Regional
Micronesian island eyes independence
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
CHUUK – There is an independence push that could see the break-up of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the North Pacific.
Apia fuel storage fire a 'wake up call'
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A hotelier and a prominent samoan businessman has issued a warning to the government in the wake of the deadly fuel tank fire at the Matautu wharf in Apia last week.
Judge arrested for corruption
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Anti-corruption police in Papua New Guinea have arrested one of the country’s top judges and charged him with judicial corruption.
Speaker let off the hook
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament is a relieved man.
Post-cyclone rebuild package announced
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister on Saturday announced a range of measures to help the country rebuild after Cyclone Winston, including reforms of the building and construction sectors.
Pacific women MPs hail Samoa's lead
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Women Parliamentarians from the Pacific region have hailed Samoa’s leadership role in empowering women – especially in terms of politics.
Climate the challenge to economies
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The head of the International Trade Centre Arancha Gonzalez says that Pacific islands need help in building resilient economies in the face of climate change.
Sailors found on remote island
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FANADIP – Three sailors have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island by the US Navy after spelling out “help” with palm fronds.
Repairs not good enough
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Air New Zealand has told Vanuatu that interim repairs on the runway of its main international airport, Bauerfield, are not adequate enough for it to resume servicing the route.
Manus centre not to close
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – There are no plans to close the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre, Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato has announced.
Former Kiwi PM eyes top UN job
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is well placed to become the ninth secretary general of the United Nations, experts say.
Human sacrifice used to assert chiefly powers
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Chiefs in early Pacific cultures used ritual human sacrifices to reinforce their power, a university study has found.
Samoa PM embraces stigmata as a miracle
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
Samoa – Samoa’s Prime Minister has praised a young Samoan woman who claims to be carrying the marks of Jesus Christ’s suffered during his crucifixion.
Fiji weather a 'historical catastrophe'
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji is experiencing a “totally historical catastrophe” after almost non-stop cyclones, storms and flooding.
Security firm embroiled in scandal
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Wilson Security faces renewed questions about its fitness as security contractor in Australia’s offshore detention centres in light of its corporate links to a tax haven – a corruption scandal that has embroiled its Hong Kong owners and allegations that hundreds of staff have been underpaid.
Guard violence on Nauru denied
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Australia’s asylum seeking detainees on Nauru are standing by their allegations that guards assaulted people, allegedly including children, during a disturbance on Wednesday night.
Asylum seekers assessments 'completed'
Saturday 9 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea Government says it has finished assessing whether the asylum seekers detained on Australia’s behalf on Manus Island are refugees.
Stigmatist tells congregation of her Easter vision
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A young Samoan woman claiming to be suffering the stigmata told her story during a special Catholic mass held in Apia last week.
Fiji PM plans cyclone assistance
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is expected to reveal a key assistance package for those directly affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Inquiry into fuel tank fire underway
Friday 8 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s police and fire officials, along with experts from overseas, have been investigating an oil tank explosion on Monday which claimed one life.
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