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This evening the Cronulla Sharks will debut their historic 'Tangata Moana' Pasifika jersey
This evening the Cronulla Sharks NRL team will debut their historic 'Tangata Moana' Pasifika jersey when they run out against the Warriors at home, honouring and acknowledging the Sharks Pasifika players who have laid down the foundation for the…
Published: Location: SydneyTopic: Rugby League
Solomon Islands bars Taiwan delegation, sparks alarm ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
The Solomon Islands government blocked a group of Taiwanese officials from entering the Pacific country earlier this year, stirring fresh concerns in Taipei that it might be locked out of a key regional meeting in Honiara later this year.
Published: Location: Solomon IslandsTopic: World Politics
PNG arrest warrant issued for Australian anti-corruption boss
Papua New Guinea's peak anti-corruption body is on the brink of implosion, senior staff say, as its Australian and New Zealand bosses accuse each other of criminal activity.
Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Anti Corruption Agencies
Crash-landed and salvaged from the jungle, WWII bomber returns home
Eight decades after it was last in the sky, and four since it was taken from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II bomber returns to Port Moresby from Queensland.
Published: Location: BrisbaneTopic: World War 2
Māori Party MPs receive record suspensions over haka protest
New Zealand's parliament hands record suspensions to three Indigenous Māori MPs after they performed a haka to protest a controversial bill last year.
Published: Location: New ZealandTopic: Foreign Affairs
Terrier-sized 'woolly' rat caught on camera for first time
A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea's highlands for the first time.
Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Ecology
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PNG is abundant in natural energy resources — so why does it struggle with blackouts?
From Yonki hydropower plant in the Eastern Highlands to Warangoi in the Niugini Islands, Papua New Guinea is a nation abundant in natural energy resources — yet consistently grapples with an unreliable electricity supply.
Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds
Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Government
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