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Traditional voyage from Rarotonga to Hawai'i sets sail ahead of cultural festival
Twenty-five days at sea navigating with traditional methods on a vaka wouldn't be foreign to our ancestors — and it's the reality for 16 Cook Islanders just days into their voyage to Hawai'i.
Published: Location: PacificTopic: Culture
Cecelia has created a women-only gym in Papua New Guinea — and it's a hit
Cecelia Kanawi was always intimidated to exercise in public, so she started her own women-only gym in her backyard — and now it's attracting huge interest across Port Moresby.
Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Sport
Hundreds stranded amidst Air Vanuatu liquidation
Hundreds of travellers are still stranded after Vanuatu's national carrier, Air Vanuatu, was placed into voluntary liquidation last week, with Australian firm Ernst & Young appointed as the airline's voluntary liquidator.
Published: Location: VanuatuTopic: Travel and Tourism (Lifestyle and Leisure)
Mixed reactions to former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama's sentencing
Many in Fiji are still coming to terms with the jailing of former prime minister Frank Bainimarama.
Published: Location: FijiTopic: Courts and Trials
These returnees to Tonga arrived as strangers to their own land — now they're helping fight a drug crisis
Many people deported to Tonga arrive with few connections to the country — a trend experts say is fuelling the country's drug problem. But a group of returnees are using their own experiences to help others find their feet in the Pacific country.
Published: Location: TongaTopic: Immigration Policy
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We hear from medical volunteers stranded in Tanna due to Air Vanuatu liquidation
Ricco Yasso is currently stranded in Tanna due to the Air Vanuatu situation with a group of medical volunteers who are trying to get back to Port Vila to then return to Australia.
Topic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Pacific Break 2023
Pacific Break winner Ju Ben's performance at WOMADelaide Festival
From the beautiful island of Fiji to the international stage in Australia, the 25-year-old sugar cane machine operator turned music sensation rocked the Adelaide stage.
Topic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)