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Goal and Highlights for Australia 1-0 New Zealand in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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September 5, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this FIFA World Cup friendly here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for the latest on this match and the upcoming matches. Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH New Zealand pressed for...
A test of unity: Can the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ meeting keep the family together
The Interpreter
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September 3, 2025
Chinese military activity in the Pacific has reached new levels in the past year. A PLA Navy task group circumnavigated Australia in February, staging a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Beijing registered 26...
Queenstown’s jewel of all trades
Mountain Scene
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September 5, 2025
They say if you do what you love, you never really work a day in your life. Queenstown’s Jessica Winchcombe, a multi-disciplinary artist and internationally recognised jeweller’s certainly a living example. She talks to Tracey Roxburgh about her...
Worries mount for businesses as Bangladesh nears LDC graduation
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Bangladesh is poised to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, marking a significant milestone in its development journey. As per media reports, the interim government has also reaffirmed that the country’s...
NZ Great Ross Taylor Comes Out Of Retirement To Play For Samoa
MENAFN
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September 5, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Former New Zealand legend and ICC World Test Championship winner Ross Taylor has come out of retirement to represent Samoa at the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier in Oman in a bid...
Military tattoo concludes with group band performance and spectular fireworks
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 5, 2025
The PNGDF week Military tattoo hosted celebrate the Country’s 50th Golden Jubilee ended this evening with a spectacular fireworks performance and a group performance from the Military bands. It was even more colourful with Cultural groups from...
Transparency Pacific Chapters Challenges People’s Forum: “Stop Re-Electing Corrupt Leaders”
Pacific Scoop
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September 4, 2025
Press Release – PIANGO Transparency Vanuatu CEO Dr Willie Tokon reminded participants that when citizens elect someone to parliament, they are entrusting them with the power to make decisions. Politicians are not gods, are temporary, and can be...
PIANGO Network Launches Minimum Standards On Community-Led Adaptation And Climate-Induced Relocation
Pacific Scoop
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September 4, 2025
Press Release – PIANGO When the curtains closed at the Pacific Peoples Forum in Nukualofa last year, Pacific civil society released the Maamaloa Reflectionsa communique born out of a week of deep talanoa on climate change, resilience, and our...
Coles abandons plan to stop selling caged eggs by end of year
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 5, 2025
Caged eggs will remain on supermarket shelves until 2030 as supply challenges and cost-of-living pressures continue. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi promised to phase out or ban eggs from battery cage farms this year because of animal welfare concerns....
Ross Taylor's Surprise Comeback: Why did New Zealand Legend Come Out of Retirement?
Asianet Newsable
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September 5, 2025
New Zealand legend Ross Taylor made a surprise comeback to cricket to play for Samoa in the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier. Representing his heritage, Taylor will look to utilize his experience to help Samoa to qualify for the marquee event. ...
Former New Zealand star Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to represent Samoa
The News Mill
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September 5, 2025
Former New Zealand run machine Ross Taylor is set to represent Samoa at the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier in Oman to push their cause of scripting a maiden appearance for them in next year’s global event. The...
Ross Taylor, Ex-New Zealand Cricketer, Comes Out of Retirement To Play for Samoa in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Asia-East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
Latestly
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September 5, 2025
Mumbai, September 5: Former New Zealand run machine Ross Taylor is set to represent Samoa at the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier in Oman to push their cause of scripting a maiden appearance for them in next year's...
Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to play for Samoa at T20 World Cup regional qualifiers
ESPN India
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September 5, 2025
Ross Taylor, the 41-year-old former New Zealand captain, will represent Samoa in the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier in Oman, which could help them qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Taylor was named in the 15-man...
OFC Pro League to launch four new Pacific football franchises
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 3, 2025
A new era is on the horizon for soccer in Oceania, with the eight-team OFC Pro-League set to kick off in January. Five Pacific Island teams have won bids to join the competition, four of which will be brand new franchises based in Fiji, Vanuatu,...
‘Coming out of retirement’: Black Caps legend to make international return … but not for NZ
Fox Sports
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New Zealand legend Ross Taylor has come out of retirement to represent Samoa, his mother’s nation of birth, at the upcoming T20 World Cup qualifiers. The 41-year-old, who last represented New Zealand in early 2021, played 450 matches for the Black...
Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining
The Maritime Executive
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[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...
Vanuatu seized 450kg cocaine, Chinese and Turkish crew arrested
Pacific News Service
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More than 450 kilograms of cocaine were seized from the yacht Mi Amore in a major drug bust carried out through a joint operation between the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), the Department of Customs, and the Department of Immigration on 28 August...
ORD & PRF signing during PIF
The Islandsun
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September 7, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Leaders will sign the Melanesian Ocean Reserve declaration and the Pacific Resilience Fund (PRF) during the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leader Meeting (PIF) next week. “With regards to the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, that work is...
Veterans star as Collingwood downs Adelaide to reach preliminary final
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 4, 2025
Collingwood has booked its spot in a home preliminary final after recording a courageous 24-point qualifying final win over Adelaide. Despite kicking just one goal in the final quarter, the Magpies overcame the AFL's minor premiers in the second...
10 dream trips to take in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Lonely Planet
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When it comes to bucket list adventures, Australia, New Zealand and the island nations of the South Pacific deliver them in spades. Follow New South Wales' coastal road for a classic road trip inspired by the surfers of the 1960s or walk...