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‘Sandroing: Tracing Kastom In Vanuatu’ Opens At Museum Of International Folk Art Sunday June 29
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 18, 2025
NMDCA News: More than an intricate and ephemeral artform, sand drawing in Vanuatu is a storytelling tradition, conveying folklore, history, genealogy, rituals and other forms of kastom (local, traditional knowledge). Sand drawing is a...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 closes with champions crowned
Samoa News
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July 14, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, hosted from June 30 to July 5, with final matches played on July 6 after weather-related delays....
Mother and daughter dragon boaters to compete on world stage
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
A New South Wales Central Coast mother and daughter, who share a love for dragon boat racing, will take part in the sport's world championships later this month. Portia Roberts, 18, has been competing in the sport for the past six years, inspired...
Hit-and-run victim's family pleads for driver to come forward
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 10, 2025
The family of a man killed in an alleged hit-and-run incident has made a deeply emotional appeal for the driver to come forward. Paul Campton died after he was struck by a vehicle on Raftons Road at Bangalow in northern NSW around 3am on Sunday. A...
Warnings over 'catastrophic' gas leaks after home blast kills 85yo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 9, 2025
Authorities are warning people to maintain regular safety checks on gas appliances after a house fire started by a suspected LPG-fuelled explosion fatally injured an elderly northern New South Wales man. The 85-year-old suffered severe burns to 50...
Ready for State of Origin Game III? Here's what to know ahead of kick-off
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 6, 2025
The State of Origin series is still anyone's game as we head into a blockbuster decider. After the Maroons' hard-fought win in Perth, all eyes are now on Sydney to see who will lift the shield. Will New South Wales win consecutive series for the...
Catfishing teens behind rise in homophobic attacks
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Josh is lying on a footpath, curled up into a ball, his head covered with his hands as three men lay into him with metal bars. "Am I going to make it out of here alive?" he remembered thinking. "What's going to happen?" He managed to get up but...
Thompson makes career history with gutsy win at Wimbledon
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
Jordan Thompson's run at Wimbledon has continued with the wounded warrior storming into the fourth round of his favourite event for the first time in his career. Still harbouring a debilitating back injury that had him protesting after his two...
'We let our club down tonight': Voss bemoans another horror night
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
Carlton has slumped to a crushing 56-point defeat against arch-rivals Collingwood as pressure again intensifies on embattled coach Michael Voss. The Blues were blown away after quarter-time as the ladder-leading Magpies flexed their muscles in a...
Feature: The brave enjoy the world: Zhou Tong, China's sole warrior at Club World Cup
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriters Dong Yixing, Yue Ranran and Gong Bing ATLANTA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The silence in the Auckland City locker room stretched for 24 suffocating hours after its 10-0 defeat to European giant Bayern Munich in the Club World Cup opener....
Former Hibs boss shares twist of fate that resulted in Tottenham chance as key Ange Postecoglou chat detailed
Edinburgh Evening News
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June 24, 2025
The former Hibs boss has been talking his time at Tottenham and how he helped out a current Easter Road target plus club hero. Former Hibs boss Nick Montgomery has been talking his move to Tottenham last season - and how he’s helped a key summer...
Tonga claims shot put gold as 2025 Pacific Mini Games draw to a close
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
Tu'utafaiva, 28, is mentored by former world and Olympic Games champion Valerie Adams, and recorded a throw of 14.76 metres to claim top spot. Photo: Facebook / Tonga Sports Association & National Olympic Committee Tonga's Ata Ma'ama Tu'utafaiva...
Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games sets a zero tolerance standard against abuse and harassment
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
In a milestone for sport in the region, safeguarding is being integrated into every aspect of a Pacific Games for the first time, from pre-Games training to on-ground support during the event. This year’s Pacific Mini Games in Palau feature close...
Ahead of its biggest season yet, the NRLW is walking a fine balance
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
The NRLW is bigger than ever before and those down at League Central don't mind telling people about it. It's come a long way in a short time. At the season launch on Monday, NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo pointed to both the quantity and quality...
Running the show: The youngsters behind the scenes at the Pacific Mini Games
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
10-year-old photographer, Yoshi. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Coco Lance As the Pacific Mini Games heads towards to its closing ceremony, the spotlight remains firmly on the athletes, teams, and the sporting achievements making headlines across the region....
Tonga wins gold in Pacific Nations Cup women’s tennis final
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 10, 2025
Tonga’s women’s tennis doubles team defeated Fiji to claim gold at the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup in American Samoa. Leah Heimuli and Amelia Tatafu delivered a stunning performance in Pago Pago, overcoming Fiji’s Josephine Debalevu and Tarani Kamoe...
In the Pacific, 'who has kava is king' but some fear it's hurting families
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Michael Louze has seen a kava-led boom unfolding on the roads of Vanuatu's remote islands. Over the 25 years he's exported the crop, he's never seen prices so high — or growers so flush with cash. "Farmers are buying Land Cruisers with cash...
21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...
Farmer who gambled on a dream raises award-winning free-range ducks
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 27, 2025
In a picturesque valley on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, maremma guardian dogs keep watch as thousands of white ducks waddle over grass and splash around in dams. Destined for the food service industry, including some of the...
The eight books our critics couldn't put down in June
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 27, 2025
June was another stellar month in the publishing world, as our regular round-up of the best new releases attests. We have a new offering from Gail Jones, a literary powerhouse who has made the Miles Franklin shortlist four times, and another...