Regional
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 01/05/2018
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Regional
FIRES PUTTING FIJI’S ECONOMY AT RISK
Rape of child prompts call for death penalty
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The parents of a six-year-old girl who was abducted, raped and murdered in Vanuatu last week are calling for the death penalty to be introduced.
Plans for new prison on Savai'i
Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Minister of Prisons says plans are being drawn up to build a new prison on the big island of Savai‘i.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 30/04/2018
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
DENGUE OUTBREAK ‘NO CAUSE FOR PANIC’
Irregularities alleged in first round of voting
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
FRENCH POLYNESIA – French Polynesia’s Tahoeraa party says there have been a number of irregularities on part of the ruling Tapura party in the first round of voting for a new territorial assembly and complaints will be lodged.
Fishermen supplied with EPBs
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand aid programme is in the process of equipping Pacific fishermen with electronic locator beacons.
Hopes pinned on denuclearisation
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – As the world watches to see the outcome of a proposed denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States, islands in the middle of the Pacific are hoping it will mean a stop to the constant threat of a nuclear attack.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 28/04/2018
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
FLIGHTS SUSPENDED AFTER EMERGENCY
Rising carbon dioxide levels impair coral growth
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Coral reefs are under threat if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, new research has shown.
Earthquakes reveal outdated building standards
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Sitting at the collision point of several tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is ranked the 10th most disaster-prone country in the world and is regularly rattled by earthquakes.
Plastics pollution getting worse
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – New findings show that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a rotating soup of plastic in the north Pacific Ocean, contains up to 16 times more waste than previous surveys were able to detect.
Help with disaster management needed
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister says his country is looking to draw on Australia’s expertise to better respond to future natural disasters after the massive earthquake that devastated PNG’s Highlands in February.
Female crew to probe Garbage Patch
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – An all-female crew of sailors, scientists and film-makers are set to cross the Pacific later this year to research plastic pollution.
E-bikes to be covered by AA roadside service
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Fresh air, fun and fitness combine when you take an electric bike for a spin, but what happens when it breaks down?
Fisherman missing for a week
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
An extensive aerial search has been unable to find a fisherman who went missing from Karikari peninsula last Thursday.
Fire destroys Anzac tour bus
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
New Zealanders heading to Gallipoli for Anzac Day whose bus went up in flames are thankful to be alive despite many having lost passports, money and other belongings in the fire.
Northland defence plans revealed
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Researchers working for Heritage New Zealand have uncovered archival documents showing Northland was expected to bear the brunt of a Japanese invasion in World War Two.
Cold winter ahead for the homeless
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Groups working with homeless people are bracing themselves for another gruelling few months as winter sets in.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 27/04/2018
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
LOCATOR BEACON RESCUES FISHERMAN
MP gives the PM a good telling off
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa Member of Parliament, Olo Fiti Vaai, has called on Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, to act like a leader and keep the peace in Samoa.