Regional
Assessing earthquake damage
Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Officials are still assessing the damage caused by two large earthquakes in Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
In brief: Coastal residents camping in hills
Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The premiere of Makira province in Solomon Islands says people are preparing for more aftershocks and the potential threat of a tsunami.
Niue result on a knife edge
Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The people of Niue will have to wait for an electoral recount before they find out who their leader will be for the next three years.
Earthquakes follow floods
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A second strong earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean yesterday morning as the Pacific nation was still reeling from the damage caused by torrential rain and flash flooding.
Successful refugees may get to stay on Nauru
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Some asylum seekers held in detention on Nauru will be able to temporarily settle on the island if they are found to be genuine refugees, Australia’s Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says.
Samoa's deputy PM found guilty
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The deputy Prime Minister of Samoa has been found guilty of obstructing police while they tried to carry out a blood-alcohol test last year.
In Brief: Cyclone Ita will cost a billion dollars
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Queensland looks set to face a damage bill of up to one billion dollars after Cyclone Ita ravaged infrastructure and major industries.
Protests at refugee policies
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Thousands of people around Australia have marched in rallies calling for an end to the Federal Government’s policies on asylum seekers.
Unlikely election decree breaches will be investigated
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A Fiji opposition grouping says any breaches of the law by the military regime are unlikely to be investigated until democracy is restored.
Child dies in Bougainville shake
Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Two strong earthquakes on Friday night in Bougainville claimed the life of a young child as houses collapsed in the southern provinces.
In brief: Confusion over police suspensions
Friday 11 April 2014 | Published in Regional
There is confusion in Samoa surrounding the recommendations of an inquiry into allegations of abuse and misuse of power at Tafaigata prison.
Living in the aftermath of floods in Solomons
Friday 11 April 2014 | Published in Regional
When a wall of water came roaring down Honiara’s Mataniko River towards her riverside home, Anna Maena only had enough time to grab her two children and run.
Boy, 8, survives raging waters
Friday 11 April 2014 | Published in Regional
An eight-year-old boy has spoken about his survival after being swept away by the flash floods which have devastated the Solomon Islands.
Russian rows across an empty ocean
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
A self-described Russian Ukrainian survivalist rowing across the Pacific from Chile to Australia is near Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, 93 days and more than 6500 kilometres into his voyage.
Greenpeace closes Fiji office
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The environmental watchdog Greenpeace is closing its Pacific regional office in Fiji at the end of the month.
Pacific exporters surveyed
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The first ever survey of Pacific exporters has just been launched.
No water after torrential rain
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Authorities say it could be weeks before water supplies to the capital of Solomon Islands are restored.
In Brief: Rural health clinics not functional
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The head of the World Health Organisation in Solomon Islands says damage to health clinics in rural areas means many people affected by last week’s flooding are without medical help.
Regime leader to disclose assets 'soon'
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
The Fiji regime leader, Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama, has told people in Sigatoka that he will disclose his income and assets within weeks after insisting for years it be kept secret.
Study links gout to evolution
Thursday 10 April 2014 | Published in Regional
Maori and Pacific people’s high rates of the arthritic joint disease gout may be related to evolutionary changes protecting against malaria, University of Otago scientists believe.
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