Nauru
Plans for Nauru Court of Appeal labelled suspicious
A former Nauru justice minister says a planned constitutional change is suspicious.
Court grants intervention for child in detention on Nauru
The Australian government has been ordered to bring a girl from the Nauru detention centre to Australia for urgent psychiatric treatment.
Second group of refugees leave Nauru for US
The second group of refugees to leave Nauru for resettlement in the United States departed yesterday afternoon. Sunday
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 12 February 2018
Tonga Red Cross prepositioning supplies for Cyclone Gita; Clean-up underway in Samoas following Gita; Samoans seek shelter from cyclone; Fiji journos questioned over airport workers lockout article… Audio
Nauru and South Ossetia drop visa requirements
An agreement has been reached between Nauru and Georgia's break-away region of South Ossetia to abolish visas for stays of up to 90 days.
Call for Nauru to retain access to Australia's High Court
There is opposition to the Nauru government's plans to drop the Australian High Court as the last court of appeal for Nauruans. Audio
Former Nauru magistrate against appeal court move
A former resident magistrate in Nauru says the judiciary is too compromised for the country to end appeals to Australia's High Court.
'Church should be involved in politics, not govt' - Rod Bower
An Anglican priest from Australia who's been kicked out of parliament and arrested while chained to the gates of the Australian prime minister's official residence is in New Zealand on a talking tour.
…NZ minister confident Nauru will give journalists free rein
The New Zealand Pacific Peoples Minister says he is confident journalists will not face barriers to reporting when they visit Nauru during this year's Pacific Islands Forum summit.
Tuvalu and Nauru back Indonesia in Papua
Jakarta says a number of Pacific countries have expressed appreciation for Indonesia's new initiatives to develop the Papua region.
New Zealand minister helps Nauru celebrate 50 years
The New Zealand minister of Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio this week made the first visit by a New Zealand government minister to Nauru in 12 years. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 February 2018
Fiji government concerned about uptick in "racial vilification"; Niue government eases start date for new import charges; Poignant photos from Mangaia raise questions for the Cook Islands… Audio
Despite independence party Nauru cannot escape jailer role
An advocate for the refugees on Nauru says the island cannot escape its role as Australia's jailer, despite the grand celebrations marking its 50th anniversary of independence from Australia.
Nauru lifts Facebook ban
The Nauru government has lifted a ban on Facebook access that has applied for nearly three years.
NZ Minister says Nauru mine site needs topsoil
New Zealand's Pacific Peoples Minister, Aupito William Sio, says the areas of Nauru mined for phosphate need top soil so they can be rehabilitated.
Former Nauru MP questions his country's independence
A former Nauru MP now living in New Zealand says it is questionable just how independent Nauru is.
NZ gift to Nauru to mark 50 years
The New Zealand Government is giving Nauru's Intergenerational Trust Fund $US1.46 million dollars to mark the island's 50th anniversary of independence.
Nauru marks 50 years of independent rule
Nauru celebrates 50 years of independence. Audio
Nauru govt eyes ending appeals to Aust High Court
There are fears on Nauru that the highest level of the judiciary will lose its independence if the country drops the Australian High Court as its final court of appeal.
Nauru seen as pawn in Russia-Georgia rivalry – academic
A New Zealand academic says Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are bidding for international recognition by seeking out poorer and smaller states.
