Regional
Island township to relocate
Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate the population from a small island – the first such case in the Pacific islands.
Fiji: Air dispute costing money
Friday 15 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Tourism operators say a dispute between the national airlines of Fiji and Solomon Islands is pushing up the cost of travel in the Pacific.
Call to save bigeye tuna now
Thursday 14 August 2014 | Published in Regional
The Pacific tuna industry has joined environmental organisations and scientists calling for serious action to save bigeye tuna.
Refugees have nowhere to go
Thursday 14 August 2014 | Published in Regional
The Refugee Action Coalition says the Australian government’s policies towards asylum seekers have left genuine refugees on Nauru and PNG with nowhere to go.
Women MPs battle to make an impact
Thursday 14 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, says countries like Australia can learn a lot from prospective female parliamentarians in the Pacific.
Closing the Pacific's gender gap
Thursday 14 August 2014 | Published in Regional
A pledge by political leaders two years ago to accelerate efforts toward closing the gender gap in the Pacific Islands has been boosted with the announcement that three women will take the helm of the regional intergovernmental organisation, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, headquartered in Suva, Fiji.
PNG: O'Neill referred to prosecutor
Wednesday 13 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea’s Ombudsman Commission has referred the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to prosecutors for alleged misconduct in office.
John Kerry in Honiara
Wednesday 13 August 2014 | Published in Regional
United States Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to discuss climate change and the legacy of World War Two in Solomon Islands this week.
Rio Tinto stripped of Panguna mining licences
Wednesday 13 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper has been stripped of all its exploration and mining licences by the Bougainville Government.
Undercover journalists arrested
Tuesday 12 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Two under cover French journalists were arrested in West Papua last week.
Futsal festival kicks off in Noumea
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.
Questions welcomed in Sydney
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.
Fiji: Regime leader 'will accept vote'
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.
Fiji: PM to face protests
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.
Pacific a hub for organised crime
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Australian law enforcement agencies are concerned that criminal networks are increasingly targeting Pacific nations.
Thailand hosts forum on Pacific aid
Friday 8 August 2014 | Published in Regional
Pacific countries will gather for the first ever development cooperation forum with Thailand this weekend.
Hawaii: Islands brace for double punch
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.
Tonga travel advisory challenged
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.
Vanuatu: Broken deal may cost millions
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.
Tackling obesity issues
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.
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