Four Tongan RSE workers who were badly injured in a bus crash, after arriving in New Zealand this morning, Sunday, remain in hospital tonight. Twelve of the 32 workers on the bus were treated for injuries, and eight were discharged. Many came from Foa, in Ha'apai.
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Sunday 3 November 2024
Auckland, New Zealand
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Friday 1 November 2024
Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the World Bank launched a handbook to strengthen coastal State enforcement of fisheries law in the Pacific region, today, at the FFA Headquarters in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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Thursday 31 October 2024
Nadi, Fiji
Tourism, climate, and conservation practitioners gathered in Nadi, Fiji, in a Building Island Climate Resilience and Sustainable Tourism workshop, to share experiences and develop practices aimed at building climate resilience in the sustainable and regenerative tourism sector.
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Wednesday 30 October 2024
Honiara, Solomon Islands
A state-of-the-art design for a new Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre (RFSC) was unveiled at the Pacific Island Forum Agency (FFA) headquarters in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 25 October 2024.
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Monday 28 October 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Commonwealth countries adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration for One Resilient Common Future, which calls on all 56 Commonwealth nations to protect and restore the ocean in the face of severe climate change, pollution, and impacts related to over-exploitation.
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku is leading a high-level Forum Troika in New Caledonia this week, on a mission to conduct fact-findings on the situation on ground in New Caledonia.
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Saturday 26 October 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is the first Pacific Island country to conduct household surveys to collect data on the lives of women and children, under a new round of statistical surveys being undertaken in the region. Expected to be completed in December 2024, the household survey will cover a wide range of indicators, including health, education, and child protection, providing a holistic view of the nation’s progress since the last survey in 2019.
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Thursday 24 October 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australian Tongans will welcome HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho as their guest of honour on Queensland Tonga Day, a day-long celebration commemorating the establishment of the Tongan Constitution, to be held at the Bill Norris Oval in Beenleigh, Australia, on 2 November 2024.
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Wednesday 23 October 2024
Apia, Samoa
Strong political commitment, partnerships and community involvement are needed to tackle the global health challenges posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health issues in the Commonwealth, was the message from a side event held at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, today.
Monday 21 October 2024
Alofi, Niue
The Government of Niue marked 50 years of self-governance on 19 October 2024, celebrating its sovereignty and achievements, since gaining its independence in 1974.
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Monday 21 October 2024
London, UK
A new fellowship programme for Small Island Developing States was launched by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) this week in Samoa. The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme is supported by King Charles III.
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Monday 21 October 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku and three Cabinet Ministers will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa this week.
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Friday 18 October 2024
Manila, Philippines
Ahead of the seventy-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala led the launch of a new report tracking progress in the Region on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The Regional Director also gave a preview of the expected outcomes of the Regional Committee meeting that will take place in Manila, Philippines, on 21-25 October.
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Tuesday 15 October 2024
Suva, Fiji
Growth across the Pacific has fallen to 3.6 percent in 2024, down from 5.8 percent in 2023 as the post-pandemic rebound fades, the World Bank reported today, at the launch of its latest ‘Pacific Economic Update’, calling for a major boost in investment to address the region's slowing economic growth.
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Wednesday 9 October 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The benefits and challenges of the temporary labour mobility programs to Australia and New Zealand was the topic of the Speaker’s second public debate held at Parliament House in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 4 October. While Tonga welcomes the income and social benefits brought by having over 5,000 workers overseas sending money home, the exodus of its prime workforce has led to a critical shortage of labour on farms, in businesses and in government in Tonga, while at home family breakups have increased.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Wellington, New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers were on the water at first light today to assess the wreckage of the ship, which ran on to a reef south of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday night and sunk on Sunday morning. HMNZS Manawanui is in water about 30m deep and a light oil sheen from its initial capsize is being dispersed by wind and waves, Maritime Component Commander Commodore Shane Arndell said in a NZDF statement this afternoon.
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Monday 7 October 2024
Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
A New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank on the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, after it ran aground on a reef on Saturday night. All 75 crew were evacuated, while the exact cause of the grounding is unknown. There is concern over the environmental effects, as oil is likely to spill from the sunken vessel.
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Thursday 3 October 2024
Auckland, New Zealand
As Niue celebrates its 50 years of self-government, the Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health will host its first Niue Research Symposium at Te Tai Tonga, South Auckland campus.
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Friday 27 September 2024
Suva, Fiji
Financing agreements to extend the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) for an additional four years have been signed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the governments of Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the European Investment Bank, the European Union, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and the World Bank Group, at the PRIF Management Committee Meeting that was held on Wednesday in Suva. The PRIF will be based in Suva.
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Thursday 26 September 2024
New York, USA
The climate change crisis has worsened conditions in the Pacific Islands, threatening lives, livelihood, and security its people, said PM Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, in his statement as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), on Monday, 23 September, during the UN General Assembly Summit of the Future, in New York.
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