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New Caledonia strike impact weakens
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 4:43 am | Radio New Zealand International
A general strike in New Caledonia, called by the CSTNC union has entered its second week. More >>
Solomons crime on unemployed squatter youths
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 4:42 am | Radio New Zealand International
Solomon Islands police are concerned at an escalation in violent crime in parts of Honiara. More >>
Niue acting premier still in dark on Matavai plans
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:59 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The acting premier of Niue, Fisa Pihigia, says he still wants to know if an effort is being made to purchase the flagship Matavai Resort, but has not received a response from the alleged buyers. More >>
Samoa Party stands by leader on bribery conviction
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:58 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Su’a Rimoni Ah Chong has been re-elected as leader of the Samoa Party despite a court ruling finding him guilty of bribery. More >>
New Caledonian leaders act on alleged hate speech
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:57 pm | Radio New Zealand International
New Caledonia’s main party, the Future Together, says it will lodge a complaint against a union leader for alleged race hatred. More >>
Cooks Democratics vows to keep election promises
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:55 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The leader of the Democratic Party in the Cook Islands has made a commitment to live up to its pre-election promises More >>
Fiji landowners reclaim Savusavu
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:53 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Descendants of the original owners of land on which Fiji’s Savusavu town is built want it returned to them. More >>
Solomons new attorney general sues for defamation
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:52 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Solomon Islands newly appointed attorney general, Julian Moti, has taken the steps to launch a defamation case. More >>
Solomons AG arrested in PNG for alleged child sex
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:50 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Papua New Guinea police have arrested the Solomon Islands attorney general, Julian Moti, on alleged child sex offences. More >>
Nauru says Aust. failed to pay refugee visa fee
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:04 am | Radio New Zealand International
Nauru’s foreign minister, David Adeang, says Australia has failed to pay an increased visa fee for an Iraqi refugee held on behalf of Australia. More >>
Vanuatu landowners agree on terms with NZ investor
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:03 am | Radio New Zealand International
An agreement has reportedly been reached between a group of Vanuatu landowners and a New Zealand investor who has paid for a land lease. More >>
Fiji AG tells military to leave PSC alone
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:02 am | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s attorney general says the military should not be interfering in the appointment of the country’s next commissioner of prisons. More >>
Fiji landowners oppose resort for homosexuals
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 1:01 am | Radio New Zealand International
Indigenous landowners in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands have expressed outrage that a resort to be built on their land is already marketing itself as a haven for gays and lesbians. More >>
New Caledonians take to street in general strike
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:09 am | Radio New Zealand International
About 500 people in New Caledonia have marched through the streets of Noumea to demand lower prices. More >>
Fiji mutiny suspect in run for top prisons job
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:08 am | Radio New Zealand International
A military officer who could become Fiji’s next commissioner of prisons will face a court martial panel next month for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the military commander in January. More >>
Tongan pro-democracy campaign resumes after burial
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:07 am | Radio New Zealand International
The Tongan People’s Council for Political reform is again canvassing public opinion on the kingdom’s political future. More >>
Solomons speaker says political interference bad
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:05 am | Radio New Zealand International
The speaker of the Solomon Islands parliament, Sir Peter Kenilorea, says political interference in the appointment of a new Attorney-General is not good for the country. More >>
Fiji military firm on bill opposition
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:04 am | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s army says its stance on controversial government bills has nothing to do with the American military. More >>
New Caledonian group seeks to stop Goro project
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:02 am | Radio New Zealand International
The New Caledonian Kanak group Rheebu Nuu has called for a court injunction to stop the Goro nickel project in the territory’s south, saying the project is illegal. More >>
Cooks official expects poll outcome to change
Friday, 29 September 2006, 3:00 am | Radio New Zealand International
The Cook Islands Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Nooapii Tearea, says there could be some minor changes to yesterday’s preliminary election results with about six seats being marginal and 500 special votes yet to be counted. More >>
