Regional
Kermadec sanctuary negotiations break down
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Plans to establish an ocean sanctuary in the Kermadecs have been put on hold, with the New Zealand government delaying a law change after failed negotiations between Maori and the Crown over fishing rights.
Free tech offered to spy on illegal fishing
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A free technology will allow users to spy on global fishing practices, in a bid to curb illegal activity in the oceans and rebuild imperilled fish stocks.
$5 million funding deal for Samoa
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The World Bank’ has approved US$5 million for Samoa’s Second Fiscal and Economic Reform Operation, which will strengthen public finances, support economic growth and help foster increased climate resilience, it says.
Guilty of human trafficking
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A Fijian man has been found guilty of human trafficking in New Zealand – the first conviction for the crime in the country’s history.
Papua New Guinea a nation divided?
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Provincial flags waved on independence day
Tongan paralympians achieve personal bests in Rio
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Tongan shot putter Ana Talakai set a new personal best at the Rio Paralympics.
Kiwi rugby culture under fire after Chief's party
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Dozens of prominent women in New Zealand have joined the country’s Human Rights Commission in calling for systematic cultural change in men’s rugby after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by players found no case to answer.
Dutton reconfirms offshore detention policy
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Australia’s relationship with Nauru in relation to processing asylum seekers will “continue for decades”.
Crop shortage creates 'kava crisis'
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – There is a “kava crisis” at the Suva market at the moment, say kava dealers.
Fiji fends off outside criticism
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji is continuing to fend off criticism over the detention of six prominent political figures in Suva last weekend.
No deal to resettle refugees in NZ
Friday 16 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Immigration minister talks down PM Key’s offer
Cargo plane crash lands on runway in West Papua
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – An Indonesian cargo plane had a serious technical malfunction while landing at an airport in West Papua on Wednesday.
Rich boy's light punishment sparks outrage
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand police have criticised the non-custodial sentence handed down to the teenage son of a multimillionaire who beat a police officer unconscious during a drunken rage.
Fiji PM scoffs at dictatorship claims
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is standing by the police decision to arrest his political opponents, and says criticism from the international community is “disappointing”.
Refugees on Manus get ICC response
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Refugees on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have received a response to their letter to the International Criminal Court in July.
Courts need to test Fijian's rights
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The head of Fiji’s Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says Fiji’s courts are the best place to test the robustness of citizens’ constitutional rights.
France secures grip on Pacific politics
Thursday 15 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Territories gain PIF seats in regional power play
Nauru under scrutiny from UN child rights committee
Wednesday 14 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Nauru will come under fresh scrutiny in a United Nations hearing over the treatment of child asylum seekers sent there by the Australian government.
Handling of detention centre contracts slammed
Wednesday 14 September 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been slammed for its handling of offshore detention centre contracts, some of which were entered into without prices being set first.
Filmmaker remembers 'Black Harvest'
Wednesday 14 September 2016 | Published in Regional
The last time filmmaker Bob Connolly was in the Papua New Guinea Highlands, he was caught up in one of the bloodiest tribal wars in the region’s history.
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