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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.
Carter may don No.10 jersey against Samoa
AUCKLAND – Fresh, fit and hungry, Dan Carter is expected to be thrown the No.10 jersey for the All Blacks’ opening test of the year against Samoa, but a different approach may be adopted with Richie McCaw.
Polynesian makes mark at US Open
CHAMBERS BAY – At 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, Tony Finau could have made a name for himself in a variety of contact sports.
Asylum seekers join legal challenge
LORENGAU – Almost a third of the asylum seekers at the Australian-run immigration centre on Manus Island are challenging their detention, after 277 of them were added to an ongoing legal case in Papua New Guinea.
Free speech crackdown defended
YAREN – Nauru’s government says its controversial crackdown on free speech, including its move to ban Facebook in the country, is necessary to protect ethnic groups such as asylum seekers.
Flooding causes havoc in NZ
WELLINGTON – States of emergency remain in the New Zealand regions of Whanganui and Taranaki while traffic disruption continues in drenched parts of the lower North Island.
Nauru MPs spend weekend in jail
YAREN – Two Nauruan opposition MPs are still in police custody after having their bail hearing delayed since Friday, supporters say.
Call to make Apia test a tribute to Jerry Collins
APIA – There are calls for a tribute to the late Jerry Collins at next month’s All Blacks Test against Manu Samoa in Apia.
Jenner story prompts fa'afafine debate
PACIFIC – In the Pacific, it’s not all about Caitlyn Jenner – Samoans in particular are having their own conversation about transgender role models.
'Adorable' octopus found in Pacific
MONTEREY BAY – An unclassified octopus that lives deep in the Pacific Ocean is so cute, US scientists want to name it “adorabilis.”
Solomons against full West Papua MSG membership
HONIARA – A Solomon Islands MP has questioned the government’s announcement about exploring greater representation of Indonesia in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Labour group reminds Fiji of its obligations
suva – The International Labour Organisation has reminded the Fiji government that a commission of inquiry into the country’s labour practises could be launched if an agreement it signed earlier this year is not fulfilled.
Prosperity the goal in China trade deal
CANBERRA – Australia and China have signed a free trade agreement with Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailing it as “history making” for both countries.
Year for development celebrated
Participants at the 2015 South Pacific Tourism Exchange were hosted to a morning tea to commemorate the European Year of Development in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday (Friday CIT).
MP Batsiua gagged while on bail
YAREN – THE suspended Nauru MP and former justice minister, Mathew Batsiua, who was arrested earlier in the week, was given bail after appearing in court this week with strict conditions, meaning he will be back in custody if he does anything to offend the government.
Forum watching Nauru's crisis
YAREN – The Pacific Islands Forum’s Secretariat says it is ready to assist Nauru if the government seeks help amid an ongoing political crisis there, Radio New Zealand has reported.
Nauru: Two more MPs arrested
YAREN – There have been more arrests off opposition politicians on the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru amid fears the current government is fast becoming Pacific’s newest dictatorship.
Deaths mar State of Origin telecasts in PNG
GOROKA – A young policeman was allegedly hacked to death by a group of youths in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday night.
'Please save my baby' pleads refugee mother
YAREN– The mother of a baby sent to the Nauru detention centre has become so stressed she is struggling to produce breast milk, according to a lawyer acting on the woman’s behalf.
PNG police say 'athletes will be safe at Games'
PORT MORESBY – The police commissioner of Papua New Guinea has assured athletes and visitors coming for next month’s Pacific Games they will be safe in Port Moresby.
Vanuatu MPs bribery trial in court next week
PORT VILA – The trial of 16 members of the Vanuatu parliament charged with bribery offences is due to be heard in court next Tuesday.
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