More Top Stories
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
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
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
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
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 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
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 nations sources for sex trafficking
Papua New Guinea and Fiji are both source and destination countries for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour, according to a US Government Report.
Marines' remains repatriated
TARAWA – The remains of 36 American Marines discovered in Kiribati earlier this year have been repatriated to the United States.
PNG demands return of accused guards
Australia rejects cover-up over security guard rape allegations
Four saved from burning
PORT MORESBY – Reports from Papua New Guinea say police have saved four women from being burnt to death after they were accused of practising sorcery.
PNG's Ok Tedi mine to shut down
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s controversial Ok Tedi mine will slash its workforce and halt production due to weak copper prices and recent dry weather, managing director Peter Graham has told staff.
Heaviest wave ridden by a woman
Teahupo‘o – Keala Kennelly has caught one of heaviest Teahupo‘o bombs ever by a female surfer. The veteran surfer from Kauai followed an XXL swell hitting Tahiti and scored the wave of a lifetime.
Teahupo'o delivers worst-ever wipeout
TEAHUPO‘O – It’s being described as perhaps the heaviest wipe-out in surfing history.
Samoa lost $1.5m on All Blacks
APIA – Samoa revelled recently in the much-publicised visit to Apia by the All Blacks rugby team – however the Samoa Observer newspaper is raining a little on the nation’s after-match parade.
Ministry urged to help Maori quit
WELLINGTON – In New Zealand, the Maori Affairs Select Committee says the Ministry of Health needs to engage with whanau more effectively to help them stop smoking.
Arrest for treasury fraud
PORT MORESBY – An arrest warrant has been issued for Papua New Guinea’s treasury secretary Diari Vele over allegations of corruption in the purchase of two Israeli gas turbines.
Forum head visits Nauru MPs worried Dame Meg is just ticking the boxes
YAREN – Nauru’s suspended opposition MPs have not been invited to meet the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum during her visit to the island.
Vanuatu's Natapei dead
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s former prime minister Edward Natapei has died after a long-term illness. The current opposition leader passed away in a hospital in Port Vila yesterday morning at the age of 61.
Guards sent home amid rape inquiry
LORENGAU – A Papua New Guinea MP says police are investigating the alleged rape of a Manus island woman at the Australian-run detention centre by three expatriate workers.
Murder-suicide shocks Suva
SUVA – An apparent murder-suicide at a family home in a Suva suburb left three people dead and another seriously injured at the weekend.
PNG undergoing a sporting revolution
PORT MORESBY – As the 15th Pacific Games wrapped up in PNG there were signs that a sporting revolution might just have begun in the developing Pacific country, spearheaded by a young Australian sports coach.
Climate change text 'unmanageable'
MAJURO – The Marshall Islands foreign minister says political leaders working on a new United Nations deal to tackle climate change need a negotiating text that is shorter and more manageable.
Diplomat's departure 'unusual'
CANBERRA – Australia’s oreign Minister Julie Bishop has refused to elaborate on why Australia’s high commissioner to Papua New Guinea left her post eight months early.
Alleged murderers walk streets
LORENGAU – One of the men accused of beating an Iranian asylum seeker to death on Manus Island is walking free despite not being granted bail.
Pacific trade deal moves closer
PACIFIC – The Pacific’s chief trade advisor says “significant progress” has been made with the Pacer Plus trade agreement and it should be concluded by September next year.
Assessing reef damage from snorkelling tourists
KOROR – A study is underway in Palau to assess the damage of increased recreational use of coral reefs.
« Previous 1 … 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 … 393 Next »