Regional
Fiji: Nadi-Honiara flights suspended
Tuesday 15 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji and Solomon Island have suspended each other’s flights between Honiara and Nadi.
Fiji's sanitation behind some African countries
Friday 11 July 2014 | Published in Regional
The quality of water in Fiji is under scrutiny following surveys by international experts that show sanitation levels lagging behind countries on the African continent.
Tonga's democracy still some way to go
Friday 11 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Locals in Tonga are hopeful that this year’s elections will further strengthen the establishment of democracy.
Fiji confronts doctor shortage issues
Friday 11 July 2014 | Published in Regional
The Fiji Medical Association says there is a doctor shortage in the country due to skilled, senior physicians leaving for better opportunities overseas.
Critical doctor shortage in rural PNG
Friday 11 July 2014 | Published in Regional
A group representing doctors in Papua New Guinea says there is a critical shortage of doctors in rural areas and the situation is becoming dire.
Samoa: PM denies wanting head of state role
Friday 11 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has firmly rejected claims he is setting himself up to be appointed the Head of State.
Free data causes headache for Telecom
Wednesday 9 July 2014 | Published in Regional
A huge surge in demand from customers caused major problems for Telecom Cook Islands’ network during the free mobile data promotion last weekend.
PNG: Festival organisers chastised
Wednesday 9 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea’s sports and events minister says the nation’s Cultural Commission is a national embarrassment and needs a total revamp.
PNG: Police quell student fighting
Wednesday 9 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Police have broken up clashes between university students in Papua New Guinea over the corruption allegations against Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill.
PNG: Unesco call to protect cultures
Tuesday 8 July 2014 | Published in Regional
The United Nations’s science and culture body Unesco is calling on Pacific nations to sign the 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity to help stop the trafficking of cultural artefacts.
PNG: O'Neill withdraws appeals
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
It’s confusing – but let’s try to keep up with the political play in Papua New Guinea after a series of court rulings regarding the arrest warrant for the nation’s prime minister to answer questions relating to corruption allegations.
Kiribati: Plan to curb population growth
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Kiribati is set to launch a programme giving its people better access to contraception.
Are fish really eating all the plastic?
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Scientists are concerned that hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste floating in the ocean is being eaten by fish.
Fiji: Leaders' assets suspect
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Opposition political parties in Fiji are sceptical about the asset declarations of the regime’s Fiji First Party leaders.
Tonga proposes territory swap with Fiji
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Tonga is proposing to trade the disputed Minerva Reef with Fiji, in exchange for the Lau island group.
PNG: Nations' future 'hangs in the balance'
Monday 7 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea’s future as a functioning democracy hangs in the balance, according to suspended Papua New Guinea assistant police commissioner Thomas Eluh.
Tonga: Victim impact reports hush court
Friday 4 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Sentencing of the two policemen convicted of the manslaughter in the death of New Zealand Police Officer Kali Fungavaka in 2012 has been adjourned until next Wednesday at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
Whale watchers most likely to hit whales
Friday 4 July 2014 | Published in Regional
Whales are more likely to be hit by whale-watching boats than any other identified vessel type, data from the International Whaling Commission shows.
NZ: New internet cable to cross the Pacific
Friday 4 July 2014 | Published in Regional
The New Zealand government has agreed to a deal worth NZ$65 million that could end the single-cable monopoly that connects the country to the rest of the world through the internet.
PNG: Salvation Army worker suspect
Friday 4 July 2014 | Published in Regional
The Salvation Army says it is aware of reports emerging this week that a former employee has again been labelled a suspect in the death of an asylum seeker at the processing centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
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