Regional
Close encounter with a giant octopus
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT HARDY – A scuba diver on the Pacific north coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island got up close and personal with a giant Pacific octopus on Sunday.
Police work to stop school fights
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Police in Tonga are trying to develop new ways to end the fighting between groups of students from different high schools.
Papua New Guinea obsessed by porn
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea is the most pornography-obsessed country in the world, according to Google Trends.
Forum structure meeting put on hold
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Australian government has decided to delay holding a Pacific Leader’s meeting to discuss the structure of regional bodies.
Proposed kava ban shocks Pacific Islanders
Thursday 26 February 2015 | Published in Regional
DARWIN – Claims that organised gangs of Tongans are smuggling kava into Northern Territory Aboriginal communities has prompted moves to ban the traditional Pacific Island drink in all of Australia.
EU fisheries report 'inaccurate'
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation says a European Union report on fisheries in the region does not reflect the real situation.
War commitment questioned
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
With New Zealand is off to Iraq to join the war against Islamic State, there are several questions worth pondering, writes Andrea Vance for Fairfax News.
NZ troop deployment to Iraq confirmed
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand will send troops to help train Iraq’s armed forces fight the Islamic State group, prime minister John Key has announced.
Senator stands by kava ban
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
DARWIN – A senator in Australia’s Northern Territory says while he accepts people from the outside – particularly Pacific Islanders – want to practice their culture in Australia, it should no be done in a way that harms indigenous Australians.
Fiji cricketers stun Papua New Guinea
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
BLENHEIM – Fiji are in the box seat to qualify for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup after a stunning upset victory over Papua New Guinea at the East Asia-Pacific Trophy in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Group wants paraquat banned
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – An animal welfare group in Fiji says it believes there is a new groundswell of support to get the herbicide paraquat banned.
Girl jumps from balcony
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – A teenage asylum seeker who was detained in Nauru is being treated in an Australian hospital after jumping off a balcony at a detention facility last week.
Australia's foreign worker quota to increase
Wednesday 25 February 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – The number of foreign seasonal workers on Australian farms will increase from July.
Media finding 'all bark and no bite'
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – A member of Fiji’s opposition Sodelpa party has welcomed a finding by the Media Industry Development Authority against the Fiji Sun newspaper, but says it’s toothless.
Iwi state house scheme a 'loser'
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Social justice advocate and Mana vice president John Minto says iwi in New Zealand should stand with low income people and push for more and better state houses, rather than take over responsibilty for housing the poor.
pacific BRIEFS stark warning over ILLEGAL fishing
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s fisheries minister is calling on Pacific countries to make more effort to end illegal fishing in the region.
Pacific youth confront corruption
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NADI – Youth leaders from 15 Pacific island countries are speaking out against the “corrosive” effects of corruption.
Connecting dots the key to Pacific development
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
A regional approach to development challenges facing island nations writes Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President.
Fiji PM praises China's support
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama has praised China for its support of his country after 2006.
Cambodia refugee deal signed
Tuesday 24 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Canberra – There has been a significant step forward in Australia’s asylum seeker resettlement deal with Cambodia, with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) signing up to facilitate the transfer of refugees from Nauru.
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