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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.
Protests on Nauru continue
YAREN – More than 100 refugees from camps right across Nauru staged their second protest in three days on Sunday afteroon.
Waves leave hospital unusable
SOUTH TARAWA – The Kiribati Public Health Department says the damage to one of only two hospitals on South Tarawa is so severe, it will take at least a fortnight to repair.
'Soul mates' discuss joint deployment
AUCKLAND – joint deployment of Australian and New Zealand troops to Iraq were expected to dominate talks when Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew in to Auckland yesterday.
Sentencing papers for noble released
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga’s Chief Justice Owen Paulsen has released sentencing documents in the controversial Lord Tu’ilakepa case
Street kids problem a top priority
PORT MORESBY – The founder of a group that works with vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, says the government needs to reassess its priorities if it’s to tackle the growing number of kids living on the streets.
Women in business vital for region
PACIFIC – Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls says more women in business and positions of power will make a difference for livelihoods of the Pacific.
Marianas needs more Japanese tourists
MAJURO – The Northern Marianas government is calling on the tourism body to come up with a plan to bring in more Japanese tourists and stimulate the economy.
Is Papua New Guinea heading for a crisis?
This post was first published at the East Asia Forum and in the Australian Financial Review. It is the opinion of Stephen Howes, Professor of Economics at Crawford School and Director of the Development Policy Centre, The Australian National University.
Close encounter with a giant octopus
PORT HARDY – A scuba diver on the Pacific north coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island got up close and personal with a giant Pacific octopus on Sunday.
Police work to stop school fights
NUKU‘ALOFA – Police in Tonga are trying to develop new ways to end the fighting between groups of students from different high schools.
Papua New Guinea obsessed by porn
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea is the most pornography-obsessed country in the world, according to Google Trends.
Forum structure meeting put on hold
SUVA – The Australian government has decided to delay holding a Pacific Leader’s meeting to discuss the structure of regional bodies.
Proposed kava ban shocks Pacific Islanders
DARWIN – Claims that organised gangs of Tongans are smuggling kava into Northern Territory Aboriginal communities has prompted moves to ban the traditional Pacific Island drink in all of Australia.
EU fisheries report 'inaccurate'
PACIFIC – The Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation says a European Union report on fisheries in the region does not reflect the real situation.
War commitment questioned
With New Zealand is off to Iraq to join the war against Islamic State, there are several questions worth pondering, writes Andrea Vance for Fairfax News.
NZ troop deployment to Iraq confirmed
WELLINGTON – New Zealand will send troops to help train Iraq’s armed forces fight the Islamic State group, prime minister John Key has announced.
Senator stands by kava ban
DARWIN – A senator in Australia’s Northern Territory says while he accepts people from the outside – particularly Pacific Islanders – want to practice their culture in Australia, it should no be done in a way that harms indigenous Australians.
Fiji cricketers stun Papua New Guinea
BLENHEIM – Fiji are in the box seat to qualify for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup after a stunning upset victory over Papua New Guinea at the East Asia-Pacific Trophy in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Group wants paraquat banned
SUVA – An animal welfare group in Fiji says it believes there is a new groundswell of support to get the herbicide paraquat banned.
Girl jumps from balcony
YAREN – A teenage asylum seeker who was detained in Nauru is being treated in an Australian hospital after jumping off a balcony at a detention facility last week.
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