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Former NZ MP pushes for closer Pacific links
10:41:57, 2 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A former New Zealand MP has suggested that parliament set a aside a week a year to allow politicians to build closer links with their Pacific counterparts.
Pacific officials say Australian patrol boats vital for security
20:05:52, 1 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A Pacific forum official says security in some parts of the Pacific is at risk if Australia ends financial support for 22 naval patrol boats operating in 12 countries.
New Zealand moves to protect Pacific workers
16:46:56, 30 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The New Zealand government is making changes to the labour scheme which sees thousands of Pacific Islanders travel to the country to do seasonal work.
Australian defence report says scrap Pacific patrol boats
16:46:56, 30 September 2008, Radio Australia News
An Australian Defence Department report recommends scrapping a program which provides patrol boats to help South West Pacific island nations secure their borders.
Corruption, poverty, disease threaten Melanesia
16:46:56, 30 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Corruption, poverty and disease are threatening the viability of Melanesian countries, according to a Pacific co-operation symposium being held in New Zealand.
NZ government modifies Pacific workers scheme
14:27:45, 30 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The New Zealand government is making changes to the labour scheme which sees thousands of Pacific Islanders travel to the country to do seasonal work.
Pacific guest worker scheme delayed to next year
18:09:03, 29 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's guest worker trial scheme which is involving Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu and PNG is unlikely to be up and running till some time next year.
Commonwealth repeats call for Fiji elections
16:37:40, 29 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Commonwealth has reiterated its call for Fiji to hold parliamentary elections before it considers changes to its governmental structure.
Sinking Pacific nations appeal to UN for help
07:33:02, 28 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Small island developing nations, which contribute least to climate change, but which will be affected the most because of rising sea levels, have appealed to the United Nations for help.
Pacific authorities remove imported Chinese milk from sale
17:17:09, 26 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Authorities in four Pacific nations have ordered imported Chinese milk products to be removed from sale.
Australia signs UN logging treaty
04:12:59, 26 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia has signed a United Nation's treaty aimed at combating illegal logging.
Dengue fever alarm in Asia Pacific
11:15:52, 24 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The World Health Organisation is warning of a spreading epidemic of dengue fever through the Asia-Pacific region.
Letter from Fiji PM requests Pacific Forum re-engagement
14:48:50, 23 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has written to the Pacific Islands Forum saying Fiji wants to re-engage with the Forum.
Report warns of climate change impact on Asia Pacific coastal areas
14:48:49, 23 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A report by international aid agency World Vision says the negative effects of climate change are becoming more evident in coastal areas across the Asia Pacific Region.
Dengue pandemic in Pacific: WHO
08:41:07, 19 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The World Health Organisation's representative in Samoa says too much money is being spent on preventing birdflu from reaching the Pacific at the expense of combatting dengue fever.
A 'tuned out' Pacific not attractive to investors
08:41:07, 19 September 2008, Radio Australia News
An international call centre operator says Pacific Island countries need to change their attitude if they're to attract investment in the industry.
New Pacific disaster risk management website launched
01:20:06, 18 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission is launching a new disaster risk management website for the Pacific region.
EU promises more Pacific help over climate change
15:28:42, 17 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The European Union says it will do more to help Pacific Island nations deal with climate change and tackle the ongoing problem of illegal fishing.
Cuba-Pacific ministerial meeting underway in Havana
11:57:37, 17 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Senior government officials from a number of Pacific islands are in the Cuban capital, Havana, for the first Cuba-Pacific Islands ministerial meeting.
Pacific's atolls most vulnerable to commodity prices: ADB
17:52:37, 16 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The Asian Development Bank has warned that the atoll nations of the Pacific will be hardest hit by rising fuel and food prices, notably Kiribati, Mashall Islands and Tuvalu.
Project to encourage Pacific video journalism to be launched
15:33:31, 16 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Canadian non-profit organisation SAWA Global will launch a program to encourage video journalism in the Pacific this Saturday.
UN food body providing $US2m food aid to Pacific
15:33:31, 16 September 2008, Radio Australia News
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation is providing more than $US2 million to Pacific island countries for emergency food assistance.
Calls for amnesty for people trafficked into Australia
15:33:30, 16 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A coalition of Catholic religious orders is calling on the Australian government to provide amnesty for people who've been illegally smuggled into the country.
Pacific home to one-quarter of birds facing extinction
15:53:54, 15 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A new report shows one quarter of all birds in the world that face extinction are found in the Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.
Maritime surveillance operation begins in Pacific
19:51:00, 12 September 2008, Radio Australia News
A maritime surveillance operation is underway in the South Pacific involving authorities from 10 Pacific countries and Australia, France and the United States.
![Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protestclash_afp_081008.jpg "Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]")
![President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/maldives_gayoom_afp_061008.jpg "President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]")
![Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protest_rtr_071008.jpg "Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
![Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indon_soputan_rtr_071008.jpg "Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]")
![The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/kyrgyz_quake_afp_061008.jpg "The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]")
![Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/lanka_blast_afp_061008.jpg "Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]")
