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Damage in Samoa after Cyclone Evan

Samoa bracing for likely cyclone

Another severe storm is bearing down on Samoa with residents heading to higher ground to take shelter.

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The members of the band Young Life are among those who come to a student 'drop-in centre' in Port Vila for support

Port Vila centre supports local youth video

It may be a tropical paradise, but young people in Vanuatu are increasingly finding themselves at risk.

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Police form a road block in Douglas Street in Woodridge south of Brisbane

Racial tensions high after clashes

Large numbers of police are on standby if violence flares again between Aboriginal and Pacific Islander families south of Brisbane.

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Fiji President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (Reuters/file)

Fiji takes backward step, says McCully

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says Fiji has taken a backward step by "trashing" a new draft constitution.

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This NASA image released on December 29, 2012 from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite shows Tropical Cyclone Freda over the Solomon Islands

Cyclone Freda reaches New Caledonia

The Pacific Tropical Cyclone Freda has pummelled the French territory of New Caledonia after causing extensive flooding in the Solomon Islands.

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Vanuatu is one country that knows all too well the force of cyclones

Island nations work for cyclone safety video

With cyclone season in the Pacific Islands causing huge destruction, island nations are preparing for the constant possibility of summer storms.

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The “Big Fish” was previously scheduled to dock in Fiji empty

Super yacht aid heading to Fiji video

A super yacht is preparing to set sail from Auckland to Fiji to give aid to those affected by cyclone damage.

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More supplies for Samoa, Fiji

Additional emergency supplies are being sent to hurricane-ravaged Samoa and Fiji.

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Cyclone Evan has left a swathe of destruction across Fiji (AAP)

Kiwis postpone island holidays video

Some holiday resorts struck by Cyclone Evan in Fiji and Samoa will take months to recover.

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Workers clear debris scattered across the beach by Cyclone Evan

Fijian resorts clean up for Christmas video

Fiji's resorts are in a race against time to clean up the damage left by Cyclone Evan.

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