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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.
Australia: Paedophile preyed on Vanuatu children
Accused paeodphile Gregory Druery used his position of trust with the church and families to abuse children, Australian police say.
All Blacks test in Samoa confirmed
The All Blacks have finally agreed to play a test in Samoa after years of pressure to repay a country which has benefited the New Zealand team so much in the past.
NZ: Rugby sensation eyes Australia
New Zealand Rugby Union is in danger of losing the game’s next superstar if it doesn’t act quickly, with schoolboy sensation Taniela “the Tongan Thor” Tupou confirming a desire to play for the Wallabies.
Australian soldier dies on Mt Cook
An Australian soldier who died on Mount Cook in New Zealand on Wednesday is understood to have fallen into a crevasse when a snow bridge he was crossing collapsed.
Fiji: Traditional canoes to sail to Sydney
Traditional voyaging canoes from five countries will now be part of a spectacular armada making a journey from Cook Islands to Australia.
Tonga boxers head team of fifteen
Tonga will be represented at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in four sports by 15 athletes including two bronze medallist boxers, Uaine Fa Junior and Lomalito Moala, who won their medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Maori lessons 'compulsory'
New Zealand’s Minister of Maori Affairs says the time has come for it to be compulsory for every New Zealand school to be able to offer students Maori language lessons.
Tonga: A divergence of ideologies
Dumped Tonga opposition MP Sitiveni Halapua – who will not stand for the Democrats after a party committee chose not to select four MPs as candidates for November’s election – says the reasons for non-selection appear to be specific to each of the four.
Tonga opposition dumps members
The Democratic Party of Tonga has dumped four of its MPs just four months out from the election.
Smokefree Pacific a challenge
The World Health Organisation has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region reduce smoking prevalence to less than five per cent by 2025.
Study reveals pre-historic Tongan empire
A new study by Australian researchers has stated that Tonga was the only prehistoric state in Oceania to encompass an entire archipelago and extend its influence to other island groups.
Broadcasters study disaster reporting
Samoa’s Quality Broadcasting and the Samoa government are undergoing training this month to help develop a National Broadcasters’ Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan.
Call to halve bluefin tuna catch
The Worldwide Fund for Nature is urging Pacific fisheries to immediately halve their catch limits to preserve bluefin tuna stocks for the long-term.
Fiji: Nadi-Honiara flights suspended
Fiji and Solomon Island have suspended each other’s flights between Honiara and Nadi.
Doubts about Jolie's Nauru visit
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has rejected suggestions he has concerns about Angelina Jolie visiting Nauru, after the island nation confirmed the Hollywood actress had accepted an invitation to visit and inspect the refugee processing complex on the remote Pacific island.
PNG: Police factions in stand-off
There was a near confrontation by two factions of the Papua New Guinea police force at the National and Supreme Court precincts last Friday.
Smell forces airliner to land on remote atoll
A harrowing United Airlines flight over the Pacific Ocean was forced to land on remote Midway Island because of what official’s said was an “electrical odour” on board the aircraft.
Fijians give big boost to Melbourne rugby club
A rugby union club in Melbourne has turned its fortunes around with the help of some young Fijian imports.
Fiji's sanitation behind some African countries
The quality of water in Fiji is under scrutiny following surveys by international experts that show sanitation levels lagging behind countries on the African continent.
Tonga's democracy still some way to go
Locals in Tonga are hopeful that this year’s elections will further strengthen the establishment of democracy.
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