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How this Pacific paradise is remaking itself after a deadly quake

Port Vila is rebuilding after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake — and residents see an opportunity to increase the city's tourism appeal.
Men and children walk or stand on a small beach of yellow sand with palm trees fronting turquoise waters.

Published: Location: VanuatuTopic: Earthquakes

No-confidence motion against Solomons PM withdrawn

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he's ready to get back to work after winning the latest political battle over the country's leadership.
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, wearing a suit, smiles at the camera.
Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: World Politics

Albanese win a collective sight of relief for the Pacific: academic

A senior Pacific academic says Anthony Albanese's return as Australian Prime Minister has been welcomed in the Pacific diaspora community and the wider region. 
A man smiles at the camera.
Duration: 20 minutes 11 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Government and Politics

Fiji's Baby Pearls gear up for 2025 Netball World Youth Cup after Queensland wins

Fiji's Baby Pearls under-21 netball team's head coach says its recent wins at the Queensland Netball Ruby North competition were invaluable experiences as the team gears up for its Netball World Youth Cup campaign.
Girls in baby blue netball uniforms and bibs stand and kneel in lines on a netball court.

Published: Location: FijiTopic: Netball

Does the ADF want its own version of the UK's Gurkha warriors?

Australia could get its own version of the UK's decorated Gurkha warriors under a new security treaty expected to allow PNG citizens to join the ADF.
A soldier from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force aims his long back gun at an angle.

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Defence Forces

More than 7,000 women and newborns treated on hospital floor

One of PNG's most respected and longstanding doctors says thousands of women have been treated on the floor of the country's main hospital due to a lack of beds and maternity spaces, with capacity for the neglected hospital surpassed in the 1990s.
Christina Paulus sits in a crowded hospital hallway holding her newborn with other mothers sleeping nearby.

Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth

'Inherently destructive': Trump's deep-sea mining order sparks backlash

Scientists and legal experts warn against commercial deep-sea mining as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order opening up both US and international waters.
A map highlights locations in the north Pacific Ocean, near Hawai'i

Published: Location: HawaiiTopic: Mining Environmental Issues

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Tourists are flocking back to Port Vila as the city rebuilds from its December 17 earthquake.

Some residents say Port Vila's reconstruction effort is an opportunity to rethink the city.
Men and children walk or stand on a small beach of yellow sand with palm trees fronting turquoise waters.

Topic: Earthquakes

Solomon Islands PM holds off leadership challenge

The opposition has now withdrawn a no-confidence motion against Jeremiah Manele.
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

Topic: World Politics

Thousands of women left on the floor after giving birth in PNG's main hospital

In Papua New Guinea's main hospital, women are being forced to give birth on the floor due to a lack of beds.
Treated on hospital floor: Women sit on the floor of a hospital corridor holding their newborn babies
Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Topic: Pregnancy and Childbirth

Get to know the two All Blacks legends leading Moana Pasifika

As the Super Rugby season nears its end, we caught up with two All Blacks legends leading Moana Pasifika
A man with no shirt kneeling next to a man wearing an ula and white hoodie next to a man with a red ula kneeling on the right

Topic: Rugby Union

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