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Pacific Update: History for Tonga's netballers, election violence in PNG

July 29, 2022

1News' Barbara Dreaver has our news round-up for the region. (Source: 1News)

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

This week, we've got high tides across the Pacific, Tongan Tala netballers make history, and post-election violence in PNG.

And as ever, we've got some of our favourite videos from social media.

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HIV cases have increased at pace, tied to a rise in drug users injecting. Composite image: Vinay Ranchhod.

HIV, the 'explosive epidemic': Fiji suffers world's fastest spread

Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver investigates the drug-fuelled increase in cases of HIV in Fiji, and what the country is doing to tackle the problem.

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1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver is in Honiara for the Pacific Islands Forum.

Pacific's top issues on agenda at leaders-only retreat

With a climate resilience fund and a high-level agreement on regional peace in the bag, Pacific leaders will finish up multi-day talks at a private retreat.

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Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight

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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.

Watch: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for 32nd time since December

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

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Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke

Australia signs $450m deportation deal with Nauru

It follows a fraught history as human rights organisations protest the deportation of people to the Micronesian island.

Sun, Aug 31

Refuge for abused children overwhelmed as SVSG calls for land, funding, and government action to meet surging demand.

Samoa victim support group for children in growing crisis

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Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight

Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight

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.

Watch: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for 32nd time since December

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

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Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke

Australia signs $450m deportation deal with Nauru

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Refuge for abused children overwhelmed as SVSG calls for land, funding, and government action to meet surging demand.

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HIV cases have increased at pace, tied to a rise in drug users injecting. Composite image: Vinay Ranchhod.

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1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver is in Honiara for the Pacific Islands Forum.

Pacific's top issues on agenda at leaders-only retreat

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3:02

Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight

Nauru reboots passport sale scheme to fund climate fight

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.

Sun, Sep 7

6:16

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

Watch: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for 32nd time since December

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

Wed, Sep 3

2:24

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke

Australia signs $450m deportation deal with Nauru

It follows a fraught history as human rights organisations protest the deportation of people to the Micronesian island.

Sun, Aug 31

Refuge for abused children overwhelmed as SVSG calls for land, funding, and government action to meet surging demand.

Samoa victim support group for children in growing crisis

Refuge for abused children overwhelmed – calls for land, funding, and the Samoan Government to help meet surging demand.

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