Regional
Refugee children turn to Facebook
Saturday 14 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Refugee and asylum seeker children on Nauru have started a clandestine campaign to get off the island, launching a Facebook page they hope will give them a face globally.
Jihadist network targeted in Europe
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Regional
ROME – Police have targeted 17 people in raids in several European countries connected to a suspected jihadist network.
Where the land is turning to dust
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Regional
In the Pacific rising tides are lapping away at the sands of many low lying nations and may soon spark mass migration. But in Africa apparent climate change is causing the same problem but in reverse. The UN predicts over 50 million people will be forced to leave their homes by 2020 because their land is being overwhelmed by sand. This desertification is already happening in Senegal, writes Laeila Adjovi for the BBC.
Military man appears in court
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji military officer, Pita Matairavula, charged with sexual assault in a high profile case was due in court yesterday to hear if he would be granted bail.
Jailed Vanuatu MPs
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Regional
- Deputy prime minister Moana Carcasses: 4 years.
Vanuatu court hears MPs' appeals
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s Court of Appeal has began hearing the cases of 14 MPs jailed for bribery last month.
Surfer mauled by shark
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
BALLINA – A surfer has undergone surgery at a Gold Coast Hospital after he was mauled by a shark off Australia’s NSW far north coast.
Four girls rowing a pink boat across the Pacific
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Four British women, who are on a world record breaking mission to row across the Pacific, left Samoa this week on the last leg of their epic trip, heading to Cairns in northern Queensland.
Economic disadvantage affecting achievement
Thursday 12 November 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Financial pressures are being blamed for New Zealand Pasifika students’ stagnant achievement at universities and colleges.
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.
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