Regional
McCullough laid to rest on Norfolk
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
BURNT PINE – Australian author Colleen McCullough has been farewelled at a modest graveside service on Norfolk Island.
PNG's anti-corruption taskforce is broke
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The most successful anti-corruption agency in Papua New Guinea’s history has been starved of funding and is broke, as a result of allegations made against prime minister Peter O’Neill.
'Misbehaving' asylum seekers penalised
Tuesday 3 February 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – Papua New Guinea has granted refugee status to a further 30 men on Manus Island but has also amended laws to allow asylum seekers to be jailed for “misbehaving”.
Dengue spreading in Tonga
Tuesday 3 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – A dengue fever outbreak was on Monday declared by the Ministry of Health in Tonga, which has confirmed 33 cases of dengue fever across the islands.
Land disputes hold up cyclone rebuild
Tuesday 3 February 2015 | Published in Regional
HA‘APAI – The delay in the completion of the reconstruction of houses destroyed by Cyclone Ian in Tonga’s Ha‘apai has made life extremely difficult for families who are still living in tents a year on from the disaster, the People’s Representatives for Ha‘apai told the Tongan Parliament last month.
Ukelele revival sweeping the world
Tuesday 3 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Amazon reports that, between 2013 and 2014, sales of the ukulele have increased by 1200 per cent.
pacific BRIEFS Fiji Assures Tongan PM of Support
Tuesday 3 February 2015 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has assured Tongan Prime Minister Samiuela Pohiva of the Fijian government’s full support and commitment towards strengthening relations between the two countries.
'Super' change not so straightforward
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Dear Editor, For those who seem a little confused as to the significance of the Social Assistance Bill currently before the New Zealand parliament I offer the following comments.
pacific BRIEFS tropical cyclone ola weakening
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – Tropical Cyclone Ola near New Caledonia is weakening as it moves south.
Call for UN to change approach to goal setting
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PALMERSTON NORTH – A regional expert says the Pacific’s mixed results in achieving the United Nation’s Millenium Development Goals or MDGs points to a flaw in the one size fits all approach.
BSP says banking services will remain the same
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – Australia’s Westpac group has agreed to sell its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga to the Bank of South Pacific for $A125 million.
Tonga focuses on needs of outer islands
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – The Tongan government is conducting orientation tours of the outer islands in an effort to stay connected and to review ongoing issues among the population there.
Fiji faces child abuse challenges
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Police Commissioner says the police have a zero tolerance policy on offences against children and he has issued a plea to the community to report child abuse.
Koreans share climate research
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Fiji has recently hosted some of their leading scientists to share research into how new climate change technology could help Pacific nations cope with the effects of global warming.
Castaway struggling a year after ordeal
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Garita Palerma – A castaway who spent 13 months adrift in the Pacific is being sued for $1 million by his lawyer and is living on handouts a year after his ordeal.
Legal marijuana proposed
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Guam, Regional
A bill to legalise marijuana for medicinal purposes in the Northern Marianas is taking its first step towards becoming law.
Boats designed to combat tuberculosis
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
CAIRNS – Four specially-crafted boats are heading from Australia’s north-east coast to Papua New Guinea as part of an initiative to help stop the spread of tuberculosis in the country.
Muesli bar sends wrong message
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – The company running the Manus Island detention asylum seeker centre in Papua New Guina has refused a large shipment of “Freedom” brand muesli bars because the brand was thought inappropriate to give to asylum seekers who were locked up.
Cyclone developing
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji Met Service says a tropical depression near New Caledonia was likely to have developed into a cyclone by today – while torrential rain from a separate weather system has caused surface flooding in Samoa.
Take off aborted
Friday 30 January 2015 | Published in Regional
HONOLULU – Passengers on a Hawaiian Airlines plane bound for Auckland were shocked and frightened when the aircraft skidded to a stop just before take-off, bursting tyres in the process.
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