Regional
PNG: City not place to bury the dead
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Residents of Lae in Papua New Guinea have been told they are not allowed to bury their dead in the city’s residential areas.
Fiji: Battle of personalities
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An observer of Fiji politics says the Fiji election will mostly be a battle of personalities and leadership.
PNG: Police force overhaul a big job
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea’s police force is beginning a process to try and regain the trust of the people after a series of allegations of serious police misconduct were revealed.
Effluent spill closes nickel plant
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The president of New Caledonia’s Southern Province Cynthia Ligeard has ordered immediate suspension of operations at the Vale nickel processing plant at Goro after an estimated 100,000 litres of effluent ended up in a creek.
Samoa: Breadfruit beer ready to go global
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A Samoan beer maker is setting its sights on the international market with a new product made from a fruit native to the Pacific. Samoa Breweries is undertaking a trial to turn locally-grown ulu, or breadfruit, into beer. As an added bonus, the brew is gluten-free, raising the prospect of niche marketing as a boutique beer in the United States and other western countries.
PNG: Games source of national pride
Thursday 8 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Organisers of the Papua New Guinea National Games are hopeful the event will help launch athletes to bigger and better things.
Vanuatu: Approval for airport project
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Government Ad Hoc Committee for the proposed $35 billion International Airport Project on Efate has welcomed the Vaturisu Council of Chiefs’ confirmation that its 10th conference in Pango Village this week, has officially approved of the project to be built on Efate.
Samoa: Manu'a isolated again
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Oceanand air transportation to Manu’a are both currently down, and a Department of Public Safety marine patrol boat was recently used to transport a body to Tutuila, as the morgue in Ta’u was not operational.
In Brief: Tonga air review awaited
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The chief executive of Tonga’s domestic airline says he has not heard from the World Bank regarding the ongoing review of Tonga’s transport industry.
Indonesia wants to mend relations with Australia
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed a desire to mend a diplomatic rift with Australia within the next few months.
Sanitation costing Kiribati millions
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Rapid population growth and a density greater than some Asian cities is putting huge pressure on the water and sanitation system in Kiribati.
NZ: All Blacks need to say 'thank you Pacific islands'
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The New Zealand Rugby Union’s refusal to play tests in the Pacific Islands remains a shame on the national game – writes Andrew Alderson in the New Zealand Herald on Sunday.
Samoa: Fuel spill causes emergency in harbour
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Samoa’s Disaster Management Office has warned people not to throw cigarette butts into Apia harbour because of a “strong fuel presence”.
In Brief: Regime leader's party registered
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama, has lodged an application to register his proposed Fiji First political party.
Malaria diagnostic tool trialled
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Australian scientists have developed a cheap and simple-to-use infra-red technology that could diagnose malaria at the crucial early stages.
Asylum seeker policy slammed by PNG governor
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Governor of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby has taken out full-page advertisements in local newspapers criticising the Manus Island detention centre.
US: Fijian shoots at pursuing police
Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The nephew of Fiji’s interim prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has been charged with attempted homicide after shooting at police in the United States.
Tonga: Mother beat daughter to death
Monday 5 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The supreme court in Tonga has just dealt with a case of extreme brutality involving a mother beating her teenage daughter to death.
Samoa: Prime minister sinks teeth into dentist
Monday 5 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Samoa’s prime minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has advice for the acting leader of the Opposition Party, A’eau Dr Peniamina Leavai.
Rower getting closer to Australia
Monday 5 May 2014 | Published in Regional
He’s making a solo journey of epic proportions across the entire width of the Pacific Ocean using only the power of his arms, yet it’s hard to find regular news coverage about Russian solo rower Fyodor Konyukhov.
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