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Niue withdraws Forum hosting bid for 2007
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:24 am | Radio New Zealand International
The island had earlier sought backing to hold it after losing the hosting rights in 2004 when Cyclone Heta wrecked much of its infrastructure, including accommodation facilities. More >>
Australia challenges Nauru on visa fees
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:23 am | Radio New Zealand International
Australia has refused to say whether it will pay Nauru a new visa fee for a lone Iraqi refugee on Nauru who Canberra regards as a security risk. More >>
Paris court throws out Guilloux’s conviction
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:22 am | Radio New Zealand International
Reports from French Polynesia say France’s highest criminal court has thrown out a conviction of a former French Polynesian spy, Vetea Guilloux. More >>
Fr Polynesia: oppos. joins call for info on tests
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:21 am | Radio New Zealand International
French Polynesia’s leading opposition politician, Gaston Flosse, has joined the territorial government and veterans’ groups in urging France to release more information about the effect of the nuclear weapons tests. More >>
Democratic Party gains majority in Cook Islands
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:19 am | Radio New Zealand International
A final result has been announced in the Cook Islands general election, with the Democratic Party confirmed the winner. More >>
Solomons government faces no-confidence vote
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:18 am | Radio New Zealand International
The stability of the 5-month old Sogavare-led Grand Coalition for Change Government will be tested this morning as they face a no-confidence motion in parliament. More >>
Fiji army apologises for its role in coups
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:17 am | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s military has for the first time apologised for the 1987 and 2000 coups. More >>
Solomons vote deferred amid rumoured threats
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:16 am | Radio New Zealand International
A vote of no confidence in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been deferred until next Friday. More >>
Forum: Ideas to small Pacific states on fuel
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:57 am | Radio New Zealand International
The secretary general of the Pacific Islands’ Forum, Greg Urwin, has told a meeting of the region’s Small Island States that fair and open competition in fuel supply is rare in the region. More >>
Aust.'s tougher travel advice for Solomons, vote
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:56 am | Radio New Zealand International
The federal government has issued a strong travel warning for Australians thinking of travelling to Solomon Islands. More >>
Regional summit, more commitment on Pacific Plan
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:54 am | Radio New Zealand International
Regional summit to see call for a bigger commitment on the implementation of Pacific Plan More >>
Moti appointment as Solomons AG withdrawn
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:52 am | Radio New Zealand International
The Solomon Islands Attorney General, who is wanted in Australia on child sex charges, has been suspended by his country’s Public Service Commission. More >>
Solomons to give passport to wanted Moti
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:50 am | Radio New Zealand International
The Solomon Islands government is moving urgently to provide Julian Moti with a new passport so he can return home to resume his job as Attorney General. More >>
Fiji senator opposes tax exemption for US embassy
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:49 am | Radio New Zealand International
There has been scathing criticism in Fiji’s Senate of a government Bill designed to give the United States embassy exemption from the 12 percent Value Added Tax on the construction of its new building in Suva. More >>
Concerns on Niue: Marriages of convenience for NZ
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:48 am | Radio New Zealand International
The Niue immigration minister, Fisa Pihigia, has raised concerns over foreigners who have moved to the island after failing to get residency extensions in New Zealand. More >>
Filipino charged with murder in Marshalls
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:47 am | Radio New Zealand International
A contract worker from the Philippines is facing first-degree murder charges after he allegedly stabbed and killed his roommate with a knife in the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro. More >>
PNG rebuffs Aust. bid to extradite Solomons AG
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:46 am | Radio New Zealand International
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, Sir Michael Somare, says Solomon Islands’ fugitive attorney-general should be allowed to fly to Honiara and not face extradition to Australia from PNG. More >>
F. Polynesia: Police seek source, prosecution crit
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:45 am | Radio New Zealand International
It has been revealed in French Polynesia that police questioned three people in August in a bid to find the source of a claim which cast doubt on the integrity of the public prosecutor’s office. More >>
Palika wants timetable from France on N. Caledonia
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:30 am | Radio New Zealand International
The pro-independence Palika Party in New Caledonia has demanded that France give a timetable for a planned change to the constitution. More >>
Fiji: Ministers alleged to be part of agricu. scam
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:28 am | Radio New Zealand International
A police witness in the 13-million US dollar Fiji agriculture ministry scam has told the Suva High Court that four ministers in the previous Qarase cabinet were suspects in the abuse. More >>
