Regional
Hospital fire raises questions
Wednesday 23 September 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – A fire at Samoa’s new hospital building that forced patients to be evacuated two weeks ago could have easily been avoided through proper maintenance of the building.
Pacific serious about fisheries protection
Wednesday 23 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Pacific Island countries are increasingly serious about protecting their marine resources.
NZ's Pacific communities make a stand against suicide
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORIRUA – Pacific communities in Porirua, north of New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, are taking a stand against suicide in their community.
Jakarta thanks PNG over hostage rescue
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
JAKARTA – Indonesia has thanked Papua New Guinea for its co-operation in securing the release of two Indonesians taken hostage in a remote part of the common border region.
No charges over boy's gun death
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoa’s Police Commissioner says no charges have been laid following the accidental death of a nine-year-old boy who was shot last Wednesday.
Drought brings social challenges
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORSEBY – Social challenges have been stressed as one of the main problems the Papua New Guinea government must be aware of as the country continues to face El Nino’s severe effects.
Samoa upbeat over date with Springboks
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
BRIGHTON – Manu Samoa has made the perfect start to their Rugby World Cup campaign with a hard fought 25-16 win when they overpowered the United States of America at the Brighton Community Stadium.
Food aid held up in Highlands
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
KANDEP – At least 10 people have died from starvation in Papua New Guinea’s drought and frost-affected Enga province, a local church leader said, as the nation’s opposition claimed that aid distribution was being “politicised” by local disaster committees.
Last plea for 'climate change refugee'
Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Kiribati man and his family will be deported today unless intervention comes from government.
Tiger kills keeper at New Zealand zoo
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
HAMILTON – A zookeeper has been killed in a “tragic incident” after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger at a New Zealand zoo.
Tonga goes down to ecstatic Georgia
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
BRISTOL – Tonga’s shame is Georgia’s triumph. In 1981 the Georgian capital of Tbilisi erupted in celebration as its most prominent football team, Dinamo Tbilisi, then part of the Soviet Top League, defeated FC Carl Zeiss Jena to claim the prestigious UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. It remains the greatest achievement in Georgian club football to date.
Samoa on track with win over USA
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
BRIGHTON – Man of the match Tim Nanai-Williams lit up the Brighton Community Stadium.
Maori player is toast of Japan
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
NAPIER – Japan’s biggest upset in rugby history by beating two-time Rugby World Cup champions South Africa has turned its winning Kiwi try-scorer into a international star.
Claims Pacific players exploited
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Worrying stories have emerged about young Pacific islander rugby players being exploited and mistreated as they seek to make a name for themselves.
All Blacks wrangle a win over Pumas
Monday 21 September 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON - The most maligned player in the All Blacks’ World Cup squad took the most decisive first step of the tournament as the defending champions worked their way out of an arm wrestle with the Pumas.
Let the 'pool of death' begin
Wednesday 16 September 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON – The England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster has named his strongest side for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji.
'Prepare for the worst'
Wednesday 16 September 2015 | Published in Regional
United Nations urges Pacific governments to prepare for El Niño’s impact
One man's quest to save women's lives
Wednesday 16 September 2015 | Published in Regional
An expatriate former Australian carpenter is on a quest to save women’s lives in Papua New Guinea, reports ABC foreign correspondent Liam Cochrane from Papua New Guinea’s s remote D’Entrecasteaux islands.
Artisan chocolate made from Vanuatu cocoa
Wednesday 16 September 2015 | Published in Regional
MUDGEE – The New South Wales town of Mudgee, in the Cudgegong Valley, has a reputation as a wine region and as a tourist destination, but it is also home to a backyard chocolate factory with ties to the Pacific.
'Lappng waters' joke falls flat
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has defended Peter Dutton after the immigration minister was caught joking about the plight of Pacific Island nations facing rising sea levels.
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