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Pacific
Pacific officials attend Paris Agreements Article 13 training
Climate Change Cook Islands hosted a sub-regional workshop last week focusing on the Paris Agreement Article 13 focusing on the digital tools Pacific Island countries are required to report on.
Author Tom Neale’s Suwarrow journals donated to National Library of NZ
The Cook Islands High Commission in New Zealand was delighted to attend the handover of renowned author Tom Neale’s journals to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington over a week ago.
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.
Australia's foreign worker quota to increase
CANBERRA – The number of foreign seasonal workers on Australian farms will increase from July.
Media finding 'all bark and no bite'
SUVA – A member of Fiji’s opposition Sodelpa party has welcomed a finding by the Media Industry Development Authority against the Fiji Sun newspaper, but says it’s toothless.
Iwi state house scheme a 'loser'
AUCKLAND – Social justice advocate and Mana vice president John Minto says iwi in New Zealand should stand with low income people and push for more and better state houses, rather than take over responsibilty for housing the poor.
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