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Book shows never before seen photographs of old Samoa

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

SAMOA – A new book containing photos dating back to when many Germans lived in Samoa has been released in Apia.


Officers reminded they can be recorded on smartphones

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Fiji’s Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has reminded police officers that the way they deliver their services to members of the public can now be recorded or captured with the use of smartphones.


Dutton demands apology from ABC

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has called on the ABC to apologise for its reporting on a shooting at the Manus Island detention centre.


Lawyer calls Australia a 'rogue state'

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

AUSTRALIA – Australia has been labelled ‘a rogue state’ by lawyers troubled by the pending deportation of a Manus Island asylum seeker from Papua New Guinea.


Islanders flee Manam as volcano erupts

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Evacuation warnings have been issued again for Papua New Guinea’s Manam Island as the island’s volcano continues to rumble and spew ash.


Election violence played down

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A regional police commander in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands has played down the threat posed by firearms in the approaching elections.


Study prompts mercury in fish alert

Thursday 27 April 2017 | Published in Regional

PAcific – People in the Pacific are being advised to avoid certain fish after a study revealed high levels of mercury in hair samples from the region.


Please tell us about it...

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

Regarding the “Kia Orana football festival”, it would be great to hear commentators’ moments of joy and excitement at every game,” a smoke signaller says. “Not that rusty boring music which makes the coverage meaningless.”


Second lagoon workshop set for today

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Local

The second Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai community workshop in Rarotonga will be held this evening to provide an update on the project and discuss measures being considered to help manage the water quality issues of Muri Lagoon.


Investiture has plenty of support

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Local

Ngati Vaikai, friends and relations came together to witness the akamarokura'anga (investiture) of Vaikai Mataiapo Tutara last Wednesday afternoon.

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College project going well

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Local

Local contractors, Land Holdings Ltd, continue to make headway on the Tereora College project over Easter weekend, safe in the knowledge that key construction materials for the advancement of the project were on hand.

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For the Fallen

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Local

By Laurence Binyon


Huge crowd marks ANZAC Day

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Local

During wars the half-light of dawn was one of the most favoured times for an attack; however yesterday morning, men, women, and children all emerged from their homes to remember Cook Island soldiers who served in wartime.

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Shunned soldiers finally given credit

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Regional

AUSTRALIA – Often shunned by an Australian society that did not recognise their service, today Indigenous veterans led the national Anzac Day march for the very first time.


Niue's war effort unrecognised

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Regional

NIUE – Most of them had never worn shoes let alone marched in greatcoats on a cold, wet battlefield. Most of them couldn’t even speak English.


High rates of abstention in French Pacific

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Regional

FRENCH PACIFIC – The French Pacific territories had some of the highest rates of abstention in the first round of the French presidential elections.


Fiji 'excluded' from Pacer Plus

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Fiji’s Trade Minister Faiyaz Koya says Fiji didn’t pull out of the Pacer Plus trade negotiations – he says his country was excluded.


Numbers down amid tight security

Wednesday 26 April 2017 | Published in Regional

ANZAC DAY – Assessments from Anzac Day dawn services in Australia suggest crowds were well down, especially at Sydney’s Martin Place, amid tightened security by New South Wales Police.


Kia Orana football festival ends on a high

Tuesday 25 April 2017 | Published in Football

Ellerslie Mustangs and Tupapa Maraerenga have been crowned champions of the first-ever inaugural Kia Orana Youth Football Festival after the sides claimed the under-16 girls and boys title, respectively.


Super Rugby: Best and worst, round nine

Tuesday 25 April 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

Kris Shannon reviews the best and worst performers from the latest Super Rugby action.

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