Regional
Hawai'i eruption forces evacuations
Saturday 5 May 2018 | Published in Regional
Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i’s Kilauea volcano has erupted, forcing nearly 1800 residents to evacuate from their volcano-side homes as molten lava makes its way through forest land and bubbles up on paved streets.
New Zealand often left off maps of the world
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is aiming to crack the mystery of why it is often left off world maps, as part of a new tourism campaign featuring prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
Prison conditions could spark riot
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – If conditions don’t improve at Waikeria Prison there could a riot, People Against Prisons Aotearoa says.
Rare heron snared by plastic ring
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A rare white heron has been found in Christchurch with a plastic ring around its neck from rubbish that has wound up in waterways.
Student defends meth research
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
A student who received a methamphetamine information booklet says it was appropriate for high school students.
Petrol reseller market 'broken'
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
Energy Minister Megan Woods says she believes the petrol market is “broken” after a meeting with BP executives to discuss its pricing tactics.
Set fire to confisacted house
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
A judge says he hopes a cannabis grower who burned down a house about to be confiscated from him has put his criminal ways behind him.
Samoa's Rugby World Cup hopes in jeopardy
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Rugby World Cup hopes face another major hit after World Rugby delayed their upcoming qualifiers.
Family in fear after 'gang hit'
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The family of a young Tongan father killed in a gang suspected shooting in Mangere on Tuesday fear for their lives as the gunmen remain on the loose.
China hails Samoa as model for Pacific co-operation
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A top Chinese diplomat says the relationship between China and Samoa has become the model for Beijing’s co-operation with Pacific Island countries.
'Too small for indepenedence'
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – A leading New Caledonian anti-independence politician says the territory is too small to assume all the powers of an independent state.
Many questions to answer in New Caledonia
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – Strategic ties and the “Indo-Pacific axis” were high on the agenda when French President Emmanuel Macron met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney this week.
Polls show majority is 'anti'
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – Two opinion polls published by media outlets in New Caledonia show that a majority is against independence from France.
Pasifika midwives join protest
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Pacific Island midwives in New Zealand are among hundreds who joined a march in Wellington today to get fair wages and working conditions.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 04/05/2018
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
TONGAN MEDIA’S FREEDOM AT ALL TIME LOW
Hawai'i to ban sunscreens
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
Hawai‘i – The island that is synonymous with suntan lotion has become the first US state to pass a bill banning the sale of any sunscreens that have chemicals known to harm coral reefs.
Island prepares for mass evacuation
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is preparing to permanently evacuate the entire population of one of its islands.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 03/05/2018
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Regional
CUSTOMARY LAND REFERENDUM NEEDED
Sailor brought back from American Samoa
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Regional
AMERICAN SAMOA – Maori elders have performed a traditional service at a graveside ceremony in American Samoa before the repatriation of the remains of a New Zealand sailor.