Regional
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.
Pacific has nine of the ten fattest countries
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Figures released by the World Health Organisation show nine out of the ten most obese countries in the world are in the Pacific – with Cook Islands topping the list with 50.8 per cent of its people being obese.
Budget urges Australians to 'have a go'
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – A multi-billion-dollar small business boost, a crackdown on welfare, a tax system focused on “fairness” and mounting deficits have been laid out in the Abbott government’s second federal budget.
Fiji on cusp of world rugby sevens title
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji are on the cusp of sevens rugby glory after winning the Cup title in Glasgow to overtake South Africa in the World Series standings.
Doubts over lifting of media restrictions
Tuesday 12 May 2015 | Published in Regional
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has lifted restrictions that prevent foreign journalists travelling to the country’s Papua provinces.
Man killed by shark in New Caledonia
Tuesday 12 May 2015 | Published in Regional
KOUARE – A 50-year-old French man died after being bitten multiple times in a “savage and sudden” attack by a shark while he was snorkelling with his wife and friends off a catamaran in New Caledonia.
Players forced to abandon home teams
Tuesday 12 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Leading European clubs are pressurising their Pacific island players to retire from international rugby duties four months out from the World Cup, it has been claimed.
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