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The Leader or the Ulu of Tokelau, Foua Toloa, is on a private visit to Australia.
But Mr Toloa has visited Canberra for talks with Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs, Richard Marles and he attended question time in the Parliament yesterday.
Presenter:Geraldine Coutts
Speaker:Foua Toloa, Premier, Tokelau…
Added by Stacey King on July 7, 2011 at 3:05pm — 1 Comment
Tongans in New Zealand are unhappy that several Tongan workers have disappeared after participating in a regional seasonal work program.
24 Tongans are now on the run after coming to New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal…
Added by Stacey King on July 7, 2011 at 2:59pm — 1 Comment
There are housing problems in South Tarawa... the area of the Kiribati capital is overcrowded and there has been little effective development control over where people live and how.
And in some areas it will not be safe for people to live due to the effects of climate change.
A group of Masters students studying architecture and urban planning at the University of…
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Fiji Tiimes online Salaseini Vosamana Sunday, July 03, 2011
The Banaban Women's Organisation and its youth group are selling coconut products at the Northern Agriculture Show in Labasa to fundraise for development plans in the village.
The groups from Rabi Island sold coconut products like virgin coconut oil, body lotions, fans and hats.
President Terikano Tekisau said proceeds from the sale would be directed to education, housing…
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2:00 PM, Jun. 26, 2011 Guampdn.com
Great things come to those who wait. No one knows that better than the barbecue masters and party enthusiasts who are connoisseurs of Ernie Rios' sweet tuba.
This non-conventional, yet timeless recipe has touched the lips and spirits of thousands. Even if you haven't acquired the palate for sweet tuba, you can't mistake its unique aroma and flavor.
If you have attempted its creation or know someone who has, you have to appreciate the…
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June 24, 2011 Pacific Periscope - Pqacific Island Trade Investment Commission
With a surge in worldwide demand for sandalwood products, particularly from the premium perfumery industry, Fiji farmers are training to help revive the country’s sandalwood farming, which has languished over the years.
Some 30 men and women attended a training programme on sandalwood forestry organised by…
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It may be one of the Pacific Islands region’s smallest territories, with a population of just about 1200 residents and just a single flight coming in and…Added by Stacey King on June 24, 2011 at 9:05am — No Comments
RADIO AUSTRALIA - PACIFIC BEAT Updated
In an unprecedented move, a group of Australia's top scientists has united in a new campaign to defend their credibility.
Today more than 2 hundred will converge on Canberra to call on politicians to help stop the misinformation in the climate debate.
Their concern is that the hysteria has escalated and is spilling over into…
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ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated June 20, 2011 08:05:26
Nauru has ratified the United Nations Refugee Convention.
Signatories to the convention commit to key human rights principles, including not returning refugees to countries from which they fled.
Nauru's decision boosts the call by Australia's Opposition leader Tony Abbott for an immigration processing centre to be established on the island rather than the current plan by the Australian government to do a…
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ABC RADIO - Pacific Beat Updated
The Australian opposition says if asylum seekers are sent Nauru rather than Malaysia they'd be treated more humanely and have access to better services.
The opposition leader Tony Abbott has spent the weekend in Nauru touring the facilities where asylum seekers were held for up to five years as part of the Howard government's Pacific…
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ABC RADIO - PACIFIC BEAT Updated
Nauru's president says his country could soon sign the United Nations Refugee Convention as it builds a case to reopen the Australian asylum seeker processing centre on the island.
Marcus Stephen made the comments after meeting with Australia's Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who was on Nauru to inspect the facility.
There's…
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ABC RADIO PACIFIC BEAT Updated
A retired ferry will say goodbye to its Sydney home on Friday and set sail for Pacific waters.
The Lady Wakehurst is headed for Solomon Islands to operate as an inter-island passenger ferry.
The ferry is also taking medical equipment donated by St Vincents Hospital in Sydney for hospitals in the…
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ABC RADIO Pacific Beat Updated
The call by the Solomon Islands opposition leader for more effort helping displaced Pacific Islanders rather than asylum seekers from outside the region is gaining support.
Dr Derek Sikua made the comments while criticising a push by the Solomon Islands Government to open a processing centre on behalf of Australia on Stirling Island.…
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ABC RADIO Pacific Beat Updated
While climate change is clearly a global issue, small Pacific Islands are sometimes seen as the canaries in the coalmine.
They are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, and already strugging with salination and dangerous king tides.
An Australian filmmaker and an award winning photographer, Rodney Dekker, recently travelled to…
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If a Pacific island becomes uninhabitable because it's flooded through climate change induced sea level rise does it still retain its…
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Bula Bulletin - May-June 2011
"Circumcise... your heart, and do not be stubborn any longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger…"…
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Tributes are flowing for Australian legend Lionel Rose - the first Aboriginal world boxing champion.
At just nineteen, Rose won a World Bantamweight Championship when he beat Japan's Masahiko "Fighting" Harada over fifteen rounds in Tokyo.
Lionel Rose, has died - he was 62 and had been having heart problems and recently suffered a serious stroke.
Another former Aboriginal world…
Added by Stacey King on May 9, 2011 at 7:44pm — No Comments
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The search team looking for a group of six children missing in their outrigger canoe off Kiribati say they're still quietly confident of finding them.
The children are thought to have drifted out of a lagoon while gathering palms for roof thatching four days ago.
But the NZ Rescue Coordination Centre says weather conditions are favourable and such missions…
Added by Stacey King on May 9, 2011 at 7:38pm — No Comments
All the details of this event now on Rabi High School blog at:
http://rabihighschool.ning.com/profiles/blogs/rhs-inter-house-2011
Added by Stacey King on March 31, 2011 at 1:09pm — 1 Comment
Taberannang Korauaba, The Kiribati Independent
Fifty employees of the Kiribati government owned company Betio Shipyard have been made redundant in a bid to keep the company going, according to The Kiribati Independent.
Last week, the management handed each…
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