More Top Stories
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
BRO CHECK campaign: ‘Reach out, you’re not alone’
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
Tapaitau and Charlie-Puna released to ‘family jobs’
21 September 2024
3000 companies at risk due to Act oversight: Browne
23 September 2024
Police apprehend four juveniles in connection with motorcycle thefts
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
Helmet safety concerns raised amid enforcement challenges
2 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
STI cases on the rise
2 September 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Diaspora dismayed over lack of Te Maeva Nui livestream
8 August 2024
Everyone is a winner, says Culture
7 August 2024
Local women outshine global peers in business leadership
8 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Tapaitau appeal dismissed
17 July 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
Pacific
Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro
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 PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board
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.
Pacific serious about fisheries protection
PACIFIC – Pacific Island countries are increasingly serious about protecting their marine resources.
NZ's Pacific communities make a stand against suicide
PORIRUA – Pacific communities in Porirua, north of New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, are taking a stand against suicide in their community.
Jakarta thanks PNG over hostage rescue
JAKARTA – Indonesia has thanked Papua New Guinea for its co-operation in securing the release of two Indonesians taken hostage in a remote part of the common border region.
No charges over boy's gun death
APIA – Samoa’s Police Commissioner says no charges have been laid following the accidental death of a nine-year-old boy who was shot last Wednesday.
Drought brings social challenges
PORT MORSEBY – Social challenges have been stressed as one of the main problems the Papua New Guinea government must be aware of as the country continues to face El Nino’s severe effects.
Samoa upbeat over date with Springboks
BRIGHTON – Manu Samoa has made the perfect start to their Rugby World Cup campaign with a hard fought 25-16 win when they overpowered the United States of America at the Brighton Community Stadium.
Food aid held up in Highlands
KANDEP – At least 10 people have died from starvation in Papua New Guinea’s drought and frost-affected Enga province, a local church leader said, as the nation’s opposition claimed that aid distribution was being “politicised” by local disaster committees.
Last plea for 'climate change refugee'
Kiribati man and his family will be deported today unless intervention comes from government.
Tiger kills keeper at New Zealand zoo
HAMILTON – A zookeeper has been killed in a “tragic incident” after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger at a New Zealand zoo.
Tonga goes down to ecstatic Georgia
BRISTOL – Tonga’s shame is Georgia’s triumph. In 1981 the Georgian capital of Tbilisi erupted in celebration as its most prominent football team, Dinamo Tbilisi, then part of the Soviet Top League, defeated FC Carl Zeiss Jena to claim the prestigious UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. It remains the greatest achievement in Georgian club football to date.
Samoa on track with win over USA
BRIGHTON – Man of the match Tim Nanai-Williams lit up the Brighton Community Stadium.
Maori player is toast of Japan
NAPIER – Japan’s biggest upset in rugby history by beating two-time Rugby World Cup champions South Africa has turned its winning Kiwi try-scorer into a international star.
Claims Pacific players exploited
PACIFIC – Worrying stories have emerged about young Pacific islander rugby players being exploited and mistreated as they seek to make a name for themselves.
All Blacks wrangle a win over Pumas
LONDON - The most maligned player in the All Blacks’ World Cup squad took the most decisive first step of the tournament as the defending champions worked their way out of an arm wrestle with the Pumas.
Let the 'pool of death' begin
LONDON – The England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster has named his strongest side for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji.
'Prepare for the worst'
United Nations urges Pacific governments to prepare for El Niño’s impact
One man's quest to save women's lives
An expatriate former Australian carpenter is on a quest to save women’s lives in Papua New Guinea, reports ABC foreign correspondent Liam Cochrane from Papua New Guinea’s s remote D’Entrecasteaux islands.
Artisan chocolate made from Vanuatu cocoa
MUDGEE – The New South Wales town of Mudgee, in the Cudgegong Valley, has a reputation as a wine region and as a tourist destination, but it is also home to a backyard chocolate factory with ties to the Pacific.
'Lappng waters' joke falls flat
CANBERRA – Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has defended Peter Dutton after the immigration minister was caught joking about the plight of Pacific Island nations facing rising sea levels.
More refugees will resettle in Cambodia
CANBERRA – Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says he is confident Cambodia will resettle more refugees from Nauru, after meeting with Cambodian leaders.
« Previous 1 … 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 … 393 Next »