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Fijian Drua lock Isoa Nasilasila will celebrate his fiftieth cap with the club when he plays against the Reds this Saturday

For Fijian Drua lock, Isoa Nasilasila, rugby union wasn't his first choice of sport growing up — not even his second. Fast forward 15 years and he's one of the Fijian Drua's most capped players.
A man wearing a blue Fijian Drua jersey with a beard and curly hair smiles at the camera holding a Player of the Match sign

Published: Location: FijiTopic: Rugby Union

Samoa's Parliament to be dissolved on 3rd June

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is staying tight lipped about whether she'll form a new party to contest the upcoming snap election or run as an independent.
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Duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Political Leadership

Making his mark: This Tongan artist creates kupesi from sound waves

Nesia Daily spoke with Tongan multidisciplinary artist Dr Sione Faletau who has combined his skills in digital art, audio engineering, and coding to create visual representations of sound in the form of kupesi - the Tongan patterns found on ngatu. 
A biography photo of a Tongan man in his 40s in a grey shirt against a dark grey wall
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Events

Speaking English still makes me feel shaky like turbulence

I want to improve my English so I can study aviation and aerospace design.
A teenage boy with black curly hair looks away into the distance in front of a green fern plant and an airport in the background
Duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds

Published: Location: KalgoorlieTopic: Education

Extension of Australia's largest oil and gas project a "slap in the face" for Pacific

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, prompting outrage from Pacific MPs and climate advocates. 
An aerial shot of a commercial gas facility on the coast.
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds

Published: Location: KarrathaTopic: Oil and Gas

Timor Leste president met with survivors of convicted paedophile

Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta says a meeting with the survivors of convicted paedophile Richard Daschbach's did not influence his decision not to grant the American a presidential pardon.
Ramos Horta Timor leste reuters
Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Political Leadership

Cricket PNG looking to Lae and the provinces in search for new talent

Cricket's focus in PNG has been on Port Moresby for some time now, but recently appointed development manager, Henao Samual, is keen to establish new player pathways in the Highlands, and fulfil the Lae Association's wish for a turf wicket.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Cricket

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Isoa Nasilasila is about to become one of the first Fijian Drua players to reach 50 caps when he runs out against the Reds on Saturday

Isoa Nasilasila didn't get picked for his school rugby league or AFL team so he gave union a shot and fast forward to now, he's about to become one of the first Fijian Drua players to reach 50 caps. 
A man wearing a blue Fijian Drua jersey with a beard and curly hair smiles at the camera holding a Player of the Match sign

Topic: Rugby Union

Early Samoan election after Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's failed budget

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa called for an early election in Samoa after the annual budget failed to pass in parliament.
Pacific's 'Iron Lady' Falls: Fiame Naomi Mata'afa smiles with a red flower behind her ear, and Samoan flag behind her.
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds

Topic: Elections

Jesse Sene-Lefao's men's movement

Jesse Sene-Lefao shares his mission to change the game for Pacific men's mental health, where rates of distress are high, but support-seeking is still low.
Footy player Jesse Sene-Lefao wears orange uniform. Stands in stadium, smiles down at kids.

Alcohol 'poisoning' victim speaks after near-death experience

Woman talks about being taken to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning after drinking pina coladas at Fiji's Warwick Resort resort's pool bar.
Methanol Poisoning. Image of dark rum bottle, pineapple and yellow cocktail in a glass. Image of two women wearing shorts .
Duration: 5 minutes 9 seconds

Topic: Alcohol

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