Regional
Fiji: Politician complains about online abuse
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
“You deserve to be taken to a village, killed, cooked and buried there.”
PNG: Kids given chance to express themselves
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea is famed for its tribal art – but a group of students and former street kids have been getting a chance to express themselves with modern street art.
Big boost for Samoa's tourism
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
The Prime Minister of New Zealand ended his three-day visit to Samoa with a pledge to boost the country’s tourism industry.
Solomons: Outbreak claims 18 children
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
The death toll in the Solomon Islands is slowly rising with at least 18 children known to have died after suffering from extreme diarrhoea.
Is Tonga's aircraft really unsafe?
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
Tonga will continue to fly its Chinese-made MA60 aircraft as a New Zealand inspector’s report says the plane was correctly validated.
AIDS epidemic in PNG
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
A United Nations’ agency has labelled Papua New Guinea’s growing HIV and AIDS public health emergency an epidemic.
Tourists a concern on New Zealand roads
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Regional
The New Zealand Transport Agency is leading research into measures to increase road safety in relation to tourists.
In Brief: Diarrhoea in Solomons leaves 16 dead
Wednesday 4 June 2014 | Published in Regional
The Ministry of Health in Solomon Islands has declared a nationwide diarrhoea outbreak, which has resulted in the deaths of 16 young children in the past two weeks.
NZ's PM hunts Pacific vote on island tour
Wednesday 4 June 2014 | Published in Regional
New Zealand’s pending election campaign spilled over into Samoa this week, where the Prime Minister used his Pacific islands tour to attack Labour’s immigration policy.
Fiji: 'All about retaining power'
Wednesday 4 June 2014 | Published in Regional
Observers are saying the rules surrounding the Fiji elections suggest the regime is determined to retain power.
Fiji: 'Elections will proceed smoothly'
Wednesday 4 June 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s Supervisor of Elections is confident September’s much-awaited general election will proceed smoothly despite plans for all voting to take place on just one day.
Has Fiji First 'tripped itself up'?
Friday 30 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Could Fiji regime leader Frank Bainimarama be tripped up by his own complicated decrees? Has he flouted rules and jeopardised his own likelihood of election to legitimate power?
Fiji: Many predict regime will win
Friday 30 May 2014 | Published in Regional
In just under four months, Fijians will head to the polls in the country’s first democratic election since the 2006 military coup.
Solomons: No proof of voter card fraud
Thursday 29 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Transparency Solomon Islands has heard allegations that the new biometric registration system designed to reduce election fraud is being abused by candidates.
French Polynesia: Newspaper's days were over
Thursday 29 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The closing down of one French Polynesia’s two daily newspapers after more than 50 years of publishing has raised questions about the future of printed news media.
Islands running out of fish
Thursday 29 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Two-thirds of the Pacific islands’ communities could run out of fish to feed their populations within 15 years.
Chuuk state passes shark fishing ban
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Regional
All four of the Federated States of Micronesia have enacted shark protections, now that the state of Chuuk has passed legislation that bans shark fishing in its waters.
Fiji: Call to test decree impartiality
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Pressure is being brought to bear on the Supervisor of Elections to take action on what is said to be a false declaration by the FijiFirst party that none of its candidates had a criminal record when, in fact one had.
Kiribati: One in 20 babies die in first year
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An Australian independent aid project is tackling water and sanitation problems in Kiribati to combat the nation’s high infant mortality rate.
Noumea: Shots fired at nickel plant protest
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Regional
French authorities say a police officer has been injured near Noumea when young people used firearms against a group of about 80 police trying to remove roadblocks.
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