Results for Pacific Islands

Wellington, New Zealand. Exposing Pacific Journalists to how New Zealand is involved in the Pacific and its relationship with the islands is one of the aims of a five-day Pacific Media Exchange Program being held in Wellington and Auckland for three journalists from Samoa, Cook Islands and Tonga.

Thirteen Tongans graduated from the Theological Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand on April 10.

HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a-Lavaka presented his letter of credence, as the Tongan High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea to the PNG Governor General, Sir Paulius Matane in Port Moresby last week, and learned of future employment opportunities for Tongans in PNG.

Twenty scientists gathered recently at an International Tuna Tagging Workshop held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) headquarters in New Caledonia. The world's largest ever tuna tagging project has released over 250,000 tagged tuna into the equatorial Western and Central Pacific Ocean and 35,000 tags have already been recovered. The data being collected will help in sustaining and protecting the world's largest resource of tuna.

The Fiji Democracy and Freedom Movement expresses grave concern at the lack of news and coverage by Fiji's local media of the whereabouts of former parliamentarian Peceli Rinakama.Rinakama's family members in Fiji confirmed about two hours ago that he has not returned nor do they know of his whereabouts since he was arrested by the Military last Friday.

Oxfam New Zealand’s Executive Director Barry Coates said a new report published ahead of the Pacific conference on the global economic recession, Vanuatu February 10-12, highlighted the fact that economic growth in the Pacific had not always led to improvements in people’s lives and reductions in poverty.

The German Government will commit another 10 million euros to climate change programmes in Pacific countries, it was announced in Copenhagen, Denmark.

To address the pay equity gap in Australia for women a new report by the House of Representatives Employment and Workplace Relations Committee has recommended a raft of amendments to the Fair Work Act and Sex Discrimination Act.

The 2009 Pasifiki Trade Fair is back and opened in Nuku‘alofa today promoting 88 booths of various goods and services exhibited by local and overseas participation under a them "Niu Trade Beyond Our Shores".