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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 >>
Solomon Islands MPs speak on blame for riots
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:19 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister, Job Duddley Tausinga, has questioned the credibility of the Police Commissioner. More >>
Niue to rewrite its immigration laws
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:16 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Niue Government is planning to ease restrictions on immigration next month to ensure it has the labour for industries it is trying to establish. More >>
Cook Islands police too slow over sexual abuse
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 8:13 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The Cook Islands Women Counselling Centre says police are too slow to bring charges in sexual abuse cases. More >>
Honiara: Military presence being assessed daily
Friday, 5 May 2006, 6:43 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The contingent of Australian, New Zealand, and Fijian soldiers sent to Solomon Islands in the wake of riots in Honiara’s Chinatown is continuing to patrol the city. More >>
More rain in the Pacific due to climate change
Friday, 5 May 2006, 6:41 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A US climate scientist says global warming is contributing to an increase in rain over parts of the Pacific region. More >>
PNG Parliament considers redefining leaders roles
Friday, 5 May 2006, 6:39 pm | Radio New Zealand International
Papua New Guinea’s parliament has past the first bill to amend the Organic Law on the Duties and Responsibilities of Leadership. More >>
Study shows threatened eco-systems can be rebuilt
Friday, 5 May 2006, 6:38 pm | Radio New Zealand International
A study on the coral reefs around American Samoa shows that sustained efforts to rebuild threatened ecosystems can be effective. More >>
Solomon Islands new govt happy with Taiwan for now
Friday, 5 May 2006, 6:36 pm | Radio New Zealand International
The newly elected prime minister of Solomon Islands, Manassseh Sogavare, says his administration has now immediate intention of switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing. More >>
