Regional
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Earthquakes reveal outdated building standards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.
Flood threat adds to Ambae misery
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The danger of landslides and flash flooding on the Vanuatu island of Ambae is complicating evacuation efforts, with as many as 800 people now sheltering in emergency relief centres.
Polls may change map of the region
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Regional
New Caledonia and Bougainville prepare to vote on independence
Plastic shopping bag ban 'not legal'
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A business in Papua New Guinea licensed to import plastic shopping bags has questioned the legality of the recent ban imposed by the government.
Garbage Patch clean up underway
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Scientists are preparing to launch the world’s first machine to clean up the planet’s largest mass of ocean plastic.
Samoa's Pinktober ambassador passes away
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The face of Samoa’s Pinktober and the fight against cancer, Manamea Apelu-Schwalger, died peacefully on Sunday.
Missing gun baffles Samoa police
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The mystery of how a gun disappeared from a police evidence storage room continues to embar-rass Samoa’s justice department.
Pacific charm campaign underway
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters have plans to work closely in the Pacific region.
Nations unite to confront ocean issues
Monday 23 April 2018 | Published in Regional
The United Kingdom government has pledged to provide more funding to help developing countries in the Commonwealth cut their emissions and prepare for the impacts of climate change.