Regional
Double trouble delays Fiji Airways flights
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji Airways passengers waiting at the Brisbane Airport are calling for answers from airline authorities as some of them have missed their vacations and one family missed a funeral.
Nauru MPs remanded in custody
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Two opposition MPs in Nauru have been refused bail following their arrest over last week’s anti-government protests.
Dozens sacked from jobs on Nauru
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – A Nauru opposition MP Mathew Batsiua says there are mounting numbers of jobless on the island as sackings continue in the wake of last week’s anti-government protests.
Carter may don No.10 jersey against Samoa
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Fresh, fit and hungry, Dan Carter is expected to be thrown the No.10 jersey for the All Blacks’ opening test of the year against Samoa, but a different approach may be adopted with Richie McCaw.
Polynesian makes mark at US Open
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
CHAMBERS BAY – At 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, Tony Finau could have made a name for himself in a variety of contact sports.
Asylum seekers join legal challenge
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – Almost a third of the asylum seekers at the Australian-run immigration centre on Manus Island are challenging their detention, after 277 of them were added to an ongoing legal case in Papua New Guinea.
Free speech crackdown defended
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru’s government says its controversial crackdown on free speech, including its move to ban Facebook in the country, is necessary to protect ethnic groups such as asylum seekers.
Nauru MPs spend weekend in jail
Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Two Nauruan opposition MPs are still in police custody after having their bail hearing delayed since Friday, supporters say.
Call to make Apia test a tribute to Jerry Collins
Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – There are calls for a tribute to the late Jerry Collins at next month’s All Blacks Test against Manu Samoa in Apia.
Jenner story prompts fa'afafine debate
Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – In the Pacific, it’s not all about Caitlyn Jenner – Samoans in particular are having their own conversation about transgender role models.
'Adorable' octopus found in Pacific
Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Regional
MONTEREY BAY – An unclassified octopus that lives deep in the Pacific Ocean is so cute, US scientists want to name it “adorabilis.”
Flooding causes havoc in NZ
Monday 22 June 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – States of emergency remain in the New Zealand regions of Whanganui and Taranaki while traffic disruption continues in drenched parts of the lower North Island.
Solomons against full West Papua MSG membership
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – A Solomon Islands MP has questioned the government’s announcement about exploring greater representation of Indonesia in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Labour group reminds Fiji of its obligations
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
suva – The International Labour Organisation has reminded the Fiji government that a commission of inquiry into the country’s labour practises could be launched if an agreement it signed earlier this year is not fulfilled.
Prosperity the goal in China trade deal
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia and China have signed a free trade agreement with Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailing it as “history making” for both countries.
Year for development celebrated
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
Participants at the 2015 South Pacific Tourism Exchange were hosted to a morning tea to commemorate the European Year of Development in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday (Friday CIT).
MP Batsiua gagged while on bail
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – THE suspended Nauru MP and former justice minister, Mathew Batsiua, who was arrested earlier in the week, was given bail after appearing in court this week with strict conditions, meaning he will be back in custody if he does anything to offend the government.
Forum watching Nauru's crisis
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The Pacific Islands Forum’s Secretariat says it is ready to assist Nauru if the government seeks help amid an ongoing political crisis there, Radio New Zealand has reported.
Nauru: Two more MPs arrested
Saturday 20 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – There have been more arrests off opposition politicians on the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru amid fears the current government is fast becoming Pacific’s newest dictatorship.
Deaths mar State of Origin telecasts in PNG
Friday 19 June 2015 | Published in Regional
GOROKA – A young policeman was allegedly hacked to death by a group of youths in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday night.
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