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Business focus for NZ parliamentary Pacific tour
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:51 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says there is an emphasis on fostering business on this year’s annual New Zealand parliamentary familiarisation tour of the Pacific. More >>
French Polynesia rally interrupts assembly sitting
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:49 pm | Radio New Zealand International
An estimated 2,000 people in French Polynesia have taken part in a march which two unions billed a general strike against the high cost of living. More >>
Mick Beddoes appointed Fiji opposition leader
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:48 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s president has appointed the leader of the United People’s Party, Mick Beddoes, as the new leader of the opposition. More >>
Liamatua heads American Samoa’s status study comm.
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:46 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Manua District Governor in American Samoa, Tufele Liamatua, has been selected as the chairman of the Future Political Status Study Commission. More >>
PNG denies cabinet to close Ok Tedi mine early
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:44 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Papua New Guinea’s deputy prime minister has dismissed reports that he said cabinet has voted to shut down the operations of the Ok Tedi copper mine in 2010. More >>
French Polynesia threatens Paris summit boycott
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:43 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The French Polynesian government says it may stay away from this month’s planned Paris summit with Pacific Island countries amid disagreements on a range of issues. More >>
NZ foreign minister visits Vanuatu & Cook Islands
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:42 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The New Zealand foreign minister, Winston Peters, hopes a group of new MPs he’ll take to Vanuatu and the Cook Islands next week will get a better understanding of the problems faced by politicians in those countries. More >>
Samoa celebrates 44 years of independence
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:40 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Hundreds of Samoans have attended today’s celebrations to mark 44 years of independence from New Zealand. More >>
Fears over Afghan asylum seekers’ route to Nauru
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 5:39 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Concerns are being expressed for the welfare of three Afghan asylum seekers held by Australia who may be sent to Nauru for detention. More >>
Fiji: Slated public servants take legal action
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:36 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Six of the ten Fiji government chief executive officers slated for a reshuffle following the formation of the multi-party cabinet last week have taken court action against the Public Service Commission. More >>
Samoa Senate leader: Relations with Hawaiian Air
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:34 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The president of the American Samoan Senate has again appealed to Governor Togiola Tulafono to initiate a meeting between local leaders and the CEO of Hawaiian Air to iron out their differences. More >>
Tonga: Democracy campaigners warn of more trouble
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:32 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Pro-democracy campaigners in Tonga have warned that there could be further trouble if their latest petition to the King is ignored. More >>
Niue likely to get new generator delivered in days
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:30 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Niue government hopes a new diesel generator will be flown to the island in two days after the destruction of one of the country’s two generators in a fire earlier this week. More >>
Ok Tedi says no advice PNG brought forward closure
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:29 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Managing Director of the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea says the company has received no indication from the government about intentions to shut down its operations. More >>
PNG’s Kabui on fact finding mission in Canada
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:27 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government, Joseph Kabui, is on his way to Canada to meet potential investors as well as executives of the Canadian company, Invincible Resources. More >>
French Polynesia: Exams go ahead despite strike
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:26 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Final exams for 2,500 students in French Polynesia will now be going ahead after three of the five trade unions decided not to go on strike tomorrow. More >>
Tongan demonstrators break through police line
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:24 pm | Radio New Zealand International
About 5,000 demonstrators broke through a police line in the Tonga capital, Nuku’alofa, this afternoon during a pro-democracy march. More >>
Death threat prompts tight Samoa court security
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:23 pm | Radio New Zealand International
This comes after an election petition witness was given a death threat by one of the supporters for the first respondent, MP Paepaeuatele Kapeli Su’a. More >>
Fiji chiefs reappoint only two senators
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:22 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Only two of 14 senators sent by Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs to the dissolved senate will return to the new Upper House. More >>
Pacific leaders against Sydney as bank location
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:19 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Pacific delegates at an international conference in Port Moresby are objecting to plans to locate the regional office of a EU-funded investment bank in Sydney. More >>
