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23 September 2024
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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.
'What makes Kiwi's special' survey angers Maori
WELLINGTON – Maori MPs are calling for state broadcaster TVNZ to apologise and retract “racist” questions from a survey which seeks to find out how “Kiwi” New Zealanders are.
Malnourishment persists in drought-hit PNG
PORT MORESY – Water and food shortages remain critical in parts of Papua New Guinea such as Western Province and Milne Bay Province amid a prolonged drought.
Australia commits to Fiji recovery
SUVA – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has met Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama in Suva to discuss the country’s recovery from Cyclone Winston – the category five storm that swept across the island nation last month, killing 44 people and flattening entire communities.
Baby girl's life spent behind bars
MOUNT HAGEN – A baby girl in Papua New Guinea has spent the past 14 months of her life in jail because her mother is a prisoner at Baisu jail, near Mount Hagen, in the Western Highlands Province.
Former police chief charged
PORT MORESBY – Former Port Moresby police chief Andy Bawa has been arrested and charged with abuse of office and stealing – just one of several incidents that have shocked Papua New Guineans this week.
O'Neill corruption case stymied again
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s government has prevented anti-corruption police from engaging a private law firm and an Australian barrister to argue their case to arrest the country’s Prime Minister.
Maori challenge trade deal in the Waitangi Tribunal
WELLINGTON – Maori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Waitangi Tribunal.
Zika on the rise, WHO warns of risk in Pacific
PACIFIC – The World Health Organisation says new research has strengthened the link between the Zika virus and foetal abnormalities, and it says sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously thought.
Return to normal taking time
PORT VILA – On March 13, 2015, approximately 66,000 people across Vanuatu were left homeless when Cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, tore through the country.
One year on from Cyclone Pam
PORT VILA – One year ago, Cyclone Pam roared across most of the islands of Vanuatu with winds gusting at up to 320 kilometres per hour. Homes and structures were blown apart. But there was a surprisingly low loss of life.
Call for more eduction about Zika
PACIFIC – The Pacific Community says the region needs to step up education efforts on the risks of sexual transmission of the Zika virus.
Legal action to overturn fishing ruling
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa has filed a case asking the United States federal court to overturn a ruling allowing large scale commercial fishing closer to its coast.
Nauru call for early monitoring
YAREN – Two former Nauru presidents have appealed to the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pacific Islands Forum to begin early monitoring of the island’s elections.
Health, sanitation major concerns
SUVA – The Fiji Red Cross says its biggest concerns for Fiji are shelter, water and food security, with health and sanitation issues also starting to appear.
Samoa's long, hard road to democracy
PACIFIC VIEWPOINT By Savea Sano Malifa Editor and publisher of the Samoa Observer.
Unfair reports of food rationing in Fiji
SUVA –In cyclone ravaged Fiji, a regional commissioner has asked members of the public to contact him or his office if they had concerns over the provision of food rations.
Nauru hikes candidate fees
YAREN – The Nauru government has dramatically increased the fee for candidates wanting to run in its upcoming elections 20-fold from around $100 to $2000.
Captain Cook's Hawaiian gifts returned
WELLINGTON – Indigenous Hawaiian garments gifted to Captain James Cook more than two centuries ago have been handed back to their traditional owners at a ceremony in Wellington.
Fiji sevens yet to reach their peak
VANCOUVER – Fiji coach Ben Ryan believes his team’s performances on the World Sevens Series so far this season have been phenomenal, considering the team has yet to reach its peak.
New MP defends the role of the opposition
APIA – Samoa’s opposition Tautua Samoa Party might have been crushed in the general election last Friday but there is no lack of fighting spirit in one of their newest members, the Samoa Observer reports.
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