Regional
Cyclone Pam a deadly catastrophe
Monday 16 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – A category five storm has killed at least ten people in Vanuatu in one of the strongest-ever tropical cyclones to have hit the South Pacific.
Posts from Facebook
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
The Facebook page Humans of Vanuatu, which typically shares the everyday lives of Vanuatuans, has been providing updates on the cyclone.
Cyclone causes death and destruction
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
A large swathe of the Pacific is currently being thrashed by a category five super cyclone. There have been reports of as many as 44 deaths in Vanuatu where communication to outer islands has been lost after the eye of Cyclone Pam passed just 30km to the east of Port Vila on Friday local time.
High seas damage vital causeway
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
TARAWA – The Kiribati government says work is continuing around the clock to repair a vital causeway, but bad weather and high tides are hampering efforts.
Cyclone Pam lashes Vanuatu with direct hit as a category 5
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The Washington Post reports that Tropical Cyclone Pam –
Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu: Dozens feared dead
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Cyclone Pam has made a direct hit on Vanuatu as a massive category 5 storm in what will surely be one of the worst disasters in the archipelago’s history, Fairfax New Zealand reports.
News reports from around the world covering Category Five Tropical Cyclone Pam
Saturday 14 March 2015 | Published in Regional
Dozens feared dead after cyclone hits Vanuatu VANUATU – A report from the BBC News Service says the death toll from a category five tropical storm that has hit islands in the South Pacific could run into the dozens, quoting the UN’s relief agency. Authorities had earlier issued a red alert to residents after the cyclone changed direction and began moving towards populated areas. It has already caused major damage on other Pacific islands, including Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. Tuvalu, a group of nine tiny islands north-east of Vanuatu, has also declared a state of emergency after the cyclone caused flash floods there. “The immediate concern is for a very high death toll but also an enormous amount of destruction and devastation,” Sune Gudnitz, regional director for the UNOCHA, told Reuters news agency from nearby Fiji, which is also expecting to be hit by Pam. There were unconfirmed reports that 44 people had died in Penama province in the north-east of Vanuatu, the UN agency said in a statement on Friday, according to Reuters.
'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.
Cyclone Pam is category five
Friday 13 March 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Authorities in Vanuatu are preparing for potential evacuations and massive damage ahead of the arrival of a powerful cyclone which has been upgraded to category five.
The Pacific needs women leaders
Friday 13 March 2015 | Published in Regional
NEW YORK – As the 59th Commission on the Status of Women gets under way in New York, it provides a good opportunity to take stock on commitments made to improve outcomes for Pacific women, particularly in the area of leadership.
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.
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