Nauru
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.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 January 2018
A large vaccination mission planned for Indonesia's Papua province; Domestic violence still a big concern in the Cook Islands; Rivalry between Russia and Georgia makes its way to Nauru; New… Audio
Nauru harbour project attracts big support
The Asian Development Bank, the Australian and Nauru governments and the Green Climate Fund are contributing tens of millions of dollars to rebuild Nauru's Aiwo harbour.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 29 January 2018
Rivalry between Russia and Georgia makes its way to Nauru; New technology's been presented to help control mosquito borne diseases in the Pacific; PNG's Police Minister says outside influences are to… Audio
Nauru at centre of lobbying by Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The foreign ministers of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are in Nauru in the hope it will lobby for their recognition as independent countries. Audio
Abkhazia foreign minister received in Nauru
Nauru's president Baron Waqa has received the foreign minister of Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia who will attend this Wednesday's celebrations marking Nauru's 50th anniversary of…
Unconscious teen rescued from sunken Kiribati ferry
An unconscious teen is one of the eight people from a missing Kiribati ferry found after drifting in a dinghy in the Pacific for a week. An RNZAF Orion spotted the dinghy 300km south-east of Nauru and… Audio
Sick refugee baby on Nauru needs medical evacuation - advocate
There is a call for the medical evacuation of a two-week old baby boy from Nauru, born to Iranian refugees detained there by Australia.
Nauru refugees petition Australia
About 500 refugees detained by Australia on Nauru have signed a petition demanding they be moved to Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealander to represent South Ossetia in Nauru
A New Zealander has been appointed as the representative of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia to Nauru.
Fijian volunteer teachers bound for Nauru
Eight volunteers from Fiji are heading off to teach in Nauru.
Nauru to waive media visa application fee for Forum
The Pacific Islands Forum says journalists covering this year's leaders' meeting in Nauru will not have to pay a costly visa application fee.
58 Manus refugees bound for US
Fifty-eight refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island flew out of Port Moresby yesterday bound for resettlement in the United States. Audio
South Ossetia delegation to go to Nauru independence day
The foreign minister of the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia will attend Nauru's celebrations next week marking 50 years of independence.
Israel aid for Nauru before UN vote
Reports from Israel say Nauru was given a sewage treatment plant just two weeks before the UN vote on Jerusalem.
NZ puts concerns about Nauru judiciary aside
New Zealand foreign affairs officials have not talked to Nauru about New Zealand's suspension of aid to the island's justice sector more than two years ago.
Government calls on Nauruans to get serious about road safety
The Nauru government has issued a plea to Nauruans to make road safety a priority as the country enters the festive season, and is backing up the call with a police blitz.
