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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.
In Brief: New roll readies Tonga for elections
Voters in Tonga will have access to the provisional electoral rolls from Thursday this week as the country prepares for elections on November 27.
Majuro: Police taking graffiti threat seriously
Police in the Marshall islands are taking a threat against the Marshall Islands immigration director and his family last week seriously.
Palau: Returning to devastated island
Before it hit the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan also devastated the small island of Kayangal in Palau.
Noumea: Small gain for separatists
New Caledonian separatists have gained ground in parliamentary elections on Sunday but have fallen short of securing an absolute majority.
Aid boost for Samoa's roads
Australia has pledged a $20 million boost for Samoa’s infrastructure projects.
PNG: City not place to bury the dead
Residents of Lae in Papua New Guinea have been told they are not allowed to bury their dead in the city’s residential areas.
Fiji: Battle of personalities
An observer of Fiji politics says the Fiji election will mostly be a battle of personalities and leadership.
PNG: Police force overhaul a big job
Papua New Guinea’s police force is beginning a process to try and regain the trust of the people after a series of allegations of serious police misconduct were revealed.
Effluent spill closes nickel plant
The president of New Caledonia’s Southern Province Cynthia Ligeard has ordered immediate suspension of operations at the Vale nickel processing plant at Goro after an estimated 100,000 litres of effluent ended up in a creek.
Samoa: Breadfruit beer ready to go global
A Samoan beer maker is setting its sights on the international market with a new product made from a fruit native to the Pacific. Samoa Breweries is undertaking a trial to turn locally-grown ulu, or breadfruit, into beer. As an added bonus, the brew is gluten-free, raising the prospect of niche marketing as a boutique beer in the United States and other western countries.
PNG: Games source of national pride
Organisers of the Papua New Guinea National Games are hopeful the event will help launch athletes to bigger and better things.
Vanuatu: Approval for airport project
The Government Ad Hoc Committee for the proposed $35 billion International Airport Project on Efate has welcomed the Vaturisu Council of Chiefs’ confirmation that its 10th conference in Pango Village this week, has officially approved of the project to be built on Efate.
Samoa: Manu'a isolated again
Oceanand air transportation to Manu’a are both currently down, and a Department of Public Safety marine patrol boat was recently used to transport a body to Tutuila, as the morgue in Ta’u was not operational.
In Brief: Tonga air review awaited
The chief executive of Tonga’s domestic airline says he has not heard from the World Bank regarding the ongoing review of Tonga’s transport industry.
Indonesia wants to mend relations with Australia
Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed a desire to mend a diplomatic rift with Australia within the next few months.
Sanitation costing Kiribati millions
Rapid population growth and a density greater than some Asian cities is putting huge pressure on the water and sanitation system in Kiribati.
NZ: All Blacks need to say 'thank you Pacific islands'
The New Zealand Rugby Union’s refusal to play tests in the Pacific Islands remains a shame on the national game – writes Andrew Alderson in the New Zealand Herald on Sunday.
Samoa: Fuel spill causes emergency in harbour
Samoa’s Disaster Management Office has warned people not to throw cigarette butts into Apia harbour because of a “strong fuel presence”.
In Brief: Regime leader's party registered
Fiji’s Prime Minister, Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama, has lodged an application to register his proposed Fiji First political party.
Malaria diagnostic tool trialled
Australian scientists have developed a cheap and simple-to-use infra-red technology that could diagnose malaria at the crucial early stages.
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