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Fast-sailing cargo ships of Melanesia
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
The Fijian drua were large and fast – reaching speeds of up to fifteen knots in a good wind. They were among the most finely crafted vessels in Fiji, similar in design to the Samoan ‘alia and the Tongan kalia.
Plan to restore Fiji's only original drua
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A group of conservators from New Zealand’s Te Papa Mueum is in Fiji to advise on the restoration of one of Fiji’s oldest and last remaining double-hull sailing canoes, the Ratu Finau.
Guam seeks vote on its political status
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
GUAM – Voters in Guam may finally get the chance to vote on the territory’s political status, with the governor announcing an ambitious plan to add a plebiscite, or referendum, to November’s general election ballot.
No faith in police commissioner
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The former Fiji Police head of intelligence and investigations says he has no confidence in the country’s recently confirmed Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho.
Sheriff guilty, not Fiji PM
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister didn’t plagiarise someone else’s Easter message after all.
Tsunami threat passes
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The tsunami threat from a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu has largely passed, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWS) says.
Fiji bracing for weather bomb
Monday 4 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – People in Fiji are being warned of heavy rain and flash flooding over the next few days.
Tusi Pisi signs for Bristol
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoan rugby union international Tusi Pisi has signed with English Premiership Championship rugby club Bristol ahead of the 2016/17 season on a two year deal.
Samoa's prison inadequate
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The shocking state of Samoa’s Tafa’igata Prison facilities, which is housing a growing number of prisoners, has been highlighted once more.
Sacked Tonga coach not paid a cent so far
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The sacked Tonga sevens coach Andy Katoa says he has not been paid at all during his 18 months at the helm.
Global obesity epidemic getting worse
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
Over 12 per cent of adults are now obese, a ratio that has more than doubled since 1975 and will swell to 20 per cent by 2025, a major survey reported Friday.
Tonga PM dismisses claims he's blanking media
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The prime minister of Tonga has rejected criticism that he and his government are not making themselves available to the media.
Contaminated dam 'dewatered'
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The process to empty the tailings dam at a closed gold mine in Solomon Islands has begun after a long wait.
Museums struggle after funding cuts
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Regional
HAWAI‘I – Museums with world class Pacific island collections are suffering major funding cuts forcing them to look for ways to pay their own way.
Powerful families benefit from refugee processing
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – Some of Nauru’s most powerful families are benefiting financially from the island’s multi-million-dollar Australian-funded refugee processing centres.
Refugee prefers Manus Island detention centre
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – An Iranian refugee who was “resettled” in Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city has tried to go back to detention on Manus Island.
Scientists make Zika virus breakthrough
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
Scientists have worked out the structure of the Zika virus in a breakthrough that will aid the development of treatments to combat infection.
No confidence move tossed out
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – An attempted motion of no confidence in Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, Peter O’Neill, has been thrown out by the acting speaker of parliament.
Atolls running out of water
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
MICRONESIA – Some parts of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands are experiencing their worst drought in recorded history, with some atolls close to running out of drinking water.
Melanoma rate highest in the world
Friday 1 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand now has the highest rate of melanoma skin cancer in the world – eclipsing Australia as the most dangerous place to be exposed to the sun.
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