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19 November 2024
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
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8 October 2024
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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7 September 2024
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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.
Delegation saves accused 'witches'
FIYAWENA – Police and Christian missionaries in Papua New Guinea have saved four women accused of witchcraft from persecution and potential death sentences.
'They have every reason to be afraid'
SYDNEY – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers protesting at the Australian-run processing centre have legitimate fears for their welfare if resettled in Papua New Guinea.
Guards 'resolve' compound protest
LORENGAU – A stand-off between asylum seekers and guards at a compound inside the Manus Island detention centre has been resolved, according to a Papua New Guinea government spokesman.
Pacific Brief
OPPOSITION NEEDS FUNDING RESOURCES FIJI – A Pacific academic says a new parliamentary funding system in Fiji doesn’t help the state of democracy.
Cattle cargo causes port panic
SUVA – Vigilant bio-security officers in Fiji had to call on the Fiji Navy to escort an international cargo freighter out of Suva Harbour this week because of its undeclared cargo – 7200 head of cattle.
Project a 'race against time'
APIA – Dozens of Chinese labourers have been flown into Samoa to “spend all day in the heat, every day, getting once ramshackle Apia Park fit for an All Black test later this year”, Fairfax News has reported.
Eruption has created a new island
NUKU‘ALOFA – Continuous eruptions have created a new island between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha‘apai, 65 km from Nuku’alofa, Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) reports.
Stranded Air Fiji passengers make it home
APIA – Samoan air travel passengers stranded in Fiji following the grounding of an Air Fiji plane have now arrived home.
Diplomatic passport not valid
SUVA – Fiji’s Immigration Director Nemani Vuniwaqa says diplomatic passports are only used by those who hold high positions in government.
King's speech of 70 seconds read out
NUKU‘ALOFA – The King of Tonga says he is optimistic that the new government headed by People’s Representatives will continue to steer Tonga into better economic and social growth during its four-year term in office.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: PACIFIC-WIDE SEXUAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
THE PACIFIC – Twenty-two Pacific countries and territories have agreed to work together on a region-wide sexual health initiative, which is to be more inclusive of minority groups.
Power bill emergency working
PORT MORESBY – The Papua New Guinea Public Enterprises Minister says over NZ$5 million worth of overdue residential power bills have now been paid as the country remains under a state of emergency.
Lava flow sparks brush fire
PAHOA – The Hawai’i County Fire Department was managing a lava-fueled brush fire this week near the stalled flow front on the edge of the town of Pahoa. The fire covered about 60 hectares.
Supporters attempt to stop rape charges
APIA – The names of the prime minister and the attorney general of Samoa are reported to have been used in attempts to have attempted rape charges against the Savali newspapers’ suspended editor Tupuola Terry Tavita dropped.
Church worried about sorcery accusations
PORT MORESBY – The Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea says it fears for the safety of at least 50 people who are facing accusations of witchcraft or sorcery.
Funding aimed at 'killing opposition'
SUVA – Fiji’s Opposition has rejected a system of funding introduced by the Secretary General to the Parliament of Fiji for the support offices of the three parliamentary parties, saying the move is designed to favour the Fiji First Government Party.
Asylum seekers on hunger strike
‘We don’t need food anymore, we don’t need water, we just need a better life . We’re living in hell. I don’t know why there’s no justice in this universe.’
Manus on verge of riot
‘We asylum seekers fear to be resettled in Papua New Guinea. Please hand us over to the UN. Two years in detention. Enough is enough.’
PACIFIC BRIEFS: ASYLUM SEEKERS ON HUNGER STRIKE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Hundreds of asylum seekers are on hunger strike and refusing to return to their compounds as a wave of protest sweeps the Australian run detention centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
New government walks the talk on cutting costs
NUKU ‘ALOFA – Tonga’s new Prime Minister Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva has promised to slash costs – pinpointing areas like spending on government vehicles and overseas travel as key areas where money could be saved.
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