Regional
Professor calls tobacco taxes 'racist'
Thursday 2 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A crackdown by the New Zealand government on tobacco has been labelled racist and discriminatory towards Maori and other minority groups by one of the country’s leading tobacco researchers.
Government must abide by Games contract
Thursday 2 June 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The Pacific Games Council says the Tongan government needs to abide by its contractual obligations related to the 2019 Games.
Students can remain on campus
Thursday 2 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The National Court in Papua New Guinea has slapped an interim injunction on the University of PNG, stopping it from evicting protesting students from its two Port Moresby campuses.
Carved heads to be returned
Thursday 2 June 2016 | Published in Regional
Speaker ordered to return artefacts to parliament
Focus on Cook Islands at NZ museum
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
THE Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand has chosen the Cook Islands as the first Pacific Island nation to be the focus of their Pacific Collections Access Project.
Tonga to enforce new public smoking laws
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Tonga launched a hard-hitting campaign highlighting the dangers of smoking around children on World No Tobacco Day.
Oppression creating groundswell of oppostion
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Prospective candidates for this year’s election in Nauru are selling food to fund their campaigns after the government hiked nomination fees.
Tonga PM and Games committee still at odds
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – A battle between the Tongan Prime Minister and one of his predecessors is again threatening to derail Tonga’s plans to host the 2019 Pacific Games.
One-armed surfer makes semi finals
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Inspirational woman surfer Bethany Hamilton fell just short of an incredible win against the world’s best at the unforgiving Cloudbreak reef in Fiji.
New election laws challenged
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
Nauru’s nomination fee hikes aimed at ‘deterring candidates’
Students blame riot on police
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A student leader in Papua New Guinea has claimed a riot in Enga province was started by members of the public who were attacked by Police.
Students rally outside parliament
Wednesday 1 June 2016 | Published in Regional
PNG opposition’s vote of no confidence adjourned
MSG at odds over where to hold next summit
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
papau NEW GUINEA – Leaders of Melanesian Spearhead Group member states are debating where and when to hold their special summit which has been postponed twice.
Visiting Muslim leader defends his faith
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A Muslim, who is a regular visitor to Samoa, says not all Muslims are terrorists.
Technology advances dampen critical thinking
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – An academic has warned Fiji educators not to rush into using technology as a dominant teaching tool because it may adversely affect critical thinking.
Protesting students spread awareness
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Protesting students in Papua New Guinea are spreading their call throughout the country for the Prime Minister to step down.
Swimmer taken by crocodile
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – A woman is feared dead, and reported as missing after a crocodile attack in Australia’s Daintree National Park.
Carvings must be returned
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Speaker Theodore Zurenuoc has been ordered by the National Court to replace, repair or return the totem and 19 carvings removed from Parliament on his directions in 2013.
Police arrest protesting students
Tuesday 31 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea MP claims ongoing anti-government protests by students are a threat to national security.
US forces under night-time curfew
Monday 30 May 2016 | Published in Regional
OKINAWA – US forces in Okinawa are to be put under night-time curfew for a month following the suspected rape and murder of a woman by a former US marine, officials say.
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