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Pacific Update: Solomons football in spotlight, PNG at the Oscars

April 1, 2022

1News' Barbara Dreaver has our weekly news round-up from the Pacific. (Source: 1News)

Welcome to Pacific Update, our news round-up for the region.

This week we’ve got PNG at the Oscars, the Solomon Islands’ controversial new security agreement with China, the removal of VAT from some essential items in Fiji, and Niue’s taro festival.

We also look at the Pacific footballers playing on the world stage.

As ever, we’ve got some of the best social media videos.

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Applicants pay up to NZ$237,500 for Nauruan passports, offering visa-free access to several countries, as the island nation seeks new revenue to restore land and build resilience.

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So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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