Regional
War of words over distribution of mining shares
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Landowners around the site of the Panguna mine in central Bougainville are to meet with their provincial president, John Momis, this Friday to discuss the furore surrounding the Rio Tinto mine shares.
Date announced for American Samoa elections
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
AMERICAN SAMOA – American Samoa’s chief election officer has officially proclaimed this year’s general election date in November.
Concern voices of seasonal workers not heard
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Regional trade unions have raised concerns about the lack of representation of workers at the inaugural Pacific labour meeting which is taking place this week in Christchurch, New Zealand.
PM warns new airline about debt
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s prime minister has warned the new airline Talofa Airways to be wary of piling up debt – by being lenient with fares for church ministers and MPs.
KEY TB STATISTICS IN PNG:
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
- 529 cases per 100,000 population = one of the highest prevalence rates in the world.
A slow-motion catastrophe
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Kids at age 10 are usually a ball of energy, running around.
Tuberculosis killing PNG children
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Health NGO warns of devastating cost of inaction
New airline begins service between the Samoas
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A new airline, Talofa Airways, has been launched in Samoa and will start flying next week.
Valuable portraits stolen from trust board
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Rare paintings are missing, feared stolen, from a Maori trust board in Waikato.
King gives backing to Maori Party
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The Maori King should stay “above the ruck” of political affairs and remain neutral, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.
Women not just disaster 'victims'
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – UN Women says Pacific women are often painted as victims first and decision makers second in the aftermath of disasters.
Australia must front up to obligations
Wednesday 24 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Court rules on closure of PNG detention centre
Kiwi girls lead New Zealand's Rio medal haul
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
OLYMPICS – The future is female for New Zealand sport with more women medallists than men at the Rio Olympics, writes Tony Smith for Fairfax Media.
Lydia Ko wins silver and gets to meet Richie
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
OLYMPICS – With an Olympic silver medal dangling around her neck, Lydia Ko’s other big wish came true.
Eliza is New Zealand's soaring star
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
OLYMPICS – New Zealand’s latest Olympic darling and surprise pole vault medallist Eliza McCartney has had a taste of the big time and, frankly, she likes it.
Protesters back off LNG blockade
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s LNG Project is set to resume normal operations after protesting landowners in Hela province reached agreement with the government.
Ryan says its time to move on
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji cannot afford to pay its Olympic gold medal winning rugby sevens coach, Ben Ryan, to stay on.
Welcome home for sevens heroes
Monday 22 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Fijians line the streets to greet Rio gold medallists
Visits to schools part of defence force effort
Saturday 20 August 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – A New Zealand Defence Force lieutenant says school visits should be a regular part of humanitarian efforts by military forces in the Pacific.
PNG excited to host world cup matches
Saturday 20 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Rugby League World Cup organisers are confident Papua New Guinea will be an excellent host during next year’s tournament.
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