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‘The Pacific is not a sacrifice zone’: Youth draw red line on climate action at Pre-COP31

Miliana Iga tells negotiators in Fiji that 1.5°C is a survival threshold and calls for young people and frontline communities to have a real say in climate decisions.

Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct

Health •

Tonga

Pacific dialysis patient among cases behind $70m Health NZ debt

The Tongan man was granted a visa to continue treatment in Aotearoa as Te Whatu Ora tries to recover unpaid costs from visitors and migrants.

Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct

Pacific Region

‘Pregnancy and birth are a new faultline’ as extreme heat puts Pacific mothers at risk

New Wellcome survey finds 73 per cent of maternal health professionals are seeing more heat-related complications as the United Nations calls for maternity care to be built into climate planning.

Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct

Local Democracy Reporting

'Healing starts with coming together': Papatoetoe holds vigil for children and father

A resident’s request prompted Ōtara-Papatoetoe local leaders to organise a vigil for the community to grieve the deaths of two children and their father while respecting the family’s wishes for privacy.

Taelegalolo'u Mary AfemataTue, 06 Oct

Election •

Fiji

Electoral Commission in Fiji weighs election campaign pause as referendum looms

Overseas Fijians can now apply for postal voting as the EC looks at how to manage two national votes and legal concerns over the referendum process.

Elenoa TuragaiviuTue, 06 Oct

Business

Japan looks to Pacific workers as labour shortage continues

The government says more foreign workers are needed in sectors like agriculture, nursing care, and construction.

Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct

Election

Pacific women have waited long enough for equal pay in NZ, says former commissioner

Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo says caring is skilled work and government must stop treating fair pay as a cost.

Thomas Tarurongo WynneTue, 06 Oct

Pacific Region •

Tonga

Tonga uses anti-terror law for the first time to convict gang leader

Australian deportee Eneasi Taumoefolau faces up to 25 years after a court found he helped establish a chapter of the outlaw motorcycle gang, Comancheros.

Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct

Pacific Region •

Vanuatu •

New Caledonia

‘Vanuatu is not for sale’: Government hits back at New Caledonian MP

The row comes as Port Vila pushes its claim over Matthew and Hunter Islands.

Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct

Environment •

Tuvalu •

Fiji

'Enough talk': Tuvalu wants Pre-COP31 leaders to turn what they see into action

Leaders visiting Funafuti are seeing the reality of life on the climate frontline as Pacific nations push for action that reaches communities before it is too late.

PMN NewsTue, 06 Oct

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