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A group of Pacific people begin a 18 week course today on developing sustainable and profitble fishing operations in the Pacific. The trainees are from Solomon Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati,...

The Niue government has announced that O'Love Jacobsen is to be the new high commissioner to New Zealand. Mrs Jacobsen is currently the minister of works and public health. She...

Niue's premier, Toke Talagi, says links with China will continue to strengthen. He has just met the new Chinese ambassador, Xu Jianguo, and in a release says both men reaffirmed...

Climate scientists are warning islands west of Fiji in the Coral Sea and the North Tasman region are at risk of more cyclone activity before the current season finishes at...

The free broadband WiFi service on Niue should be rolled out to the last of the island's 14 villages in January. The company Rocket Systems, which provides support systems for...

The premier of Niue says the biggest impediment to growth on the island is the unwillingness of New Zealand government officials to give projects the green light. A New Zealand...

Niue's premier, Toke Talagi, says interference from diplomats in Wellington is a key factor in holding the island back. A New Zealand parliamentary committee report, which says Niue is fragile...

An academic says the relationship New Zealand has with its Pacific neighbours is in danger of being changed by stealth through changes to the country's aid policy. This follows calls...

American Samoa's only airline, Inter Island Air, has this week inaugurated its new Dornier 328 aircraft. Named Islands of Tonga, the plane was christened by the Reverend Faatui Laolagi who...

A politician on Niue says it would be very difficult to cut back the size of parliament as recommended by a New Zealand parliamentary report. The report, by the foreign...

The Premier of Niue says the police are investigating a shortfall in the collection of departure taxes. The Premier, Toke Talagi, says the investigation comes after Treasury identified a…

A New Zealand parliamentary committee says the government should ensure services provided in Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau are harmonised with those on the New Zealand mainland. The Foreign...

A Parliamentary committee has raised concerns about the size of the public service in some Pacific Islands.

New Zealand MPs have raised concerns about the size of the public service in some Pacific Islands. A report by this country's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee says...

Niue's cabinet has given its tacit approval to building a casino on the island as part of plans to boost tourism. The Premier, Toke Talagi, says he mooted the idea...

Niue hopes to see a boost in tourism numbers from this weekend when Air New Zealand's first regular A320 flight touches down on Friday. Up til now a smaller 737's...

A new report says the average cost of remitting to the Pacific is significantly higher than global averages. Fiji Live reports that according to the report called "Trends in Remittance...

The Niue government intends using money from a trust fund to buy a property in Thorndon in central Wellington, New Zealand, to combine accommodation for the High Commissioner and office space for the…

The Niue government has been told its plans to buy an expensive property in Wellington to house its diplomatic mission is an extravagance the island can't afford. The government is...

The Niue government intends using money from its trust fund to buy a multi-million dollar property in Thorndon in central Wellington to provide accommodation for the high commissioner and office...

Nauru has been ranked number one in a list of the fattest countries of 2010. 95 per cent of Nauru's population is recorded as having a Body Mass Index, or...

A legal suit brought against the Niue government by a former public servant claiming unjust dismissal has been settled out of court. Mike Fleming lost his job nearly two years...

The 2010 Miss South Pacific pageant has begun in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. 11 young women are competing in this year's pageant from Fiji, Solomons, Tokelau, Tonga, Samoa,...