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Rugby: Pacific Islands call for action
All Black legend Michael Jones is pleased to see pressure coming on the IRB to relax their rules about player eligibility.
Auckland to host 2011 Pacific Islands Forum
The Pacific Islands Forum will be held in Auckland next September in the lead-up to the first game of the World Cup, the Herald understands.
Pacific aid boost targets fisheries watch
New Zealand will boost the monitoring of Pacific fisheries to help an industry that loses more than $400 million a year because of poor enforcement.
NZ-US bond set to step up with talks
For the first time in decades, a trilateral meeting between the US, Australia and NZ will be held.
Pacific scholarships to double - PM
New Zealand will open its doors to 200 education scholarships for Pacific people, as well as commit $4.8 million towards the policing of Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister John Key announcement today.
Pacific asylum centre would not be in NZ - Key
A regional processing centre in the Pacific for asylum seekers would not be in NZ or be propped up with NZ funds, John Key says.
Backing for Fiji unlikely to affect forum, says McCully
The endorsement of Fiji's military regime by some Pacific countries is unlikely to affect the Pacific Islands Forum's suspension of Fiji, says Murray McCully.
Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji
Samoa's prime minister says the Pacific Islands Forum HQ doesn't belong in Suva any more.