from Wuhan reflect on life a year since the COVID-19 began

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds

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Solomons' community devastated by road deaths in Australia

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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Greater contributions to UN peacekeeping could be revenue raiser for the Pacific

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 1 second

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Solomons' dive capital turns to young divers to revive tourism and protect ocean

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 9 seconds

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Aunty Rose Elu in running for Australian Senior of the Year for work tackling climate change

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 42 seconds

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Sista Stanap Strong, helping Vanautu's women writers shine.

Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds

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Pacific Islands may not finish rolling out COVID vaccines until 2025

Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 23 seconds

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US Pasifika community leader reacts to President Biden’s inauguration

Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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Treasured Fijian iguana recovering after Cyclone Yasa

Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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Small number of PNG workers heading to Australia for seasonal work first time since start of COVID-19 pandemic

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds

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Scrutiny expected as Fiji wins UN Human Rights Council Presidency

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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New documentary 'Dawn Raid' charts rise and fall of legendary NZ label

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds

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Praise for Dame Meg Taylor as Pacific Islands Forum sets a meeting to appoint new Secretary General

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds

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Various options on the table to speed up number of Pacific seasonal workers in Australia to save summer harvest

Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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Balancing compassion and security can be tough during pandemic says lawyer

Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Solomon Islanders welcome government's Facebook ban backflip

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds

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Northern Marianas continues COVID-19 vaccine roll out

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 26 seconds

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Celebrating and preserving the language diversity on Vanuatu's Malekula Island

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes

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Will 2021 prove to be as unpredictable as 2020 in the Pacific and the world?

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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Tongan PM survives a motion of no confidence

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 44 seconds

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Call for help turns into nightmare for sailors charged with breaching COVID-19 restrictions in Solomon Islands

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 55 seconds

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China and Australia set to face off in Pacific media geo-political competition

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds

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Public health expert warns the Pacific isn't equipped to deal with new UK strain of COVID-19

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds

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Thousands face eviction from settlement in PNG capital within weeks

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds

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Silver lining to COVID-19 pandemic's impact on cyclone response

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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Dog population booms on island with no vet

Published: Jan. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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Brand new Samoan-Australian teen TV actor encourages others to consider acting over rugby

Published: Jan. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 2 seconds

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Son's cancer diagnosis inspired Tongan-Australian woman to become a registered nurse

Published: Jan. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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Canberra's Fijian community shocked but not divided over gang rape case

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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New Pasifika supernatural web series launches

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds

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PNG aviation investigators say drug plane was damaged before crash with 500kg of cocaine on board

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 23 seconds

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Fiji's kava industry counting the cost of Cyclone Yasa

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Scholarships to improve girls' education in Solomon Islands

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes

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ADF observes COVID protocols as it helps rebuild areas of Fiji devastated by Cyclone Yasa

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Fiji's SODELPA party faces internal friction

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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Children among 15 feared dead in PNG landslide

Published: Dec. 30, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds

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Mata'afa Keni Lesa retires as editor of Samoa Observer

Published: Dec. 30, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 22 seconds

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Charity calls for governments to intervene over stranded seafarers

Published: Dec. 30, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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More than 10 people buried alive in major PNG landslide

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds

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PNG community groups slam sand mining project consultation process, environment risk

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

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