Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Tear gas used to disperse rioting ‘marauders’ PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A student is dead and buildings have been b
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – While Britain is distancing itself from Europe, Papua New Guinea has this week been celebrating its close ties to Scandinavia.
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand exporters are closely watching the next moves by the UK and the EU after Britain voted to go it alone to ensure primary producers can keep the same access they have had to the two markets.
WEST PAPUA – New Zealand’s government has confirmed its ambassador to Indonesia, Dr Trevor Matheson, visited Jayapura and Merauke in West Papua last week. The visit took place at the invitation of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Panjaitan.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A lawyer for detainees on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island says the Supreme Court has given further direction over enforcement of April’s ruling that their detention was illegal.
VANUATU – Two young Queensland brothers remain in hospital five days after they were seriously injured in a deadly Vanuatu bus crash.
Police say campus vandalism a law and order issue
THE GOVERNMENT of Nauru has this week issued a statement via its website denying it has any form of media ban in place.
AMERICAN SAMOA – In American Samoa, initial reports on the first babies born to women who contracted the Zika virus say they are in good health. Fourteen pregnant women in American Samoa are confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus since the territory recorded its first case in February.
AMERICAN SAMOA – A candidate for lieutenant governor in American Samoa has criticised the incumbant government for accumulating long-term debt of nearly US$150 million.
Vehicles set on fire in clash with security guards
FIJI – The Fiji Olympic Committee is carrying the weight of the nation’s expectations as it targets a first ever Olympic medal.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Students of the University of Papua New Guinea have requested a formal reconciliation process with the institution’s administration before returning to class.
TONGA – Reversing the Non-communicable Disease (NCD) epidemic in the Pacific region will require new ways of working together, Pacific Leaders were exhorted this week by UNDP Administrator and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark.
TONGA – A new World Bank report has put the spotlight on the economic threat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) pose to the Pacific islands, with heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease emerging as the top killers in the region.
NAURU – A recent report on Nauru by Australia’s Nine Network has been criticised for imbalance.
TONGA – Tonga’s health minister, Saia Piukala, has challenged Pacific governments to step up and be counted in the fight to address non-communicable diseases NCDs).
VANUATU – Cruise ship passengers injured in an horrific head-on crash in Vanuatu are in a strong position to sue P&O, an Australian law firm has claimed.
P&O takes stock after cruise ship tourists injured
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand dentists are being asked to “take a good hard look at themselves” following the latest survey to come out of Otago University. Researchers have found obvious inequalities when it comes to dental care and certain nationalities.
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