Regional
Bio-fouled ship stuck in the Pacific
Thursday 9 March 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji has stopped a Korean cargo ship from entering Fijian waters after it was ordered to leave New Zealand on Sunday.
Pay gap could go: equity expert
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
Employers are being told they could fix the pay gap between men and women overnight if they wanted to.
Ambitious marae plan put on hold
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
Plans to build a $4.5 million marae in New Plymouth have been put on hold.
Former Olympian makes fishing history
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
Moss Burmester, the former Olympic swimmer, has created fishing history after a tangle with a black marlin off the Northland coast on Sunday.
Hundreds flock to Vanuatu's 'miracle stream'
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Hundreds of people in Vanuatu are flocking day and night to a stream near Luganville on Santo that is suppose to have healing powers.
Domestic violence action plan
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Studies are to be undertaken in several Pacific island countries to measure the economic cost of domestic violence as part of a Commonwealth-wide project.
Inland naval base purchase probed
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced an administrative inquiry will investigate a scandal over the relocation of Port Moresby’s naval base.
Police taught about human rights
Wednesday 8 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A new human rights training programme for police in Papua New Guinea is to emphasise the ethical responsibilities of police officers during this year’s general election.
Finlayson seeks advice on deradicalisation
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
New Zealand has sought advice on deradicalisation from the Malaysian Government, whose anti-terror programmes have been praised as world-leading.
Third of Kiwis deported from Australia reoffend
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
Almost a third of Kiwis deported from Australia in the last two years have reoffended, according to police figures.
Parihaka rejects Crown cash
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
Parihaka, the village at the centre of non-violent resistance to land confiscations in Taranaki during the 1870s, has rejected the cash on offer as part of a deal with the Crown.
Chief proclaims autonomy
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – A Vanuatu chief, who gained notoriety by appearing in court to face criminal charges while wearing traditional dress, claims to have set up an autonomous town at his home base in East Pentecost.
Fiji Sevens to focus on discipline in Vegas
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The Fiji sevens team have spent the past few weeks coming to terms with rugby’s new tackle laws, in an effort to keep their players on the field.
Resources must benefit the people
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – PNG’s Opposition Leader Don Polye is calling for the petroleum and energy sector to ensure resource owners’ get greater benefits.
Opeloge may get monetary reward
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Pressure is mounting on the Samoa government to do more to recognise Ele Opeloge’s achievement of winning the country’s first ever Olympic medal.
Manus medical clinic may shut down
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The medical clinic at Australia’s detention centre on Manus Island may be shut down because its operator did not comply with medical registration laws
NFL sued over player's death
Thursday 2 March 2017 | Published in Regional
AMERICAN SAMOA – The widow of former American football player, who was born in American Samoa, has brought a wrongful death suit against the National Football League and the manufacturer of football helmets.
Palau's tourism dilemma relevant to other islands
Thursday 2 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PALAU – The Asian Development Bank says Palau is facing urgent infrastructure and environmental challenges due to its booming tourism industry.
Movie a major tourism advertisement for Tanna
Thursday 2 March 2017 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The South Pacific Tourism Organisation is urging tourism operators in Vanuatu to take advantage of international publicity around the film Tanna.
Islanders helping to rebuild Christchurch
Thursday 2 March 2017 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Six years after Christchurch’s destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the Pacific.