Regional
Papua New Guinea 'not going broke'
Thursday 28 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea is not broke – that’s official and from Finance Minister James Marape.
Pacific warned of fuel price rises
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Secretariat of the Pacific Community is warning countries in the region to brace for an expected rise in fuel prices as ten months of dropping oil prices come to an end.
Radical overhaul of asylum seeker policy needed
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – The Royal Australasian College of Physicians wants a radical overhaul of Australia’s policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers.
School children explore culture with Samoan language
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Children in South Auckland are braving the winter weather in traditional Samoan attire this week to celebrate Samoan language week.
Preserving languages key to cultural strength
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – The University of Sydney has hosted a public forum looking at preserving indigenous languages, many of them endangered, in the Pacific region.
Restructure of PNG police planned
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – While announcing a restructure of Papua New Guinea’s constabulary, new police commissioner Garry Baki says he will also review a policing arrangement that has 73 Australian Federal Police officers deployed in the country.
Fears for ecosystem in Galapagos eruption
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
ISABELA ISLAND – A volcano in the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time in more than 30 years, spilling streams of molten lava and raising fears for the world’s only colony of pink iguanas.
Villagers harbouring criminals
Wednesday 27 May 2015 | Published in Regional
TARI – People in Papua New Guinea must stop harbouring criminals and sabotaging police work, acting Hela provincial police commander Chief Supt Mark Yangen said.
Retaining language good for health
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – A researcher at the University of Sydney says preserving indigenous languages is good for people’s health.
New laws 'unduly restrict freedom'
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has called on Nauru’s government to withdraw recent amendments to the criminal code which he says unduly restrict freedom of expression.
Weather delays solar Pacific flight
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
NANJING– The Solar Impulse 2, a completely solar-powered aircraft that was set to make its most difficult leg of its around-the-world journey, cancelled its departure at the last minute amid bad weather this week.
Police chief injured confronting robbers
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Four men have appeared in court in Fiji over an attack on the country’s Police Commissioner last week.
Tongans march against women's equality
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – The Tongan government is facing increasing pressure to stop the ratification of a major UN convention on women’s rights with multiple petitions, marches and a parliamentary resolution opposing the move.
Battling for players
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – The head of the Tonga Rugby Union says it’s a sad fact that some of the country’s best players will not be at the World Cup later this year.
Sorcery killing has police stumped
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
WABAG – Local police say a complaint must be lodged before they can arrest the men suspected of hacking a woman to death in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Vicious tribal fight underway
Tuesday 26 May 2015 | Published in Regional
FUGWA – A fierce tribal fight is reportedly taking place at a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province.
Island players admired but little room for inclusion
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Regional
BRISBANE – Bending the rules to allow Pacific islanders to play State of Origin league in Australia may destroy what is great about the concept, Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett says.
New Zealand putting Pacific relationships at risk
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Regional
REGIONAL NEWS OPINION New Zealand has long prided itself on warm relations with its Pacific island neighbours.
Marshalls woman receives posthumous honour
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Regional
TAIPEI – A Marshallese woman who died fighting for justice for the survivors of US nuclear weapons tests on her country’s islands is being honoured in Taiwan this week with the Global Love of Lives award from a Taipei non-profit foundation.
Language provides classroom confidence
Monday 25 May 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – A primary school teacher in Auckland says allowing students to speak Samoan at school, helps with their confidence to learn in the classroom.
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