Regional
Tuvalu's islands rising says new report
Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional
FUNAFUTI – Despite ongoing sea level rise, the main atoll in the south Pacifi c nation of Tuvalu has grown in size over the past 100 years – according to fi ve scientists whose four-page paper was published earlier this month by the Geological Society of America.
'Evil' gay activists told to leave Tonga by church members
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – A protest in Tonga led by a church group who told gay activists attending a conference they were “evil” has been strongly condemned.
Body falls out of hearse at Auckland traffic lights
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PAPATOETOE – A bizarre story involving a dead body flying out from the back of a hearse in Auckland is making global headlines.
Fiji Sevens are world champions
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON – Fiji’s sevens rugby team have been crowned the World Sevens Series champions for the second time.
Conference focuses on child abuse in the Pacific
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Pacific island nations have some of the highest rates of violence against children in the world – an issue Unicef says needs to be brought out of the shadows.
New Nauru laws there to 'gag people'
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The former president of Nauru has said he fears new restrictions on freedom of speech will make it impossible to properly campaign for next year’s national election.
New Zealander gives world No.1 a surfing lesson
Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional
RIO DE JANEIRO – New Zealand surfer Richard “Ricardo” Christie’s giant-killing run at the Rio Pro event in Brazil was stymied in the quaterfinals – where he was beaten decisively by the eventual winner.
Lawyers appalled at suicidal woman's treatment
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Lawyers for a 23-year-old Tamil asylum seeker say they are appalled at the way she was treated when she was brought to Australia for medical help after attempting suicide on Nauru.
Asylum seekers launch High Court challenge
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Ten asylum seekers have launched a High Court challenge to the legality of the Australin Federal Government’s offshore detention system.
Samoa top-ranked Pacific team, Niue make rankings debut
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoa remain the top Pacific rugby league nation, while Niue have debuted on the world rankings for the first time.
New laws curtail freedom of speech
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – An expelled magistrate of Nauru and a Pacific media watchdog have accused Nauru of breaching its international obligations by introducing a law restricting free speech.
Samoa selectors choose squad for big year of rugby
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Manu Samoa selectors have named 58 players in their wider training group and selection pool for the Manu’s 2015 campaigns which includes the Rugby World Cup.
Guam prepares for direct hit
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SAIPAN – Authorities on Guam and the Northern Marianas are preparing for the arrival of typhoon Dolphin today, which forecasters say could be the strongest to hit the Marianas since 2002.
Why are the citizens of 'paradise' so fat?
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – They’re remote and beautiful. A place many long to escape to for sun, sea and serenity. But beyond and beneath the tourism imagery, most Pacific islands have another reality for the residents who live there – a life based on imported food, little exercise and remote access to healthcare.
Tyhoon Dolphin sets sights on Guam
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SAIPAN – The western Pacific nation of Guam is on typhoon watch as a category three storm heads towards the country.
Refugees on way to Cambodia
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Four refugees have agreed to resettle in Cambodia from Nauru, the ABC understands, amid reports the group has been secretly flown to Australia.
Historic WWII crash site opened to tourists
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
KOKOPO – The World War II crash site of a military plane carrying Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who masterminded the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, has been opened to visitors in Bougainville for the first time in more than five years.
Giant Pacific waves hit Mexico
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
Puerto Escondido – Giant waves – stirred by a powerful low pressure system in the Pacific – have given surfers the ride of their lives and flooded coastal regions at a Mexican surf mecca.
Nauru defends Facebook ban
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The Nauru government has hit out again at unfavourable international media coverage, saying it should be respected as a sovereign nation.
Widodo visit sees protestors detained
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Foreign journalists will still need permits to report from Papuan provinces, according to Indonesia’s chief security minister, despite president Joko Widodo’s claims the region is now unrestricted.
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