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Pacific Update: Rarotongan groom lands 362kg blue marlin, allegations of Fijian prostitutes in PNG

By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent
May 23, 2019

1 NEWS’ Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver has a round-up of news from the region.

On this week's Pacific Update, a grieving Cook Islands family are suing the Government for millions, allegations of Fijian prostitutes in PNG, a traditional vaka farewell from Auckland harbour and how a keen fisherman got the wedding gift of a lifetime.

Also featured are the social media clips of the week.

 

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