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Pacific
Roadshow not consultation
Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.
USP Student body represents 14,000 students
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.
Hawai'i group welcomes recognition
HAWAI‘I – A prominent native Hawaiian says moves to allow the state’s indigenous population to choose whether to form a unified government is a huge development.
West Papuan lives matter, UN told
WEST PAPUA – Solomon Islands has called on Indonesia to substantiate allegations that Pacific nations are fabricating information when citing human rights violations in West Papua.
Officials to get tour of Pagan
NORTHERN MARIANAS – Local and federal officials in the Northern Marianas are set to tour the remote island of Pagan this weekend as part of ongoing talks on US plans for a live-fire training facility.
Storm knocks state off the grid
South Australia blacked out after freak weather AUSTRALIA – Power is gradually being turned back on across parts of South Australia, but much of the state remains in darkness after a widespread blackout. One of the most extreme weather systems in decades cut power to the entire state with more wild weather is on the way, with another intense low-pressure system expected to cross the state yesterday. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Gage said a severe weather warning remained current for widespread parts of the state, with the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in for a “real buffeting” with winds expected to reach storm force, with predicted gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour. The extreme weather reached Adelaide about midday Wednesday dumping up to 100mm of rain in some areas, including the Adelaide Hills, where a flood warning was in place. Similar falls were sustained in the mid north with the cyclonic conditions whipped up large swells along the state’s coast, producing 10-metre waves in some locations. Electric trains, trams and traffic lights were also down across the state capital Adelaide, causing gridlock. South Australia Power Networks spokesman Paul Roberts said power was being restored to some of Adelaide on Wednesday evening, but warned it would be a “gradual process”. He said people in the Mid North and Eyre Peninsula areas should prepare for extended power outages. The statewide outage happened after severe weather knocked out three transmission lines and 22 towers. Optus and some Vodafone networks were also down across the state. Roberts said the new storm front expected on Thursday was a big concern for the electricity network. Earlier, Telstra’s South Australia general manager spokesman Mark Bolton said mobile phone users should prepare for a loss of network coverage as towers and exchanges ran out of back-up power. Police were urging owners and occupiers of buildings to check if anyone was trapped in lifts after emergency services rescued 19 people from lifts in Adelaide. State Premier Jay Weatherill said there had been 80,000 lightning strikes across the state. “Some of them hit our electricity infrastructure including our generators. This is making the job of turning the power back on extremely hazardous and difficult.” He urged people not to travel on the roads “unless absolutely necessary” during the blackout. Weatherill said the weather event had “destructive wind gusts” which saw transmission poles pulled out of the ground. He said the weather incident caused the failure of the entire South Australian electricity network”. He said the statewide blackout occurred due to the massive damage to infrastructure which resulted in the sudden drop in energy frequency in the network. It triggered an automatic cut at the interconnector to protect the national network. - PNC sources
Stories from the front line of climate change
PACIFIC – An anthology of first-person accounts of climate change from around the Pacific is hoped to add a personal touch to the climate change debate.
Law bans CNMI youth from buying betel nut
NORTHERN MARIANAS – A bill prohibiting the sale of betel nut to minors in the Northern Marianas has been signed into law by Governor Ralph Torres.
Pacific students missing out on health care
NEW ZEALAND – A quarter of Pacific students in New Zealand are missing out on crucial health care and many cannot access dental care when they need it.
Illegal coffee trade affecting quality
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Illegal trading of cherry coffee in Papua New Guinea is said to be affecting the quality of coffee in the country.
Tokelau not ready for Forum
TOKELAU – The Ulu o Tokelau says his country is not yet ready to seek full membership of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Samoan actors take centre stage
Pacific islanders tell story of Samoa’s creation
Exposing buttocks declared a crime
AUSTRALIA – Exposing your bare buttocks in public has been officially made a crime in the Australian state of Victoria.
Runway repairs close Nausori
FIJI – A number of flights to and from the Suva’s Nausori International Airport had to be redirected to Nadi International Airport or cancelled this week.
Call for unity in Bougainville
BOUGAINVILLE – The President of Bougainville, John Momis, has called on Bougainvilleans to unify as the region prepares for a referendum on its political future.
Harsh words in UN over West Papua
Indonesia accuses Pacific nations of interference
Lonely atolls are facing extinction
TAKKU – The Takuu group of atolls, also known as the Mortlock Islands, is a place so remote that it could easily be forgotten – and for centuries it was.
Fear that China is taking over Samoa
SAMOA – Resentment towards foreign business owners is growing in Samoa.
Guam signs sex abuse bill into law
GUAM – Guam’s Governor Eddie Calvo has signed into law a controversial bill that will allow victims of child sex abuse to sue their abusers and the institutions with which they are associated at any time.
Solomons police force rearming
Local officers prepare for Australia’s departure
Contractor accused of extortion
FIJI – The Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) has hit back at the global engineering consultancy MWH Global, accusing it of extortion, breaking its contract, and damaging Fiji.
Bombs not wanted on island paradise
Former residents and environmental campaigners are to launch a lawsuit against the Pentagon’s plans to use the Northern Marianas island of Pagan for bombing practice. This report from the Guardian by Justin McCurry and Daniel Lin.
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