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News

Jan 8, 2001

Fiji soldier shocks court by changing sedition plea --
Kidnap plot the work of cowards: Fiji chiefs -- Two more in custody
Seven plunge to death in Ok Tedi
Aust, NZ FMs arrive in Solomon Islands --
Aust lending expert diplomat
Number of refugees from Nauru to be discussed today »
Ruddock hits UN on Nauru asylum claims
Irian Jaya province officially renamed Papua
Tonga picks up the pieces left by Cyclone Waka -- NZ to assist
Niue Opposition seeks general election date
Income tax cut in American Samoa
French army specialists destroy hoarded WWII shell on Tahaa
Shelton sentencing hearing delayed...again
Resort boss bemoans Cooks labour shortage 
Solomons govt searches for redundancy money
Korean Air returns to CNMI on Saturday
Direct flights from PNG to Japan soon : Air Niugini
Treatment of Tanapag PCB-laced soil to resume
Japanese city considers setting up a whale farm
NSW bushfires another nail in koala's coffin
Fiji Sugar Cane Growers Council wants industry restructure
Tuvalu welcomes new manager of dot-tv
Marimed training ship makes landfall in Hawai'i
NZ holidaymaker finds ancient weapon
Glipmses of Guam acquires Sunset Advertising
Hopefuls line up for the great Aust battle of public broadcasting
Tiger in Wellington for NZ Open
Two Flag Day Kirikiti League players named MVPs of the Week
PNG ready for under-19 World Cup cricketshot
Waimea waves top 20 feet; 'Eddie' surfers go
Racial jibes in 7s rugby -- Ban mars Fiji 7s bid


Jan 7, 2001

Questions raised about main motive of foiled Fiji plot --
Prisoners were to kidnap Fiji PM
Anti-missile activists may avoid US jail
US begins setting up Cuba prison
Aussie court seizes Maladina passport
B’ville 3yr strategic plan ready
Police raid destroys home brew factory outside Honiara
Australian FM talks of support for Solomons
Concerns over mahogany farming in Fiji
'Kiwi' carvings made in Asia
CNMI wants own airline
Guam residents stand firm
Big wave hunting
Chile 7s: Fists fly in ugly NZ 19 - Fiji 17 semis brawl --
New Zealand take sevens crown
Former Kumuls to make gridiron Hornets

Jan 6, 2001

Man accused of Fiji kidnap bid released
Australia's fears fostered forum to stabilise Pacific
Tonga begins cyclone clean up -- NZ relief in sight --
Australia militari i bringim ol saplai igo long Tonga
Solomon Islands' minista ibin kisim toksave long givim bek ol gan
End to Guam water crisis sought
Palau to open new K-B bridge this week
Kilauea eruption flows into 19th year
Niue Premier appeals to Air NZ for direct air link
Question mark hangs over future of Cooks govt assistance with TV costs
L'euro discrètement: Une monnaie rare
Keepers of the folk music from old Hawai'i
Cricket: Australia defeats South Africa in third test to win series 3-0
Ligairi sent off, Vunibaka sin-binned in Chile: Fiji 26 - Samoa 0

Jan 5, 2001

Fifth man arrested in Fiji over plot to kidnap PM --
All men are former Fiji peacekeepers
Guadalcanal militia leader must be involved in Solomons talks: Nori
Damage bill from Vanuatu earthquake could run into millions
Vanuatu quakes hit Packer's online gambling site
Former cyclone downgraded to storm in Australia --
Only 1 reported death but many homeless in Tonga's north
Australia begins cyclone aid to Tonga this weekend
Grace Molisa dead
Daring air escape from Mendi
CNMI public works to clean up Tanapag toxic dump
Military exercises on Farallon continue
Guam police officers may have punishment dismissed over technicality
Gas with grunt: village lights up with pig power
Tiger sharks, reef sharks involved in recent attacks
Hundreds remember 'Pinky' Thompson's vision
Respected Maori elder dies
Maori to offer Woods first challenge at NZ Open
Cricket: South Africa staggers on, 2-203

Jan 4, 2001

Second quake rocks Vanuatu --
First quake had potential to cause tidal wave
Gale force winds predicted as Cyclone Bernie strengthens
Cyclone Waka whips up surf scare on NZ beaches --
NZ couple in eye of cyclone
Fiji police foil kidnapping of PM --
Fiji prosecutors: More arrests likely
Santos Ltd dumped from PNG gas project
One tribunal to deal with PNG MPs
Newly-signed laws give investors more reason to do business in NMI
No money for Marpi landfill
Yap requests US help in oil leak
2002 is open fishing year off part of Waikiki
Sword thief banned from Te Papa
2001 - The year that was in Cook Islands
Cricket: South Africa crumble
$500,000 sponsorship for 7s
Serevi to join the Fiji camp a day before Chile 7s

