Pacific Beat
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Pacific tsunami warning lifted after damage in Santa Cruz islands
The Tsunami warnings and watches covering large parts of the South Pacific have been cancelled.
Tsunami reaction from Honiara
Irene Scott is an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development in the Solomons capital, Honiara.
Fiji reacts strongly to potential tsunami
In Fiji the government responded quickly to the potential tsunami by ordering schools to send pupils hom and evacuating government departments.
Cruise ship leaves Tonga early to avoid tsunami
Tongans took the tsunami warning in their stride, with no one panicking.
Vanuatu escapes tsunami damage
Vanuatu appears to have escaped the worst of the tsunami.
PNG company named as a global sustainability leader
Papua New Guinea's biggest palm oil producer has been named as the world's leading sustainable agricultural company by a British-based independent assessment organisation that looks at the impact companies have on the world's remaining forests.
Fiji government wants cooperation against sexual violence
The Fiji government says it's taking the issues of rape and violence against women very seriously.
Opposition ready to challenge PNG government's "power grab"
The Papua New Guinea government is under fire from the opposition for further strengthening the powers of the Prime Minister, Peter O'Neil, by extending the grace period during which a no-confidence motion cannot be called.
Nauru detention centre condemned as "tax payer funded concentration camp"
A concentration camp filled with despair paid for by Australian taxpayers; that's an insider's view of the offshore immigration detention centre on Nauru.
Kiribati acts to safeguard food supplies against climate change impact
Kiribati has confirmed it will buy up land in Fiji to help deal with the effects of climate change on the island's food security.
Fiji rugby sevens in crisis?
Many rugby-mad Fijians are probably still in a state of shock after their team's failure to make the knock-out stage of last weekend's World Sevens tournament in New Zealand.
Papua New Guinea cricket's family affair
Papua New Guinea is on course to defend its title as East Asia Pacific 20/20 cricket champions, with captain Chris Amini at the helm.
Call to recruit more midwives with a Pacific background
In New Zealand, an independent health review has identified a higher rate of mortality among new and unborn babies in the Pacific and Maori communities.
Busting myths about Pacific Islanders and alcohol abuse
The Pacific Islands Family Study has taken an in depth look at what Pacific families bring socially and culturally to New Zealand.
PNG export revenue set to rocket over next 17 years
Earlier this week the Chief Executive of the ANZ bank made a speech to the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Tracing the link between trade and health in the Pacific
Nine Pacific countries will take part in a workshop looking at the link between health and trade in Sydney next week.
Managing species invasion in the Pacific
The planned and accidental introduction of invasive species in the Pacific continues to threaten terrestrial biodiversity.
Correspondent's wrap from New Zealand
A protest-free Waitangi day is one of the stories on offer from New Zealand correspondent, Dominique Schwartz, in her weekly wrap for Pacific Beat.
Tuvalu signs off on fishing pact with Korea
Making news in Tuvalu - six point five million netted in a new fishing agreement, and the new school year delayed because of high winds.
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