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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.
Fiji Sevens are world champions
LONDON – Fiji’s sevens rugby team have been crowned the World Sevens Series champions for the second time.
Conference focuses on child abuse in the Pacific
PACIFIC – Pacific island nations have some of the highest rates of violence against children in the world – an issue Unicef says needs to be brought out of the shadows.
New Nauru laws there to 'gag people'
YAREN – The former president of Nauru has said he fears new restrictions on freedom of speech will make it impossible to properly campaign for next year’s national election.
New Zealander gives world No.1 a surfing lesson
RIO DE JANEIRO – New Zealand surfer Richard “Ricardo” Christie’s giant-killing run at the Rio Pro event in Brazil was stymied in the quaterfinals – where he was beaten decisively by the eventual winner.
Lawyers appalled at suicidal woman's treatment
YAREN – Lawyers for a 23-year-old Tamil asylum seeker say they are appalled at the way she was treated when she was brought to Australia for medical help after attempting suicide on Nauru.
Asylum seekers launch High Court challenge
CANBERRA – Ten asylum seekers have launched a High Court challenge to the legality of the Australin Federal Government’s offshore detention system.
Samoa top-ranked Pacific team, Niue make rankings debut
APIA – Samoa remain the top Pacific rugby league nation, while Niue have debuted on the world rankings for the first time.
New laws curtail freedom of speech
YAREN – An expelled magistrate of Nauru and a Pacific media watchdog have accused Nauru of breaching its international obligations by introducing a law restricting free speech.
Samoa selectors choose squad for big year of rugby
APIA – Manu Samoa selectors have named 58 players in their wider training group and selection pool for the Manu’s 2015 campaigns which includes the Rugby World Cup.
Guam prepares for direct hit
SAIPAN – Authorities on Guam and the Northern Marianas are preparing for the arrival of typhoon Dolphin today, which forecasters say could be the strongest to hit the Marianas since 2002.
Why are the citizens of 'paradise' so fat?
PACIFIC – They’re remote and beautiful. A place many long to escape to for sun, sea and serenity. But beyond and beneath the tourism imagery, most Pacific islands have another reality for the residents who live there – a life based on imported food, little exercise and remote access to healthcare.
Tyhoon Dolphin sets sights on Guam
SAIPAN – The western Pacific nation of Guam is on typhoon watch as a category three storm heads towards the country.
Refugees on way to Cambodia
YAREN – Four refugees have agreed to resettle in Cambodia from Nauru, the ABC understands, amid reports the group has been secretly flown to Australia.
Historic WWII crash site opened to tourists
KOKOPO – The World War II crash site of a military plane carrying Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who masterminded the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, has been opened to visitors in Bougainville for the first time in more than five years.
Giant Pacific waves hit Mexico
Puerto Escondido – Giant waves – stirred by a powerful low pressure system in the Pacific – have given surfers the ride of their lives and flooded coastal regions at a Mexican surf mecca.
Nauru defends Facebook ban
YAREN – The Nauru government has hit out again at unfavourable international media coverage, saying it should be respected as a sovereign nation.
Widodo visit sees protestors detained
PORT MORESBY – Foreign journalists will still need permits to report from Papuan provinces, according to Indonesia’s chief security minister, despite president Joko Widodo’s claims the region is now unrestricted.
Pacific has nine of the ten fattest countries
PACIFIC – Figures released by the World Health Organisation show nine out of the ten most obese countries in the world are in the Pacific – with Cook Islands topping the list with 50.8 per cent of its people being obese.
Budget urges Australians to 'have a go'
CANBERRA – A multi-billion-dollar small business boost, a crackdown on welfare, a tax system focused on “fairness” and mounting deficits have been laid out in the Abbott government’s second federal budget.
Fiji on cusp of world rugby sevens title
SUVA – Fiji are on the cusp of sevens rugby glory after winning the Cup title in Glasgow to overtake South Africa in the World Series standings.
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