Regional
Fiji islands braces for 'megastorm'
Saturday 20 February 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji was yesterday morning bracing for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Winston, a Category Five storm expected to bring huge waves and destructive winds.
New Zealand gives aid to Fiji
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, and his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully, have signed a multi year aid agreemeent.
PNG treasury: 'We are not broke'
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea is not broke, says Treasury Secretary Dairi Vele.
High water temperatures trouble the Pacific
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Thousands of dead fish have been washed up on the shores of Fiji and Vanuatu as El Niño causes high water temperatures.
Trans-Tasman movement under discussion
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is meeting with his New Zealand counterpart on Friday amid news that, on average, every day a New Zealand citizen is being stripped of his or her Australian visa.
Tears and hope in the eye of the storm
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – There were tears and tales of panic as well as messages of hope from Pacific islanders at a climate change conference in New Zealand this week.
Initial response aid provided
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand is providing US$39,000 as an initial response to help emergency personnel on Tonga’s northern island group of Vava‘u.
Cyclone sparks Zika alarm
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Aid agencies said they were concerned cyclone Winston could cause severe damage after it hit northern islands earlier this week, especially after a prolonged El Niño-induced drought weakened livestock and crops across Tonga.
Cyclone hits Tonga twice
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga is getting smashed by Cyclone Winston which has double backed and intensified – and Fiji is preparing for the Category Four storm to hit its islands over the weekend.
Opposition launches manifesto
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Regional
APIA – The opposition party, Tautua Samoa has officially announced its manifesto and 26 candidates for next month’s general election.
'Corruption' keeping students out of university
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s universities are facing accusations that a “culture of corruption” causing to their brightest students missing out on places.
Fish dying in Vanuatu waters
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – As Vanuatu struggles to cope with minimal food crops in the wake of last year’s Cyclone Pam, the soaring temperatures are now impacting fish stocks.
Russian weapons handed over
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Russian soldiers are currently in Fiji instructing Republic of Fiji Military Forces officers in the use and maintenance of the Russian-made weapons.
Fears cyclone may double back
Thursday 18 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Tonga’s island groups of Tongatapu, Vava’u, Ha’apai and ‘Eua escaped major damage from Tropical Cyclone Winston as it passed through the islands with wind gusts of 120km.
Focus on climate change in Pacific
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – The science is clear, climate change is upon us and nowhere is the impact more serious than in the Pacific.
'We're going to lose islands, whole nations'
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand needs to acknowledge that Pacific Island nations face an “ecological holocaust” and “ecocide” thanks to climate change, says Dr Pala Molisa.
Atolls seek alternatives to oblivion
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
TARAWA – Giant floating islands, castle-like sea walls and mass migration are among some of the “crazy” plans the leader of Kiribati has to save his low-lying Pacific nation from global warming-induced oblivion.
Cyclones misses Vanuatu, heading for Fiji
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s southern Tafea province has been given the all clear as Tropical Cyclone Winston moves away from the country, but it now looks like the storm will curve back up towards Fiji.
Key not phased by Russian weapons
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s Prime Minister says he is not concerned about Fiji’s military receiving shipments of weapons donated by Russia.
Christchurch hit by 5.7 quake
Monday 15 February 2016 | Published in Regional
CHRISTCHURCH – A “severe” magnitude 5.7 earthquake has hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch almost five years after a deadly tremor devastated the region.
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