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Pacific Region •

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Race against time: Bougainville classrooms battle El Niño water shortages

Island schools face an October deadline to secure daily drinking supplies and implement strict safety measures or face complete shutdown.

PMN NewsTue, 20 Oct

Law & Order •

Papua New Guinea •

Kiribati •

Marshall Islands •

Kiribati

Washington warnings mount as four Pacific nations risk loss of US aid

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands face looming funding threats unless local leaders crack down on logging and fishing exploitation.

Christine RovoiTue, 20 Oct

Pacific Region •

Palau •

Tuvalu

'We are big ocean states': PIF rebukes critics over pre-COP attendance fixation

Pacific Islands Forum chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr challenges Australia's media while Tuvalu raises alarms over ongoing fossil fuel expansion.

PMN NewsTue, 20 Oct

Health •

Vanuatu

Vanuatu slams door on airport HIV testing despite Fiji health crisis

Authorities in Port Vila warn their hospital system cannot cope with a major outbreak but insist protecting human rights and constitutional privacy rules comes first.

Christine RovoiTue, 20 Oct

Sports •

Tonga

From Ōtara, NZ to Los Angeles: David Liti lifts up the next generation

The Tongan-born Commonwealth champion is targeting a third Olympic appearance while building a sanctuary for young South Auckland athletes.

Elton Lonaratha JnrMon, 19 Oct

Sports

'Watch out': Silver Ferns issue clear warning to Diamonds ahead of Christchurch clash

New Zealand have set their sights on a 2-0 Constellation Cup lead as a reshaped defence prepares to tighten the screws on Australia.

Brooke FonotiMon, 19 Oct

Sports •

Kiribati •

Fiji

Kiribati clean up in Suva as Fiji Open delivers reality check ahead of 2027 Pacific Games

A visiting 10-player badminton squad stunned local contenders by taking home three titles and serving a timely reality check to the hosts as the region builds towards Tahiti next year.

Elton Lonaratha JnrMon, 19 Oct

Environment •

Cook Islands

‘Calm before the storm’: Cook Islands official recounts cyclone’s arrival in Rarotonga

As the category 2 storm tracks south, local leaders report Aitutaki has emerged relatively unscathed despite heavy lagoon surges, power cuts, and coastal warnings.

PMN NewsMon, 19 Oct

Health

Pacific health leader pushes for bowel screening to start at 35

Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau shares her family’s painful journey to explain why lowering the testing age to 56 leaves too many Pacific people behind.

Khalia StrongMon, 19 Oct

Language & Culture •

Niue

'Pacific offers solutions': Collin Tukuitonga leads global charge as Niue Language Week begins

The distinguished Niuean scholar and public health champion urges the region to speak with confidence on global climate action, health equity, and Indigenous knowledge.

PMN NewsMon, 19 Oct

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