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Papua: Australian & Indonesian Foreign MPs to meet

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:41 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Australia’s Foreign minister Alexander Downer says he will meet with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda in Singapore on Monday. More >>

American Samoa told it needs a tourism dev. plan

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:39 pm | Radio New Zealand International

A member of a visiting US trade mission says that a lot needs to be done before outside investors can commit their resources to American Samoa. More >>

Papuan office welcomes Vanuatu govt declaration

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:38 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The West Papuan People’s Representative Office has welcomed the Vanuatu government’s official declaration of full support for the Indonesia province of Papua’s cause for self-determination. More >>

Vanuatu opposition says a motion of no confidence

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:35 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Vanuatu’s opposition is disputing reports that its motion of no-confidence in the government has been withdrawn. More >>

Papua minne: Indonesia lawmakers confirm pollution

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:34 pm | Radio New Zealand International

A report sanctioned by Indonesia’s House of Representatives has confirmed that the Freeport mine in Papua is causing severe damage to the environment. More >>

US Marines to use Tinian for training exercises

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:31 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The Governor of the Northern Marianas says he welcomes the US military’s request to train on Tinian. More >>

Samoa’s PM appoints 20 as associate ministers

Friday, 12 May 2006, 8:29 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Samoa’s Prime Minister has announced 20 new Associate Ministers to fill roles previously occupied by under-secretaries. More >>

Fourth motion of no-confidence in Vanuatu’s PM

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:04 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Vanuatu’s prime minister is likely to face the fourth motion of no-confidence in his leadership after it was lodged with the Speaker of parliament. More >>

Arson attack at New Caledonia’s Goro Nickel site

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:02 pm | Radio New Zealand International

There has been another arson attack at the Goro Nickel site in New Caledonia’s south. More >>

Guam education boss fired over bag ban

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:01 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The termination comes after Mr Flores implemented a ban on all bags and water bottles in public schools because of ongoing bomb threats and a chemical explosion two weeks ago. More >>

Papuan asylum seekers held in Australian resort

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 7:58 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The three asylum seekers from Papua who are being held on Horn Island in Australia’s Torres Strait are under guard at a three-star holiday resort, which is surrounded by security fences. More >>

Fiji printer says all ballot papers accounted for

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 7:56 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Fiji’s Government Printer says all the ballot papers printed for the current general election are valid and accounted for. More >>

Australia warns of lost generation in Pacific

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 7:55 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The Australian foreign minister, Alexander Downer, says Pacific nations are at risk of a lost generation of young people if nothing is done to promote economic growth in the region. More >>

Armed clash in PNG’s Bougainville

Thursday, 11 May 2006, 7:51 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Members of the Me’ekamui force, who are allegedly linked to money scam operator Noah Musingku, have fired at police in the Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville, but no deaths or injuries were reported. More >>

Latest Papuan boat people being deported to PNG

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:55 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The Indonesian news agency, Antara, reports that three Papuans taken into custody by Australian immigration officials in Torres Strait at the weekend are to be deported to Papua New Guinea. More >>

Solomons: Aust. police detect unusual cash flow

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:52 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Australian police say they have uncovered evidence of large amounts of cash flowing into Solomon Islands bank accounts ahead of last month’s election. More >>

Guam schools continue ban till bomb threats cease

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:50 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The Guam Education Department says it will continue to ban all bags and drink bottles at high schools until there are no more bomb threats. More >>

French Polynesian murder probe sabotaged

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:30 pm | Radio New Zealand International

The family of a missing French Polynesian journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, says members of the territory’s judiciary are interfering with the investigation of what the family now says was an assassination. More >>

Kiribati concerned at presence of Chinese officers

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:27 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Kiribati’s foreign ministry will submit a report on the fate of three Chinese officials occupying the former embassy premises in Bairiki. More >>

PNG police aghast parents have stopped rape charge

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:23 pm | Radio New Zealand International

Papua New Guinea police say the parents of a six-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 28-year-old relative in a Highlands village have hindered police from laying charges saying it is a family matter. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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