Regional
Fear that China is taking over Samoa
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Resentment towards foreign business owners is growing in Samoa.
Guam signs sex abuse bill into law
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
GUAM – Guam’s Governor Eddie Calvo has signed into law a controversial bill that will allow victims of child sex abuse to sue their abusers and the institutions with which they are associated at any time.
Solomons police force rearming
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Local officers prepare for Australia’s departure
Contractor accused of extortion
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) has hit back at the global engineering consultancy MWH Global, accusing it of extortion, breaking its contract, and damaging Fiji.
Bombs not wanted on island paradise
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Former residents and environmental campaigners are to launch a lawsuit against the Pentagon’s plans to use the Northern Marianas island of Pagan for bombing practice. This report from the Guardian by Justin McCurry and Daniel Lin.
Hayne keen to play for Fiji Bati
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Jarryd Hayne has put his hand up to play for the Fiji Bati at next year’s Rugby League World Cup.
Kid's Maui costume withdrawn
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Disney has withdrawn a children’s costume promoting its upcoming movie Moana, after it was accused of cultural appropriation.
Jobs support targets Pacific youth
Monday 26 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A successful support programme for young Pacific youth is lifting incomes and living standards for New Zealand’s Pasifika population.
New legislation aimed at uncovering historic abuse
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
GUAM – A bill that would enable victims of historical sexual abuse in Guam to file civil action is a step closer to becoming law.
Southern Cross plots course for new cable
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Computer gamers and businesses could benefit most from a new internet cable that Southern Cross Cable plans to lay between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
How to lay a 9000km cable across the pacific
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Earlier this year, a giant cable was laid between Japan and the United States to deliver 60 terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth under the Pacific.
Fijians eating much less fresh fish
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – New research in Fiji shows people badly hit by Cyclone Winston are eating a lot less fresh fish.
Children live in fear of cyclones
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Thousands of children in Fiji who survived the horrors of Cyclone Winston are still severely traumatised seven months on.
Singsings aren't what they use to be
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A lot has changed over the past 60 years right around the world – and perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in Papua New Guinea’s rugged highlands.
Hail in Samoa was no hoax
Friday 23 September 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa has been hit by a hail storm so rare that it was believed to be a hoax by many of the nation’s inhabitants.
Pitcairn marine reserve becomes a reality
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PITCAIRN ISLAND – The Pew Charitable Trusts has joined the Pitcairn Island Council in praising the British government for last week’s designation approximately 830,000 square kilometres of ocean as a marine reserve in the remote waters surrounding the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Wonders revealed on dive to volcano
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Regional
HAWAI‘I – US scientists have discovered what might be new coral species and a very rare octopus on an underwater expedition to an previously unexplored extinct volcano in the deep ocean off Hawai‘i
Refugee policy is 'no model'
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – An Australian lawyer is rejecting a suggestion his government’s policy of offshore processing of asylum seekers who arrive by boat is a model for other countries to follow.
Pacific calls for help with refugees
Thursday 22 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Nauru touts for ‘more business’ at UN summit
Protesters dispersed
Wednesday 21 September 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Thousands of Papuans rallying yesterday across Indonesia were reportedly dispersed by police and at least 75 were arrested.
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