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Abused rugby ref walks away from internationals
English rugby referee Tom Foley Photo: KIERAN GALVIN AFP English rugby referee Tom Foley has decided to step away from international match officiating for the foreseeable future, citing online abuse as a major reason. Foley was the Television Match Official at this year’s Rugby World Cup final in France when South Africa defeated New Zealand … Read more
AI-powered digital colleagues are here. Some ‘safe’ jobs could be vulnerable
Photo: 123RF By Sam Becker for the BBC Humans already work alongside robots in industries such as manufacturing. Now, for knowledge workers, the threat of AI replacement is coming faster than they imagined. In early 2023, OpenAI’s ChatGPT ushered in a new era – one in which artificial intelligence went from a pipe dream to … Read more
Pacific Games 2023: Stage set for semi-finals and finals, medal and more
Pacific Games Beach Volleyball – Tuvalu’s Isaac Ampex serves in their quarterfinal match against Fiji as his partner Malosa Saaga looks on. The Tuvaluans beat Fiji’s Wayne Fisher and Solimailagi Valentine by 2 sets to 1 to setup a semi-final with Solomon Islands’ Ray Quan and Tam Teriba. 30 November 2023 Photo: RNZ Pacific/Junior Maealasia … Read more
Pacific Games 2023: Closing ceremony tickets sold out as New Caledonia secures another title
The PNG women’s 4x400m relay team celebrate their gold medal win in Honiara on Thursday. 30 November 2023 Photo: Team PNG New Caledonia is well in the lead on the 2023 Pacific Games medal tally, with two days of competition to go in Honiara. New Caledonia has won 174 medals, 73 of those gold. Tahiti … Read more
Fiji and Samoa take on the world sevens under a new format in Dubai
Dubai 7s will be held from 2-3 December with teams slotted into pools of three in both the men’s and women’s competition. Photo: World Rugby And the new format approved by World Rugby will be tested at the Dubai event this weekend (2-3 December), with teams slotted into pools of three in both the men’s … Read more
USAR specialists warn poor vehicle fleet ‘slows response’ to emergencies
File photo. Official Information Act papers disclose USAR crews have had to use their personal vehicles to go to at least half a dozen major emergencies, including the Lake Ōhau fire. Photo: RNZ / Anan Zaki The country’s fleet of specialist search and rescue vehicles is so bad that the rescuers have begun rebelling. In … Read more
France’s top 2 ministers in New Caledonia: political future, nickel on the table
Pro-independence protesters in downtown Nouméa on 24 November 2023. Photo: NC la 1ère Analysis –The French government’s number two and three were in New Caledonia this weekend to continue tense discussions on the French Pacific territory’s political future, but also on urgent steps to assist the ailing nickel industry. This was Home Affairs and Overseas … Read more