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Pacific
Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Cane farmers told to tighten belts
FIJI – The Fiji Sugar Corporation has urged sugar farmers to grit their teeth after a devastating few weeks for the industry.
Warnings follow dam spill
HONIARA – Health authorities in Solomon Islands have warned villagers living downstream of the defunct Gold Ridge mine on Guadalcanal island not to use river water because it could be contaminated by arsenic.
PNG's attorney-general arrested
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s attorney-general and Justice Minister, Ano Pala, have been arrested and charged with abuse of office and misappropriation, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests in the country this week.
NZ promoting its fisheries management to the Pacific
NEW ZEALAND – About 40 Pacific fisheries ministers and officials are in New Zealand to learn about this country’s approach to fisheries management.
Cry for more help from remote Fijian village
Radio New Zealand International reporter Sally Round hopped onboard one of the last runs made by a New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter to deliver aid to a remote part of Fiji.
West Papua visit hailed by Catholic women
WEST PAPUA – A Catholic Womens group in West Papua has called for regional support for their people’s plight, after a visit to the Indonesian territory by Catholic Bishops from other parts of Melanesia.
Pacific struggles to shake tax haven reputation
SAMOA – Leaked documents showing several Pacific island countries to be tax havens have come as little surprise to some experts, while Samoa’s government has come to the defence of its financial regulations.
Belief in veracity of stigmata divides Samoa
SAMOA – The story of a young mother claiming to be carrying the marks – or stigmata – of Jesus Christ’s suffering continues to dominate the national discussion in Samoa.
Micronesian island eyes independence
CHUUK – There is an independence push that could see the break-up of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the North Pacific.
Apia fuel storage fire a 'wake up call'
SAMOA – A hotelier and a prominent samoan businessman has issued a warning to the government in the wake of the deadly fuel tank fire at the Matautu wharf in Apia last week.
Judge arrested for corruption
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Anti-corruption police in Papua New Guinea have arrested one of the country’s top judges and charged him with judicial corruption.
Speaker let off the hook
SAMOA – Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament is a relieved man.
Post-cyclone rebuild package announced
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister on Saturday announced a range of measures to help the country rebuild after Cyclone Winston, including reforms of the building and construction sectors.
Pacific women MPs hail Samoa's lead
SAMOA – Women Parliamentarians from the Pacific region have hailed Samoa’s leadership role in empowering women – especially in terms of politics.
Climate the challenge to economies
FIJI – The head of the International Trade Centre Arancha Gonzalez says that Pacific islands need help in building resilient economies in the face of climate change.
Sailors found on remote island
FANADIP – Three sailors have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island by the US Navy after spelling out “help” with palm fronds.
Repairs not good enough
VANUATU – Air New Zealand has told Vanuatu that interim repairs on the runway of its main international airport, Bauerfield, are not adequate enough for it to resume servicing the route.
Manus centre not to close
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – There are no plans to close the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre, Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato has announced.
Former Kiwi PM eyes top UN job
NEW ZEALAND – Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is well placed to become the ninth secretary general of the United Nations, experts say.
Human sacrifice used to assert chiefly powers
PACIFIC – Chiefs in early Pacific cultures used ritual human sacrifices to reinforce their power, a university study has found.
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