Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – More than 40 youth leaders from around the Pacific have met in Auckland to discuss how social entrepreneurship can improve their communities.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Vanuatu’s Willie Jimmy stands by guilty plea in bribery case. PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s finance minister Willie Jimmy has been convicted in court on two bribery charges, for breaching the Leadership and Penal codes.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Politics
Prime minister Henry Puna has denied that government’s actions in making a payout to landowners on Manihiki were politically motivated, saying if Rakahanga or Penrhyn had the same issue as Manihiki, he would have reacted in exactly the same way.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Local
Stage one of the Te Mato Vai project is well on track, to the extent that nearly half of the Chinese workforce has gone home and won’t be coming back.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – Nearly 30,000 people have signed a petition demanding the New Zealand government allow a fifth entry in the controversial contest for a new national flag.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country’s refugee services, Prime Minister John Key says.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
BRISBANE – A group of Australian World War II veterans are on their way to Papua New Guinea to mark the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific and the surrender of the Japanese forces in New Guinea.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Papua New Guinea Sports Minister says a local rugby league official should be banned for life after attacking a referee at the end of the Digicel Cup final in Port Moresby.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When calling into the Jetsave office on Sunday I saw a really disappointing sight.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We, the residents of Turangi Valley, extend our sincere appreciation to the Takamoa Theological College students who voluntarily cleaned up the sides of the road up to the Turangi water intake.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The first Miss Rarotonga was held in 1960, 15 years after the Second World War and five years before Cook Islands became self-governing.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Politics
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister says his country will support the Cook Islands’ bid to join a group which controls 50 per cent of the global supply of skipjack tuna.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands is one of seven small islands vulnerable to the impact of climate change to make a bold announcement ahead of the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum summit later this week.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Kiribati, one of the Pacific’s lowest lying island nations, has urged Australia and New Zealand to show they are “real friends” by supporting strong action on climate change at a regional summit.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
A 60-strong multinational military operation led by the New Zealand Defence Force is on Penrhyn upgrading critical facilities on the island.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
Biosecurity of the Cook Islands’ most treasured island was the agenda of an important meeting last week.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Local
This tribute to the late Harry Napa was written by his long-time friend Tou Unuia of Atiu. He provides insight into the life of a highly respected and influential man, who packed a huge number of accomplishments into a busy and well-lived life.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Football
The New Zealand High Commissioner Nick Hurley and Just Play project manager Michelle Paiti met last week to discuss the Just Play football programme in the Cook Islands.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – For the first time, authorities in the Pacific believe they have an idea of just how much asbestos there is in the region, and are trying to work out how to get rid of it before it becomes a health crisis.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum countries meet in Port Moresby next week to address regional concerns and issues but they may have been beaten to the punch.
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