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Banned Samoan matai form their own village council
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 1:48 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Fifteen Samoan matais and their families who were banished last week have formed their own village council. More >>
Solomons considers open sky policy
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 1:47 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Solomon Islands government is to seriously consider an open sky policy in an attempt to reduce the costs of air travel. More >>
PNG Southern Highlands landowners maintain threat
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:50 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A landowners group in Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands province says Governor Hami Yawari was within his rights to be handling landowners benefits. More >>
Aust says whales won’t affect relationship with SI
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:49 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Australian Government says it respects the right of Solomon Islands to choose to back Japan as it did during the recent International Whaling More >>
Guadalcanal Weathercoast: RAMSI says more effort
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:46 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, or RAMSI, says the effects of years of ethnic tension are still being felt in the Weathercoast region of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands. More >>
American Samoa says more co-op. needed for drug
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:40 pm | Radio New Zealand International
American Samoa’s Police Commander, Va’a Sunia, says he would like to see the government intelligence agency and the police back under the same roof. More >>
Fiji police tighten security at Nadi airport
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:35 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji police have sent reinforcements to Nadi International Airport and tightened security around key installations following an attack by hired thugs. More >>
Fiji dips get former soldiers off Bougainville
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:29 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Fiji High Commission in Papua New Guinea says it’s focussing on negotiations with parties involved in an effort to secure a safe passage out of Bougainville for five former Fijian soldiers. More >>
Solomon: Honiara hosting Forum meeting significant
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:25 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A senior Solomon Islands official says it is very significant that Honiara has hosted the 10th Pacific Forum Finance Ministers Meeting. More >>
Fiji: Strong backing for action against Chaudhry
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:22 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Several thousand members of the Fiji Labour Party have signed a petition calling on the party’s management board to take disciplinary action against their disputed leader, Mahendra Chaudhry. More >>
Fiji diplomat advises caution over Bougainville
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 8:20 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Fiji High Commission in Papua New Guinea says efforts to secure a safe passage for five former Fijian soldiers stuck in Bougainville need to be made with caution. More >>
Fiji’s pres. questions Labour party’s leadership
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:08 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s president, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, has questioned Mahendra Chaudhry’s leadership of the Fiji Labour Party. More >>
Plot to assassinate Bougainville leader fails
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:06 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The president of the Autonomous Government in Bougainville, Joseph Kabui says a plot to assassinate him has failed. More >>
Samoa village banishes families for not voting
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:05 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A village council in Samoa has decided to banish 15 matais and their families because they did not support the high chief who was a candidate in this year’s general election. More >>
Fiji Pres. refers Chaudhry’s Senate nominees back
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:04 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Fiji Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry’s list of nominees for appointment to the Senate has suffered a further setback with President Iloilo seeking more information. More >>
Fiji’s Rabuka pleads not guilty in mutiny hearing
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:03 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The former Fiji prime minister and 1987 coup leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, has appeared in the Suva High Court and pleaded not guilty to two counts of inciting mutiny at the military headquarters in Suva in 2000. More >>
French Polynesia monument declared traffic hazard
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:02 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The French Polynesian government says it will take court action against those who set up a monument in Papeete in support of autonomy from France. More >>
Pacific countries' internal mobility encouraged
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:01 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Pacific Islands countries are being urged to consider establishing labour schemes among themselves, even as they push for greater access to New Zealand and Australia. More >>
Marshalls graduates struggle to meet standards
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:59 am | Radio New Zealand International
A senior official of the College of the Marshall Islands has told a meeting of business leaders that up to 99 percent of high school graduates in the Marshall Islands are unable to qualify for credit-level college courses. More >>
New Caledonian union awaiting talks with Maersk
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:58 am | Radio New Zealand International
The New Caledonian USTKE union says it is expecting to start talks with a Maersk shipping company representative next week to find a solution for the port dispute. More >>
