Regional
Samoa relaxing before South Africa clash
Friday 25 September 2015 | Published in Regional
BIRMINGHAM – Before the blood and thunder of their match with South Africa on Saturday, Samoa are enjoying the tranquil surroundings, sweeping fairways and manicured greens of the Belfry golf resort in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside.
Call for government of unity in Fiji
Friday 25 September 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The leader of Fiji’s National Federation Party Biman Prasad says the Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has a chance to leave a great legacy for Fiji if he heeds the party’s call for a government of national unity.
Fiji and Australia to front up in Cardiff
Friday 25 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CARDIFF – The Wallabies know they have a 195-centimetre, 130-kilogramme hurdle to overcome in their World Cup opener in the shape of Fijian talisman Nemani Nadolo.
Pacific bishops to converge on Rome
Thursday 24 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Catholic bishops from around the Pacific are preparing to represent their people at a major meeting in Rome next month.
PNG'S 'fruit bowl' drying out
Thursday 24 September 2015 | Published in Regional
MT HAGEN – As El Niño weather patterns continue to smash heat records globally and with even drier weather on the way, the UN has warned that as many as four million people may be adversely affected by drought in the Pacific.
24 dead from drought causes
Thursday 24 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – An Australian senate inquiry into Canberra’s aid programme in Papua New Guinea has been told the government should be ready to help the country deal with the effects of a growing drought disaster.
Tiny reef shark may beat climate change
Wednesday 23 September 2015 | Published in Regional
TOWNSVILLE – Sharks found in shallow, tropical waters around northern Australia are well placed to cope with climate change, according to Queensland researchers.
World's rarest creature sighted off PNG
Wednesday 23 September 2015 | Published in Regional
NDROVA ISLAND– It might be the rarest animal in the world, according to Peter Ward, a biologist at the University of Washington who this July came across the Allonautilus scrobiculatus species of nautilus in the waters off Papua New Guinea.
US sends Marshall Islanders home
Wednesday 23 September 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – Marshall Islanders have been deported from the United States at greater rate over recent years. Government data indicates that over the past 15 years, there’s a rate of sixteen deportations of Marshall Islanders per year.
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.
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