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'You make the nation proud': Solomon Islands women's team celebrated after OFC triumph
RNZ
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July 22, 2025
Solomon Islands celebrate their second goal during the OFC 2025 Women's Nations Cup against reigning champions Papua New Guinea in Suva. 19 July 2025 Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Solomon Islands women's soccer team has been praised by both the...
A SHOW OF PACIFIC POLICE UNITY & COLLABORATION
PNG Haus Bung
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July 22, 2025
The unity and cooperation of policing in the pacific region was represented this morning at the inaugural Pacific Police Band Tattoo 2025, showcasing a brilliant performance and display of police bands in union at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in...
Meet 25 young people changing Aotearoa and the world
The Spinoff
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July 17, 2025
From poets to Paralympians and policymakers, this year’s YWCA Y25 list celebrates some of Aotearoa’s most inspirational young people Illustrations by Kerilyn Clarke. Every year, the pool of nominees for Y25 grows bigger and stronger. In its six...
Remembering Bidwell Mansion
Chico Enterprise Record - California
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July 21, 2025
CHICO — For Tim Simonds, driving down The Esplanade past Bidwell Mansion is heart wrenching, as it is for most passersby after the December arson fire destroyed the iconic home of Chico founders John and Annie Bidwell. But Simonds’ reaction is a...
Scotland focused on big picture with Fiji clash key to world ranking
The Press
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Townsend has stressed the importance of the fixture as well as the upcoming clash with Samoa as Scotland look to lock in a top-six ranking ahead of the draw for the 2027 World Cup in Australia in December. Currently ranked seventh, his side want...
Parvati Shallow Is More than a Villain
New York Mag
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July 8, 2025
Photo: Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images To reality TV fans, Parvati Shallow is more than a Survivor winner. She’s a legend, schemer extraordinaire, and (on The Traitors, at least) wearer of iconic sparkly headbands. Known for her skillful...
‘BUD & DENI’: Jamaica Moana’s homage to home and family
Pacific Media Network
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Unapologetic creative expression is flowing from West Sydney to South Auckland as a Māori Sāmoan rapper intrigues the music industry. Jamaica Moana (Ngāpuhi/Tainui, Sāmoa) is a gifted multidisciplinary non-binary artist whose career as a singer,...
League versus union: Australia’s rugby diplomacy needs a game plan
The Interpreter
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July 7, 2025
As sure as night follows day, Australia finds itself drawn into strategic competition with China in the Pacific – this time in a domain entirely of its own design. News broke last week that the governments of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are preparing to...
Amazing finish for an amazing team
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas closed out its campaign in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau with a bang, winning a gold medal in the half marathon and a bronze in 3x3 basketball on Wednesday. Northern Marianas Athletics’...
Macomb County library events week of July 19 and beyond
Macomb Daily - Michigan
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July 20, 2025
Center Line Public Library • Baby and toddler play group 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Children up to 36 months and their caregivers participate in stories, songs and play. • Storytime at 11 a.m. Wednesdays or 5 p.m. Thursdays. Stories and a craft for ages 0...
Ringing endorsement for Kangaroos coach
Cairns Post
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July 21, 2025
Kangaroos skipper Isaah Yeo is too young to remember much about Kevin Walters as a player, but he can’t wait to be coached by the Broncos legend, who is expected to be announced as the Australian coach for this year’s Ashes series. Walters will...
Tonga joins first Pacific Police Tattoo in PNG
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 21, 2025
The Royal Tonga Police Band is in Papua New Guinea for the first-ever Pacific Police Band Tattoo, scheduled for tomorrow 22 July. This major event in Port Moresby brings together police bands from eight Pacific nations to celebrate law enforcement...
King Charles shatters 100 year-old royal tradition to usher in modern monarchy: experts
Fox News
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Royal photographer Chris Jackson is revealing the stories behind some of his most iconic images in a new book titled "Charles III: A King and His Queen." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After more than 100 years, King Charles is...
The Wailers take Guam crowd to new heights
The Guam Daily Post
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Thousands gathered at Gov. Joseph Flores Memorial Beach Park on Saturday night as The Wailers, the iconic reggae band, headlined for the first time on Guam. They delivered a packed show that spread messages of hope, unity and love - carrying on...
Wāhine Māori rally for their Pacific sisters - and push for their own place in rugby history
Te Ao Maori News
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As Samoa and Fiji gear up for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, their final prep matches have come with powerful support. A group of wāhine Māori have banded together, some even coming out of retirement, to help their Pacific sisters get...
Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
The Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by the Singapore Cricket Association, is scheduled to commence on Friday, July 18, and conclude on Saturday, July 26. Over the span of eight days, 13 matches will be played at the Singapore...
The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025: vote for your favourite holiday companies and destinations to win £118,150 worth of prizes
The Times
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It’s no exaggeration to say Brits are obsessed with travel. In 2023, we made more than 86 million trips overseas, according to the Office for National Statistics — bouncing between city breaks, beach holidays to ever-more exotic destinations and...
Tahiti unstoppable at Palau Mini Games as competition nears end - in pictures
RNZ
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July 6, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games closing ceremony will be held on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games Tahiti has surged ahead at the multi-sport regional competition, with a medal haul of 53 gold, 32 silver and 18...
Aotearoa's i-Kiribati community honours language and culture
Pacific Media Network
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Thousands of i-Kiribati people across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language Week, which is now in its fifth year. The celebrations kicked off on Sunday in Wellington at Pataka Art and Museum,...
Pacific Police Band Tattoo set to begin
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 19, 2025
THE Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary will begin a series of events such as the Pacific Police Band Tattoo to commemorate the country’s Golden Jubilee Independence Anniversary next week. The opening of these series of events will be at Ela Beach...