Regional
Nations to get seats on World Rugby Council
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are to get seats on an expanded World Rugby Council in what’s been called the biggest positive step in Pacific rugby ever.
Violence on streets of Lae
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
LAE – Police in Papua New Guinea’s second largest city Lae remain on alert after a mass protest against foreigners left one person dead and several others injured.
Groenewald resignation a 'set back'
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – The sudden resignation of Fiji’s police commissioner has sparked concern around the region.
Pago Pago may become a 'ghost town'
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – Businesses in American Samoa are feeling the effects of the United States’ ban on purse seine fishing vessels, as boats cancel their offloading stop at Pago Pago.
Australia under fire over offshore detention
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
GENEVA – Australia has come under global fire for its boat turnback and offshore detention policies at a UN Human Rights Council performance review in Geneva.
Simple rafts seek scientific insight
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC OCEAN – Two traditional rafts making a round-trip from Peru to Rapa Nui are hoping their journey will assist scientists as well as give an insight into the history of the region.
Police powers should apply across Fiji
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – An Auckland law professor, Bill Hodge, says unless there is an emergency situation declared, the police in Fiji do have the right to access military installations to carry out arrest warrants.
Military employs accused police
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Land Force Commander Sitiveni Qiliho – now newly-appointed as acting police commissioner – said the military had good intentions in recruiting three suspended police officers who have been charged with assault.
Fiji's police boss has had enough
Wednesday 11 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s police commissioner Ben Groenewald has resigned, accusing the military of interfering with “policing”.
Out of control vehicle crashes in gates of royal residence
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – The driver and passengers of a car that crashed into the fence of the royal residence in Tonga at the weekend fled the scene.
Drought to get worse as fears turn to disease
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – As the El Niño weather pattern ensures a long, tough drought season in the Pacific, specialists are warning countries to prepare for outbreaks of disease.
PM criticises Miss Samoa's choice
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has blasted Miss Pacific Islands, Latafale Auva’a, for choosing the Miss World Pageant over the regional one.
Lagoon dweller appealing eviction
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Regional
Tetiaroa – An appeals court in French Polynesia is to decide the future of a man who has been living in a boat outside a large resort near Tahiti.
Stand-off on Christmas Island
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CHRISTMAS ISLAND – Order has been restored to the Christmas Island detention centre following reports of a riot, the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection says.
A new Kon-Tiki voyage underway
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CALLAO – Norwegian historian Torgeir Higraff, 42, and a crew of 13 people have just left the Peruvian port of Callao and embarked on the sequel to an adventure that began in 1947.
Royal salute for British prince
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Regional
Ngaruawahia – An armada of war canoes formed part of the welcome for Prince Charles when he visited the Maori King Tuheitia in New Zealand’s central North Island.
Australia to fund Pacific drought aid
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Regional
WABAG – Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has announced a $9 million aid package for the Pacific while touring areas affected by severe drought in Papua New Guinea.
Study finds contaminated fish
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – Fish consumed from popular fishing spots in the Marshall Islands have been found to show high levels of toxic pollutants that could raise the risk of cancer and learning disabilities.
Fiji to host Super 15 clash
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Chiefs will host the Crusaders in Suva during the Super Rugby competition next year.
Nauru defends human rights record
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
Following allegations of rape and other abuse, Nauru has come under pressure at the United Nations to improve its conditions for asylum seekers on the island. Its human rights record has been under scrutiny at a meeting in Geneva, as the country continues to face criticism on a number of fronts.
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