Regional
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.
Tonga: Police on trial for death in custody
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A Tongan court has been told that a New Zealand policeman, Kali Fungavaka, died in custody in Tonga two years ago after suffering skull fractures.
USA: Tongan gang member shot dead
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A United States court marshall shot and killed a Pacific Islander, who was a gang member, in the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City in Utah after he tried to attack a witness with a pen.
In brief: Policeman found dead in freezer
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A recently recruited Fijian policeman was found dead in the Police Special Response Unit canteen freezer at the weekend.
Tonga: Ha'apai not to be forgotten
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The Tongan community is appealing for help to rebuild churches, parsonages and businesses, following the category five tropical cyclone earlier this year.
PNG: More earthquakes feared
Wednesday 23 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Disaster officials in Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville are calling on people in coastal areas to stay on higher ground as the threat from earthquakes continues.
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