Regional
PNG: Human trafficking confronted
Thursday 1 May 2014 | Published in Regional
New anti-human trafficking laws are expected to come into force in Papua New Guinea next month.
In brief: Nauru too busy to deal with amnesty
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Amnesty International has revealed that Nauru has denied it access to the island’s Australian-run immigration detention centre, which houses more than 1,000 asylum seekers.
Locals unhappy with detention camp
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The principal landowners on whose land Australia’s Papua New Guinea detention centre has been built are frustrated by the way things have turned out.
NZ wants journalists off the blacklist
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The foreign minister of New Zealand says he has spoken to Fiji about lifting bans on two New Zealand journalists.
PNG: Dog attack victim speaks out
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A Papua New Guinea man shown in a leaked video being attacked by police dogs in Port Moresby has come forward, demanding justice for the trauma he says he has suffered.
PNG: Gas project ready to produce
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Exxon Mobil has announced its A$19 billion liquid natural gas project in Papua New Guinea has begun production ahead of schedule.
Fiji thumbs nose at Pacific Forum
Wednesday 30 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji says it won’t renew its membership to the Pacific Islands Forum unless Australia and New Zealand are expelled as members.
Samoa: 'Shame punishment enough'
Tuesday 29 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Defence counsels for two Samoan government cabinet ministers found guilty of obstructing police spoke of their clients’ shame from the “whole affair”.
Low-lying islands adaptable
Tuesday 29 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Researchers say there is evidence that low-lying Pacific Islands nations can grow, making them more adaptable to the threat of rising sea levels caused by climate change.
In brief: Water resources under pressure
Tuesday 29 April 2014 | Published in Regional
There are concerns in American Samoa that the main island’s current water resources will struggle to cope with growing demand.
Nauru: Refugees to get five-year visas
Tuesday 29 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Asylum seekers on Nauru who are found to be refugees have been told they will be resettled on the island for five years where they will be given work rights and the opportunity to establish their own businesses.
Shane Jones the man for the Pacific
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The former head of Oxfam New Zealand , Barry Coates, says New Zealand should tread carefully with a newly-created high level diplomatic role for the region.
In brief: Sexual violence worsening in Vanuatu
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
An increase in sexual offences in Vanuatu is being blamed on greater access to the internet and pornography brought in by overseas workers.
Pacific: El Nino cycle sneaking back in
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The El Nino cycle is expected to return to western Pacific as early as July this year, meteorologists say.
Samoa: Stink threatens conference
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
With the UN’s Small Islands Developing States conference a few months away, a stench in the middle of Apia is causing concern.
Fiji: Freezer death shocks father
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The father of a young policeman is trying to come to terms with the sad reality that his son will never return home after a bizarre death at a Fiji police barracks.
Fiji: Six held over schoolgirl's rape
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
An investigation is underway following the alleged rape of a 16-year-old student in Fiji.
Pacific: Teen pregnancies of concern
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The United Nations has called for more services to support pregnant teenagers in the Pacific – with rape suspected in some cases.
Tonga: Head stomp witnessed
Thursday 24 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A police witness has told the Supreme Court in Tonga he saw a police Inspector put New Zealand policeman Kali Fungavaka in a chokehold, while another officer later stomped on the victim’s head.
Australia: Video contradicts reports
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A spokesperson for Australia’s asylum seeker resource centre says the story put forward by Australian and Papua New Guinea authorities following violent clashes at an asylum seeker detention centre in February is continuing to crumble.
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