Regional
Medical flight blocked
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – A former president of Nauru says the government has cancelled his passport to prevent him from seeking urgent medical treatment overseas.
Skateboarding keep the kids out of trouble
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – An American is trying to help troubled youths in Tonga by getting them into skateboarding.
New police diligence 'won't stop burglaries'
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Police attending all home break-ins won’t lead to more burglars being caught, a New Zealand criminologist is warning.
Samoa's fa'afafine get ready to rumble
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Laughter and tears as transgender pageant nears
Nobles should 'support government'
Tuesday 30 August 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – A cabinet minister has called on the Tongan nobility to provide solutions to the kingdom’s problems rather than try and take down the government.
Ben Ryan the most loved 'Fijian'
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Ben Ryan’s departure will be a loss to Fiji Rugby, says Vodafone Flying Fijians head coach John McKee.
In Tonga a girl may be forced to marry her rapist
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Young victims of rape have been made to marry their rapists under a law that gives parents the power to approve underage marriages says the Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) in Tonga.
USA quadruples its Hawaiian marine reserve
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
HAWAI‘I – The United States president, Barack Obama, will travel to a remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific this week to recognise the creation of what will become the world’s largest marine reserve.
Chile triples protected Pacific ecosystems
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
CHILE – Last Wednesday, the Chilean government officially ordered the creation of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park tripling its protected Pacific oceanic areas.
Cyclone victims struggle to rebuild
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Lack of materials sees Fiji villagers living rough
SOS in sand leads to rescue
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
MICRONESIA – Two people stranded for a week on a remote Pacific island have been rescued after signalling for help with a flashlight and an SOS message written in the sand.
Maori students understand West Papuan struggle
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Hundreds of Maori students marched to New Zealand’s parliament this week calling for freedom for West Papua.
Hiker describes 30-day ordeal after partner's death
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A Czech hiker who went missing a month ago in the snowy mountains of New Zealand has described the “harrowing” ordeal in which her partner died.
Experts debate health and safety aspects of kava
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The debate over whether kava is a killer or a cure was raised at the Pasifika Medical Association conference in Auckland this week.
Still waiting four years on from cyclone
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – An elderly Samoan couple has spoken up about how the government is still ignoring their cry for help to rebuild their home that was destroyed by Cyclone Evans four years ago.
Poverty blamed on church demands
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Poor villagers struggle as churches ‘bleed them dry’
Living proof of rural poverty
Monday 29 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A recent report has revealed that there is extreme hardship in Samoa and for one family at the village of Siumu, they say they are the living proof.
Few medals despite strength and enthusiasm
Friday 26 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Residents of the Pacific islands aren’t used to seeing their compatriots win Olympic medals.
He dances, but he's not celebrating
Friday 26 August 2016 | Published in Regional
KIRIBATI – There are plenty of ways to celebrate victory at the Olympics.
Protestors call for 'real Pacific Solution'
Friday 26 August 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Activists in Wellington say New Zealand and Australia should come up with a joint plan to deal with asylum seekers without putting them through detention.
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