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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Pacific
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Diesel fuel aboard sunken Manawanui still unaccounted for
New Zealand Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it.
Job to 'tell truth' about West Papua
NEW ZEALAND – The man selected by Indonesia’s government as its new ambassador to New Zealand says it’s his mission to relay accurate information about West Papua.
Flooding widespread across Fiji
TD04F brings rain, flooding and landslides
China building industrial complex in PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – China has agreed to spend nearly $US4 billion to build a giant industrial park in Papua New Guinea.
Tillerson a 'friend of Papua New Guinea'
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, has welcomed the nomination of the head of ExxonMobil to be the new US Secretary of State.
Nauru welcomes faster network
NAURU – Nauru’s government says the introduction of a new 4G connectivity network will have far reaching and profound benefits to the nation.
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War declared on tribal fighting
PNG sending troops to stop violence in Hela
Claims of a foreign land grab denied
FIJI – A non-resident landowner is rejecting the Fiji government’s claims of a land grab by foreigners. Under changes to the Land Sales Act foreign landowners face hefty fines or imprisonment if they don’t build a US$120,000 house within two years.
Foreign landowners challenge Suva over review process
FIJI – A group of foreign landowners fighting land development laws in Fiji says Fiji only brought in a review process after it raised its voice over the issue.
Election fee hike will see few women candidates
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A hike in fees for election candidates means fewer women will be able to contest next year’s Papua New Guinea polls, according to the opposition leader.
Opposition joins in spat between Ryan and FRU
FIJI – The opposition Sodelpa Party President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, has called on the Fiji Rugby Union to be fair and to sort out the contracts for the Fiji Sevens team.
Shortwave service demise has 'no logic'
PACIFIC – Australian and Pacific island governments are being urged to pressure the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to reconsider its intention to do away with shortwave transmission in the region.
Girl, 11, killed in Solomons earthquake
SOLOMON ISLANDS – An 11-year old girl is the first confirmed fatality from the massive earthquakes which hit Solomon Islands last week.
Tourist dies on Great Barrier Reef
AUSTRALIA – An elderly Japanese woman has died while snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef, in the fourth tourist death at the Australian attraction in a month.
Father and son rescued at sea
TONGA – A Tongan man and his son who went missing while on a fishing trip three days ago have been rescued after being located drifting by a Royal New Zealand Airforce Orion.
Fiji prepares for heavy rain
FIJI – Fiji authorities say there remains a possibility of a Tropical Cyclone forming at the end of this week in Fiji waters, advising the public to re-consider plans for travel and events this weekend.
Guns and elections don't mix
PNG plans pre-poll illegal firearms amnesty
Parker thanks Samoa for bout backing
NEW ZEALAND – Joseph Parker was well supported by leaders of Samoa at the Vector Arena in Auckland on Saturday night when he created history by becoming the first New Zealand-born heavyweight champion, taking the World Boxing Organisation championship – one of four official world heavyweight titles – in a split points decision, 115-113, 115-113 and 114-114.
Tropical disturbance prompts flood warnings in Fiji
FIJI – People living in flood prone areas have been warned to prepare for the worst after a low pressure system near Fiji developed into a tropical disturbance.
Guam welcomes US reparations bill
GUAM – The US Senate has passed a bill which includes war reparations for those who suffered during Japan’s occupation of Guam.