Newsstand

Daily links

Radio Australia International News
Radio Australia Papua Niugini Sevis
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC's Asia-Pacific Gateway
The Pacific Islands Report
Pacnews
CountryWatch Asia-Pacific
Radio Australia's 'Pacific Beat'
Radio New Zealand International News & Current Affairs
RFO Pacifique Asie***NEW***
Pacific Journey: Time Pacific's special issue
Asia Times Online: Oceania
BBC Asia-Pacific
The National
The Post-Courier
pngvillage.com
Kabar Irian
SIBC
Solomon Island News
Vanautu Broadcasting and Television Corporation
Port Vila Presse***NEW***
Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes
Tahiti1***NEW***
Nouvelles Caledonie Canalinfo.net
Fiji Govt News Briefs
Fiji Sun
Fiji Post
Radio Fiji
Fiji Village News (FM96, Navtarang, VitiFM)
Ananova Fiji
SamoaLive!
(American)Samoa News
KSBS-FM (Pago)
Samoa Observer
Niue News
Yokwe Eok
Saipan Tribune
CNMI news from Bruce Lloyd
Pacific Daily News
KUAM-TV News
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Advertiser
KHNL-TV
KITV4
Te Karere Ipurangi
NZOOM ONE World News
NZ Herald
7am.com NZ news indexes
Sydney Morning Herald
7am.com Oz news indexes
Ethnic tension on Guadalcanal page
USP Journalism Fiji crisis coverage

Weekly/Monthly Zines

Cook Islands Government news
Cook Islands News Online
Forum Secretariat News
Honolulu Weekly
The Independent (PNG)
Kiribati Newstar
Le Kanak New Internationalist special issue: South Pacific: The last resort
Ngukurr News***NEW***
Pacific Magazine with Islands Business
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)
Pacific Wave - Radio 4EB Brisbane
Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine
The [Nauru] Visionary***NEW***
Tuatua-tika
Wansolwara

FREE Online News Archives

FT.com (UK)
BBC (UK)
Canberra Times (Australia)
CNN (USA)
The Electronic Telegraph (UK)
The Guardian Unlimited (UK)

People

American Samoa's US Congressman Eni FH Faleomavaega
Guam's US Congressman Robert A. Underwood

Pacific Media Contacts

(Acknowlegements)
Newspapers, radio and television stations in and about the Pacific Islands
National, regional and international media associations
Journalism training and education
Cafe Pacific
Pacific Journalism Review

Background

General

ANU Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library
Microstate Network
Michael Ogden's Pacific Islands Internet Resources
Te Puna Web Directory

Food

April's Plate Lunch Page
Columbia Inn daily specials
Mixed-plate Hawai'i recipes
Ono Recipes from AlohaWorld.com --
Blowtorch salmon**still my favorite!***
Punahele Island Grill
Takahashi Market 'recipes of the month'
The Poi Company - Cooking with Poi
The Taro Page

Sport

[Auckland Warriors] [(Australian) National Rugby League] [All Blacks] [Brisbane Broncos] [Fiji National Rugby League] [Fiji Rugby Football Union] [Fiji sports associations] [International Rugby Football Board World Sevens] [Manu Samoa] [Melbourne Storm] [Netball] [Oceania soccer] [Paddling] [Planet-Rugby] [Surfing] [Wallabies]

Arts

8th Festival of Pacific Arts
arTok: Pacific Arts Online
[ABC Headspace] Pacific: sea of islands
Keystone-Mast Collection of colonial photographs***HOT***
"Fragments" an ABC Pacific Beat Online exhibition by Mark Willie Chung
O Le Si'uleo o Samoa -- American Samoa writing
Tongan filmaker in Hawai'i festival, 1 August 1997
US producer hails PNG approval for film, 19 November 1996
2nd Asia-Pacific Triennale opens in Brisbane, 27 September 1996
1996 South Pacific Arts Festival in Apia, 8-23 September 1996
Venice Film Festival award for Samoan filmmaker
Maori storyteller forges links

Issues

Land rights -- Australia
Mining in PNG
Logging in PNG
Logging in the Solomon Islands

Ol Toktok

Visitor Fale
Samoa Chat
Wantok's Forum
Polynesian Cafe
Cook Islands Forum
New Caledonia Forum

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