Tuesday 12 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Two under cover French journalists were arrested in West Papua last week.
Tuesday 12 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Some of the fastest feet and sharpest shooters from the Pacific region will show off their skills at the Oceania Football Confederation’s Futsal Championship Invitational in New Caledonia this week.
Tuesday 12 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s regime leader Frank Bainimarama will visit Australia in late August, as part of his campaign ahead of the country’s elections, his Australia-based supporters say.
Tuesday 12 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s interim Prime Minister and regime leader Frank Bainimarama has promised he will accept the results of next month’s elections in his country if he doesn’t win.
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is set to face protests during his visit to New Zealand this weekend to campaign for the upcoming elections.
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Australian law enforcement agencies are concerned that criminal networks are increasingly targeting Pacific nations.
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Pacific countries will gather for the first ever development cooperation forum with Thailand this weekend.
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Hawai’i is hunkering down as two serious and potentially disastrous weather systems take aim at the holiday paradise, with the first expected to make landfall late Thursday local time.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Tonga’s deputy prime minister is challenging New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully over why a controversial travel advisory for Tonga remains in place.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
The Vanuatu government says it’s seeking advice as to whether a Singapore-based company which lost a deal to develop an international airport can claim compensation.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
A senior Pacific official says it might be time for a rethink on how the world tackles the global obesity epidemic.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Hawai’i is playing the approaching disaster waiting game – bracing to be hit by a rare duo of storms, with local residents rushing to stock up on water and flashlights.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Young men in Papua New Guinea are using sorcery-related violence to gain status and power in their local communities, according to the head of PNG’s Institute of National Affairs.
Thursday 7 August 2014 | Published in Regional
The psychiatrist who had ultimate responsibility for mental health services in immigration detention has likened the Australian government’s treatment of asylum seekers in detention to torture.
Wednesday 6 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Typically tranquil Hawai’i is in for an outsized share of weather chaos later this week as two tropical systems seem poised for close approaches.
Wednesday 6 August 2014 | Published in Regional
A Tuvalu family has been granted New Zealand residency after claiming they would be affected by climate change if they returned home.
Saturday 2 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Kiribati weightlifter David Katoatau has won the country’s first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow.
Friday 1 August 2014 | Published in Regional
A dispute between the national airlines of Solomon Islands and Fiji can only be resolved through the intervention of the prime ministers of both countries, the Association of South Pacific Airlines says.
Friday 1 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Pacific leaders meeting in Palau have agreed to lift Fiji’s suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum if the country’s elections in September are deemed to be free and fair.
Friday 1 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Pacific leaders have for the first time chosen a woman to head the region’s premier representative group.
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