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<b>Pasifika Weekly E – News</b></div>
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<b> 7 November 2025</b></div>
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<b>Government doubles funding to boost disability inclusion</b></div>
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Government investment to support persons with disabilities has nearly doubled in five years, signalling a major shift towards inclusion and accessibility across Fiji.
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Pasifika voices at the heart – Auckland fono sets the tone for national strategy</b></div>
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<i>Talofa lava, Mâlô e lelei, Kia orâna, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Bula vinaka, Mâlô ni, and warm Pacific greetings.</i></div>
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More than 60 people gathered in Ôtara last month for the first of CCS Disability Action’s
<i><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA0d499924-5c42-1071-f80c-437542cf607f" href="https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/pasifika-fono">Pasifika Gathering</a></i> – a series of community gatherings designed to shape the organisation’s
National Pasifika Strategy. The Auckland event brought together Pasifika disabled people, their aiga, community leaders, and CCS Disability Action staff in a vibrant, welcoming space filled with laughter, connection, and powerful storytelling.
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<b>Shane uses a wheelchair. He ran into a glaring problem at the disability minister's office</b></div>
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Shane Hryhorec has been using a wheelchair for the past 18 years and ran into an ironic and glaring issue at Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler's office in Port Adelaide. He was met with steps leading to the front door when he showed up for their 30-minute
meeting to discuss matters affecting people with disability in July. <a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA919256b4-1143-1381-7d97-ab7f477988e2" href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mark-butler-shane-hryhorec-ran-into-a-glaring-issue-at-meeting-with-health-and-disability-minister-at-port-adelaide-office/3a66d8bd-f727-4e6f-8339-8f29a9c0a071">
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<b>COP30 – Can the World deliver a consensus that secures the Blue Pacific?</b></div>
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Pacific’s leaders and civil society have been actively preparing for the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) for months now.
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<b>Tonga to mark 150 years of its Constitution with week of events</b></div>
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The kingdom will observe the sesquicentennial of its constitution with a five-day national celebration. The Office of the Prime Minister of Tonga has announced that Tonga will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Constitution of Tonga (first adopted 4 November
1875) with a week-long program of events from 31 October to 4 November 2025. <a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA921d33b9-5906-2c64-de7d-f04f32d1be34" href="https://talanoaotonga.to/tonga-to-mark-150-years-of-its-constitution-with-week-of-events/">
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<b>Palau enacts Comprehensive Disability Act to support equal opportunities</b></div>
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KOROR, Palau — A new law designed to enhance support and services for persons with disabilities in Palau has been enacted, establishing an Office of Persons with Disabilities and mandating the development of a comprehensive national policy. The legislation,
known as the Persons with Disabilities Act (RPPL No. 11-36), seeks to ensure equal opportunities and full participation in society for Palau’s disabled population.
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