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Fiji angered by Pacific forum suspension moves

August 21, 2008 18:25:00

Fiji says it is angry and disappointed that Pacific leaders are threatening to suspend the country from the Pacific Islands Forum.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue, pacific

Fiji facing suspension from Pacific Forum

August 21, 2008 10:38:00

Pacific leaders have warned Fiji it faces the possibility of suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue

Rudd says Fiji still on Niue agenda

August 21, 2008 07:00:00

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd expects the focus of today's talks at the Pacific Island Forum in Niue will still be on Fiji's boycott of the event, as well as climate change.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue

Fiji condemnation continues at Pacific forum

August 20, 2008 20:16:00

The condemnation of Fiji continues, following the interim government's decision not to take part in talks with 15 other Pacific leaders at Niue.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, australia, fiji, niue, samoa

Pacific aid not a blank cheque: Rudd

August 20, 2008 13:36:00

Kevin Rudd is letting Pacific nations know that aid hand-outs from his Government will come with strings attached.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, international-aid-and-trade, government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, niue, pacific

Nelson wants more pressure on Fiji

August 20, 2008 12:48:00

Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says Australia and other countries in the region must apply maximum pressure to Fiji's leader to hold democratic elections as soon as possible.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue

Rudd signs first of Pacific development agreements

August 20, 2008 09:22:00

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed the first of a series of development agreements with Pacific Island nations.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, niue, papua-new-guinea, samoa

Rudd says Fiji's Bainimarama 'chickened out' of forum

August 20, 2008 06:16:00

The PM has accused Fiji's self-declared interim leader of chickening out of this year's Pacific Islands Forum.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue

Rudd arrives in Niue for Pacific forum

August 19, 2008 16:28:00

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived in the tiny nation of Niue for two days of meetings with leaders from throughout the Pacific.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, rudd-kevin, australia, niue

Rudd condemns Bainimarama's Niue no-show

August 19, 2008 14:00:00

Kevin Rudd lashes out at Fiji's military leader for refusing to attend the Pacific Island Forum in Niue.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, foreign-affairs, australia, fiji, new-zealand, niue

Democracy hopes dashed after Fiji pulls out of Pacific Forum

August 19, 2008 07:14:00

Hopes of democracy being restored to Fiji early next year are completely shattered.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, new-zealand, niue

Rudd condemns Fiji's boycott of Pacific Islands Forum

August 18, 2008 19:47:00

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned Fiji's military leader Frank Bainimarama for deciding not to attend this week's Pacific Islands Forum in Niue.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, fiji, niue, pacific

Fiji's interim PM to miss Pacific Island Forum

August 18, 2008 14:41:00

Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has announced he will not attend this week's Pacific Island Forum in Niue.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, fiji, niue, pacific

Tiny nation prepares for major Pacific forum

August 18, 2008 07:29:00

The tiny island nation of Niue is gearing up to host 16 leaders who are flying in to attend the annual Pacific Island Forum this week, with Fiji and climate change set to be key issues.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, foreign-affairs, world-politics, australia, new-zealand, niue

Rudd to visit NZ, South Pacific

August 15, 2008 14:26:00

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will travel to New Zealand and the small South Pacific Island of Niue next week.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, foreign-affairs, rudd-kevin, australia, new-zealand, niue

Niue hopes expats will help host Pacific forum

February 27, 2008 20:21:00

There is concern about how one of the Pacific's smallest and most remote island nations will be able to host this year's meeting of leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, new-zealand, niue, pacific

Pacific islands warn conference of rising sea levels

December 5, 2007 00:00:00

Leaders of Pacific island states have called on delegates at an international climate conference in Bali to take action to stop sea levels from rising. [MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, world-politics, kiribati, niue

Airline apologises for misleading island ads

September 27, 2007 11:28:00

Air New Zealand has apologised to the people of the tiny Pacific nation of Niue for misrepresenting the island in an advertising campaign.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, advertising-and-marketing, tourism, air-transport, new-zealand, niue

NZ to send replacement generator to Niue

May 31, 2006 18:01:00

New Zealand plans to send a new generator and an electrical engineer to the tiny Pacific island of Niue after a major fire on the island last night left most of the population without power. [MORE]

Tags: fires, new-zealand, niue

Island of Niue without power

May 31, 2006 11:19:00

The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue is without electricity this morning after a fire at its power station.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, niue

Pacific fisheries agency plans resource reforms

June 7, 2005 09:21:00

Pacific islands fisheries officials opened their annual meeting with a call for political and financial support to carry out numerous changes in fisheries management that bring greater benefits to the island nations. [MORE]

Tags: trade, environment, government-and-politics, fishing-aquaculture, australia, cook-islands, fiji, kiribati, marshall-islands, fs-micronesia, nauru, new-zealand, niue, palau, papua-new-guinea, samoa, solomon-islands, tokelau, tonga, tuvalu, vanuatu