Regional
Crackdown on family abuse
Wednesday 14 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand government has announced sweeping changes to its domestic violence laws, aimed at tackling the country’s poor record on family abuse.
Midwives accused or racism
Wednesday 14 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Cultural insensitivity claimed in NZ birth care
Authorities investigate claims of 'healing water'
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Health officials in Fiji are investigating claims of “miracle healing water” being widely used in and around the village of Natadradave in the province of Tailevu on Fiji’s main island.
Death after rugby league brawl not taken lightly
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea Sports Minister says those responsible for the death of a man following a rugby league match should face the full force of the law.
Kiwis too lazy or drugged up to work, says Key
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand prime minister, John Key, has said the country is forced to rely on overseas workers to fill jobs because some Kiwis lack a strong work ethic and may have problems with drugs.
Tongan hip hop artist keeps language alive
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – As a young boy growing up in Tonga in the mid-eighties, Rizvan Tu‘itahi’s first introduction to music was through the Tongan songs his parents would sing to him as a child.
French territories to join Forum
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Pohnpei have agreed to grant New Caledonia and French Polynesia full membership.
Fiji opposition members detained
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Prominent Fijians released after weekend in jail
Passport seizure appeal possible
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – A former secretary of justice in Nauru, David Lambourne, says people on Nauru still have an option of appeal if their passports are seized.
Fiji police issue 18,000 tickets for speeding
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Speeding continues to top traffic offences committed on roads around Fiji as police say they have recorded more than 18,000 speeding bookings since January this year.
French Pacific territories join Pacific islands club
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – At its latest summit, the Pacific Islands Forum has added two members – French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Visa denial proves Australia has 'much to hide'
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Nauru’s secrecy over the Australian-run immigration detention centre on its island continues to deepen, with the Australian independent parliamentarian Andrew Wilkie denied a visa to the country.
$9.6 billion spent on 'turning back the boats'
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Australia has spent $9.6 billion in just four years on its asylum seeker policy – the majority on its offshore and mainland detention centres – according to a new report from Unicef and Save the Children.
Fiji PM to take over foreign policy
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A Fijian academic says the Fiji prime minister’s appointment of himself as foreign minister creates an interesting situation.
Forum not phased by Fiji events
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
MICRONESIA – New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key says events in Fiji over the weekend did not overshadow the annual Pacific Islands Forum.
No charges after weekend in jail
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Regional
Prominent Fijians detained for holding meeting
Fiji cabinet reshuffled
Saturday 10 September 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is to take on the foreign affairs portfolio in a major reshuffle of his cabinet which will have an impact of Pacific regional politics
New Zealand moves towards plain pack cigarettes
Saturday 10 September 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is likely to become the third nation to introduce plain packaged cigarettes after MPs voted on legislation that had sat on ice for three years.
PNG children face violence and abuse
Saturday 10 September 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Seventy per cent of children in Papua New Guinea suffer physical abuse and 50 per cent face family violence, a new report has found.
Fiji villages relocated to safer sites
Saturday 10 September 2016 | Published in Regional
46 communities moving in wake of Cyclone Winston
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