Regional
Manus Island conditions 'deteriorating'
Monday 20 June 2016 | Published in Regional
Immigration denies claims of food shortages
Inquiry must be independent
Monday 20 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A provincial governor in Papua New Guinea has welcomed the government’s announcement of an inquiry into last Wednesday’s police shooting of students at the University of Papua New Guinea but insists it be headed by eminent persons.
Protests moulding tomorrow's leaders
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC VIEWPOINT Jenny Hayward-Jones Lowy Institute THE images on our television screens last week of police firing live rounds into a crowd of students at the University of Papua New Guinea and injured students being carried into hospital were profoundly shocking.
Mongooses stowed away in shipping containers
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Quarantine authorities in Tonga will consider fumigating containers arriving from Fiji after the discovery of five mongooses inside one.
Call for accountability over poisoned fish
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Regional
MARSHALL ISLANDS – A Marshall Islands Senator says there needs to be accountability for the contamination of fish around Kwajalein Atoll that could threaten the major food source of thousands of people.
Fraud squad head arrested
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the anti-corruption officer who has been leading efforts to arrest the country’s prime minister.
No sign of students resuming classes
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Regional
But PNG government determined to save semester
Avocado thefts on the rise
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Surging local and international demand for avocados is fuelling a crime wave in New Zealand.
Half a billion worth of meth seized
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand police initially said their 90 Mile Beach bust had seized 448kg of the drug, but later on Tuesday said they had found another 50kg in nearby sand dunes.
Mechanic brings down drug ring
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The man who brought down a half-billion dollar methamphetamine operation has spoken out about his involvement with the men accused of smuggling almost 500kg of drugs on to 90 Mile Beach.
Police detain over 1000 Papuan protesters
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – More than 1000 West Papuans participating in a demonstration calling for independence in Indonesia’s Papua region were briefly detained on Wednesday.
Students continue boycott of classes
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
Judge refuses to order police from campus grounds
Survivors make it to Auckland
Thursday 16 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The surviving trio of the stricken yacht Platino are safely back in New Zealand and heaping praise on their rescuers.
Samoa sevens determined to book tickets to Rio
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Top seeds Samoa have arrived in Monaco for this weekend’s Olympic sevens repechage event, which will determine who claims the final men’s qualifying place in Rio.
Opposition calls on Key to harden up on Fiji
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The Opposition in Fiji has called on New Zealand to harden up on the Fiji government because it says it’s operating under a democratic facade.
University violence proliferates in PNG
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Tensions have boiled over among students at universities in Papua New Guinea amid differences over whether to continue boycotting classes.
Tonga says it has no money for flood relief
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Tonga’s prime minister says there is not much the government can do to help victims of recent flooding because it has no money.
Vanuatu state broadcaster off the air
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s national broadcaster went off-air on Monday because of an unpaid utility bill, it’s reported.
Major diplomatic win for Fiji
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
Envoy elected president of UN General Assembly
PACER Plus process condemned
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A new report says Pacific Island countries should walk away from the proposed PACER Plus free trade agreement, suggesting it puts Australia and New Zealand’s interests ahead of the Pacific.
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