Regional
Depression saturates Fiji again
Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Heavy rain in Fiji over the weekend has caused flooding and road closures on the island of Vanua Levu, as the country was hit by yet another tropical depression.
Fiji quick to deny supposed South China Sea support
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s government insists it has no position on the South China Sea dispute, after China’s foreign ministry suggested otherwise.
Dance delivers message
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoan and New Zealand choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio, has been chosen by UNESCO to write and deliver the official message for this year’s International Dance Day.
Micronesian leader defends US compact
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
MICORNESIA – Few Australians will have heard of President Peter Christian – the head of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets rife
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets remains widespread and appears linked to labour and human rights abuses at sea, a new Greenpeace report says.
Tonga rugby addresses issues
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Tonga’s Rugby Union and the Tongan government have agreed to a package of reforms designed to address ongoing governance concerns within the union.
Convicted over suicide attempt
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – A refugee in Nauru has been convicted of attempted suicide.
Fiji braces for more flooding
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji is getting little respite from bad weather.
Suspicion voiced over cyclone rebuild contracts
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The opposition in Fiji is concerned about a lack of transparency as well as possible conflict of interest issues, in the process of awarding supply contracts to hardware retailers for materials for Cyclone Winston rehabilitation.
Westpac pulls banking out of Nauru
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – One of Australia’s biggest banks has told the Nauru Government it will no longer do business with it or any of its entities.
Protesters occupy royal palace
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
WALLIS – The royal palace of Wallis has been occupied in a bid to stop this Saturday’s enthronement of a new king.
Fishing alliance elects new leader
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Parties to the Nauru Agreement, PNA, have named a new Chief executive officer who will take over from outgoing CEO Transform Aqorau.
Scores arrested at Papua protests
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Reports say 44 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police during demonstrations across Papua region yesterday.
12 killed in PNG light plane crash
Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – An Australian pilot is among 12 people who were killed when a light plane crashed as it tried to land in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
Nauru MPs seek to crowd-fund legal costs
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Five suspended MPs in Nauru are seeking international financial help with their legal representation.
Samoa marks start of whale awareness initiative
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa,has launched a project to raise awareness on whales and their conservation.
Catholic archbishop calls stigmata a 'blessing'
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The head of the Catholic Church in Samoa, Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga described the appearance of a young woman with Christ’s stigmata as a “blessing” for Samoa.
Pacific paddlers blamed for Zika outbreak
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
The current Zika outbreak in Brazil may have had its origins in Polynesia, says new research speculating the virus was brought to South America by Pacific island canoeing teams competing in Rio in 2014.
Residents benefit little from tax havens
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A New Zealand-based security analyst says leaked documents showing several Pacific island countries to be tax havens have come as little surprise.
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