Regional
'This is a monster storm'
Friday 13 March 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to the strongest storm category possible as it batters New Zealand’s neighbours and heads south.
Marshalls and Micronesia battered by storm generated waves
Thursday 12 March 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – The Marshall islands have battered by big waves and heavy rain generated by a tropical disturbance over 300 kilometres south of the islands.
Not to forget about Cyclone Nathan
Thursday 12 March 2015 | Published in Regional
CAIRNS – Cyclone Nathan has intensified as it tracks closer to the far north Queensland coastline and is expected to become a category three by today.
Team forced to flee remote island
Thursday 12 March 2015 | Published in Regional
KERMADEC – Tropical Cyclone Pam has forced a scientific team on board the navy’s HMZS Wellington to cut short its mission to the Kermadec Islands.
Vanuatu prepares for the worst
Thursday 12 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Tropical cyclone Pam has been upgraded to a category four storm as it heads towards Vanuatu.
New tourist attraction
Thursday 12 March 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – A newly-formed volcanic island off Tonga could be the country’s latest tourism attraction, a local tourism operator says.
Close encounter
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
SAIPAN – Military and civilian aircraft came disturbingly close in the skies between Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Marianas last week.
Auckland's Pasifika are heading south
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
TUAKAU – Small towns on the outskirts of Auckland are reporting an influx of residents in recent times, as house and rental prices continue to rise in the city.
Fruit flies oust Pasifika Festival
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Auckland’s Pasifika Festival has been moved to Manukau due to the outbreak of the Queensland fruit fly.
Fiji media furore may bring about changes
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The furore over a contested Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) “ruling” against the Fiji Sun over two newspaper articles may lead to changes, according to the national journalists’ advocacy body.
Police chief attacked by villagers
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Acting Police Commissioner Jim Andrews has condemned an attack on the Jiwaka Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Joseph Tondop.
'Faceless advocates' stirring trouble
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru’s president has accused “faceless” Australian refugee advocates of provoking violence on the island nation.
Fiji leader criticises resettling asylum seekers in the Pacific
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
GENEVA – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama has taken a swipe at Australia’s practice of resettling asylum seekers in the Pacific.
Refugees vow to continue protests
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Hundreds of refugees on Nauru say they will continue to protest against what they say are slave-like living conditions on the remote Pacific island.
Tonga's millennium goals remain a challenge
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
Nuku‘alofa – A Tonga government review reveals that Tonga has fallen behind in three Millennium Development Goals – poverty eradication, gender equality and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Organic strategy
Wednesday 4 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Organic farming is being touted as a key strategy in the fight against climate change in the Pacific.
China and the Pacific: The view from Oceania
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi spoke to officially the open the Conference on ‘China and the Pacific: The View from Oceania’ being held in Apia at the National University of Samoa. This was his address.
Coming to terms with China in the Pacific
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PIA – The traditional external powers in the Pacific Islands are still coming to terms with China’s increasing level of engagement with the region.
Tongan skier eyes Winter Olympics
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
FALUN – A former marathon runner from Tonga is hoping to become the Pacific island nation’s first Winter Olympic skier.
Fearful of big waves
Tuesday 3 March 2015 | Published in Regional
BETIO – The Kiribati Public Health Department says the damage to one of only two hospitals on South Tarawa is so severe, it will take at least a fortnight to repair.
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