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No debt in China deal
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Pacific
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Diesel fuel aboard sunken Manawanui still unaccounted for
New Zealand Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it.
Guam concerned by missile threat
Guam – One of the issues that comes from being a US territory in the Western Pacific is that you could become a target of Washington’s many enemies.
Students taught in Samoan language do better
American Samoa – Recent results have shown that American Samoan school students achieve more when taught in their own language.
Journalists focus on human rights
FIJI – A group of Pacific island journalists are meeting in Nadi this week to strengthen and build their capacity to understand what human rights is about and how they can use human rights lenses when reporting news in the region.
Loan to improve Fiji's infrastructure
FIJI – Fiji stands to receive $US50 million to improve infrastructure in the country as part of its re-engagement with international donor partners.
New Zealand fisheries tour 'useful'
NEW ZEALAND – A series of workshops in New Zealand last week for Pacific fisheries ministers and officials to look at how to improve the management of their fisheries has been called “very useful”.
Airport repairs 'not enough'
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s government says emergency repair works at the country’s international airport should be finished by the weekend – but Air New Zealand say the temporary repairs aren’t enough.
Depression saturates Fiji again
FIJI – Heavy rain in Fiji over the weekend has caused flooding and road closures on the island of Vanua Levu, as the country was hit by yet another tropical depression.
Fiji quick to deny supposed South China Sea support
FIJI – Fiji’s government insists it has no position on the South China Sea dispute, after China’s foreign ministry suggested otherwise.
Dance delivers message
SAMOA – Samoan and New Zealand choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio, has been chosen by UNESCO to write and deliver the official message for this year’s International Dance Day.
Micronesian leader defends US compact
MICORNESIA – Few Australians will have heard of President Peter Christian – the head of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets rife
PACIFIC – Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets remains widespread and appears linked to labour and human rights abuses at sea, a new Greenpeace report says.
Tonga rugby addresses issues
TONGA – Tonga’s Rugby Union and the Tongan government have agreed to a package of reforms designed to address ongoing governance concerns within the union.
Convicted over suicide attempt
NAURU – A refugee in Nauru has been convicted of attempted suicide.
Fiji braces for more flooding
FIJI – Fiji is getting little respite from bad weather.
PACFIC BRIEFS
sacked pension fund head now in jail
Suspicion voiced over cyclone rebuild contracts
FIJI – The opposition in Fiji is concerned about a lack of transparency as well as possible conflict of interest issues, in the process of awarding supply contracts to hardware retailers for materials for Cyclone Winston rehabilitation.
Westpac pulls banking out of Nauru
NAURU – One of Australia’s biggest banks has told the Nauru Government it will no longer do business with it or any of its entities.
Protesters occupy royal palace
WALLIS – The royal palace of Wallis has been occupied in a bid to stop this Saturday’s enthronement of a new king.
Fishing alliance elects new leader
PACIFIC – The Parties to the Nauru Agreement, PNA, have named a new Chief executive officer who will take over from outgoing CEO Transform Aqorau.
Scores arrested at Papua protests
WEST PAPUA – Reports say 44 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police during demonstrations across Papua region yesterday.
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