Archive posts from 2016
Quarantine best defence against banana killer
24 August 2016
Strict quarantine is the key to keeping the virulent banana ... read more
Deadly banana virus spreads
24 August 2016
A DEADLY fungus is threatening one of the world’s most ... read more
Meitaki maata, aere ra Sir Ian Turbott
24 August 2016
Sir IAN Graham Turbott, the Cook Islands Honorary Consul to ... read more
Businessman fired up over new fee
24 August 2016
A BUSINESSMAN is up in arms over a new fee ... read more
Worker speaks out on abuse she witnessed on Nauru
24 August 2016
NAURU – Another Australian worker has spoken publicly about conditions ... read more
War of words over distribution of mining shares
24 August 2016
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Landowners around the site of the ... read more
Date announced for American Samoa elections
24 August 2016
AMERICAN SAMOA – American Samoa’s chief election officer has officially ... read more
Concern voices of seasonal workers not heard
24 August 2016
NEW ZEALAND – Regional trade unions have raised concerns about ... read more
PM warns new airline about debt
24 August 2016
SAMOA – Samoa’s prime minister has warned the new airline ... read more
KEY TB STATISTICS IN PNG:
24 August 2016
- 529 cases per 100,000 population = one of the ... read more
A slow-motion catastrophe
24 August 2016
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Kids at age 10 are usually ... read more
Tuberculosis killing PNG children
24 August 2016
Health NGO warns of devastating cost of inaction ... read more
New airline begins service between the Samoas
24 August 2016
SAMOA – A new airline, Talofa Airways, has been launched ... read more
Valuable portraits stolen from trust board
24 August 2016
NEW ZEALAND – Rare paintings are missing, feared stolen, from ... read more
King gives backing to Maori Party
24 August 2016
NEW ZEALAND – The Maori King should stay “above the ... read more
Women not just disaster ‘victims’
24 August 2016
PACIFIC – UN Women says Pacific women are often painted ... read more
Australia must front up to obligations
24 August 2016
Court rules on closure of PNG detention centre ... read more
Panthers claw way to victory in tight thriller
22 August 2016
When Tupapa Panthers entered The Swamp over the weekend, they ... read more
Puaikura, Nikao win pre-season titles
22 August 2016
THEY CAME, they saw and they conquered. ... read more
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