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French Socialist leaders could marry in Tahiti
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 6:56 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The French Polynesian president says the French Socialist leader, Francois Hollande, and the party’s possible contender for the French presidency, Segolene Royal, have been invited to get married in Tahiti next month. More >>
Alleged Fiji coup funders to be charged soon
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 6:52 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Fiji’s police commissioner says he is confident that some financiers of the May 2000 coup will be charged in the not too distant future. More >>
Former French Polynesian pres. Flosse gets jail
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:27 pm | Radio New Zealand International
French Polynesia’s former president, Gaston Flosse, has been given a suspended three-month jail sentence for corruption. More >>
Former PNG defence boss worried, Indonesia border
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:25 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A former Papua New Guinea defence force commander says the country is wide open for possible terrorist attacks from across the Indonesian border on major mining and energy projects. More >>
Cook Islands PM indicates possible snap elections
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:24 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Cook Islands prime minister, Jim Marurai, is threatening to call a snap general election if the results of next month’s by-election go against the government. More >>
Tonga: Redundancies strain finances
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:21 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Tonga Government, which is bringing in a supplementary budget to finance the redundancies of hundreds of government workers, is considering selling off houses used by ministers and senior public servants. More >>
Fiji plan for political secretaries criticised
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:18 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Two former Fiji prime ministers have criticised a proposal by their current counterpart, Laisenia Qarase, to appoint political private secretaries to do constituency work for every minister at state expense. More >>
Trigger on Pacific trade deals won't be activated
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:17 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Pacific trade ministers who meet in Fiji from today will not be asked to extend trade arrangements made with the European Union to Australia and New Zealand. More >>
No private meeting for Temaru with Pres. Chirac
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 8:15 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Reports from Paris say President Jacques Chirac will only meet the French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, during a planned encounter in Paris with other leaders from the French Pacific. More >>
French Polynesia asks France, act on port protests
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:55 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The French Polynesian government has asked the French high commission to send security forces to the port of Papeete to suppress the rebellion by some members of the former GIP intervention force. More >>
Supporter of Nauru refugees: Aust. must lift ban
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:54 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A supporter of the two Iraqi refugees on Nauru says the time is right for the negative security assessment given them by Australia to be lifted. More >>
Guam battles a growing drug trafficking problem
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:52 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Guam police say they’re fighting an increasingly tough battle against the trafficking of drugs, particularly methamphetamine. More >>
MPs on positives & negatives of Pacific trade deal
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:50 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Pacific trade ministers meeting in Fiji this week are to assess the merits of trade deals set up in the region. More >>
Pacific: HIV/Aids now discussed as security issue
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:48 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Pacific Islands Forum is following the lead of the United Nations in discussing HIV/Aids as a security threat. More >>
Fiji Labour Party head and deputy at loggerheads
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:45 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Sharp differences have emerged in the Fiji Labour Party between its leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, and his deputy, Poseci Bune, over how party MPs and ministers should vote on government Bills. More >>
Bougainville police follow cross border incident
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:44 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Enquiries are being made in the Papua New Guinea autonomous province of Bougainville over a suspected cross border incident into Solomon Islands. More >>
New Australian probe of refugees in Nauru welcomed
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:41 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The move by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to interview the two Iraqi men held on Nauru has been welcomed by supporters of the refugees. More >>
Clash at French Polynesian port in rebellion
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:39 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Reports from French Polynesia say there has been a violent clash in the port of Papeete where rebellious workers loyal to the former head of the GIP intervention force have attacked other staff. More >>
France: New museum on Oceania & others opens today
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:38 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A new museum devoted to the arts and civilisations of Oceania, Africa, Asia, and the Americas is being officially opened in France today. More >>
Samoa eyes China as future top tourism market
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 8:37 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Samoa’s Visitor Bureau says it expects China to provide the biggest growing tourism market in the future. More >>
