Regional
Maori painkiller reaching global market
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand’s native horopito plant is being grown in a commercial plantation as the market for its anti-fungal properties increases.
Former deputy PM left out of cabinet
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s former deputy prime minister, Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo, has again been left out of Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s new administration following the recent general election.
PNG seeks US$250m loan
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister says the country’s central bank is trying to borrow US$250 million from the International Monetary Fund to help solve the country’s foreign exchange problems.
New Zealanders say no to flag change
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealanders have voted in favour of keeping the current national flag in a referendum, after a 17-month exercise that cost taxpayers NZ$26 million.
Kiwi injured in Kon-Tiki rescue
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
CHILE – New Zealand Maori Lisa Te Heuheu, one of the Kon-Tiki2 crew members, was injured when being evacuated from one of the ill-fated expedition’s balsawood rafts, according to reports from the abandoned expedition’s website.
Tongans hit by bank card scam
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Hundreds of Tongans have had their bank cards blocked and reissued with new cards after they fell victim to regional scammers.
Wild weather lashes NZ
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Nearly 200 tourists have been evacuated on the West Coast of New Zealand, and trees have brought down powerlines in Auckland, as wild weather lashes the country.
Teen walks free as murder case collapses
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The murder case against a New Zealand teenager in Vanuatu has collapsed and he has walked free after several months in prison.
O'Neill's supporters stay staunch
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Leading members of Papua New Guinea’s coalition government are standing firm behind the prime minister Peter O’Neill who is facing a possible vote of no-confidence next week.
Toilet boasts its own website
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – In what is believed to be a world first – a public toilet in Vanuatu has its own dedicated website
Violence against women protested
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Hundreds of people in Vanuatu’s capital have taken part in a march to address violence against women.
Games jobs split three ways
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The responsibility for planning and preparing Tonga’s hosting of the South Pacific Games in 2019 has been given to three authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office has stated.
Illegal seafood harvesting operation busted
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A Samoa law enforcement operation coordinated by Department of Fisheries officials have pulled off one of the largest successful raids of illegally harvested fish products in the history of the country.
Cultural rights in focus
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Two government ministries in Samoa are partnering with Pacific regional organisations to enhance the knowledge of intellectual property rights among cultural producers in a workshop being held in Apia this week.
Opposition launches no confidence move
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Opposition has launched a new attempt to unseat the country’s Government.
Islands brace for more king tides
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
MARSHALL ISLANDS – Weather forecasters have warned of more inundation in the Marshall Islands this week with a combination of stormy seas and a king tide at work again.
Battered islands fight nuclear giants
Wednesday 23 March 2016 | Published in Regional
MARSHALL ISLANDS – The lawyer representing the Marshall Islands in its international anti-nuclear case says this month’s hearings have shone a light on the lack of formal talks on nuclear disarmament.
Kiwi orchards relying on Pacific workers
Tuesday 22 March 2016 | Published in Regional
Pacific Islanders participating in New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme say the work is of great benefit to them and their communities back in the islands. They are also now considered indispensable to New Zealand’s viticulture and horticulture industries, Johnny Blades reports for Radio New Zealand’s Dateline Pacific.
Call to better manage Pacific forests
Tuesday 22 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Pacific Community (SPC) wants better forest management to develop a region more resilient to climate change.
Cyclone disaster continues
Tuesday 22 March 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama is calling for the rich countries of the world to help Fiji rebuild more resiliently after Cyclone Winston.
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