Press Release – P O Cruises

Passengers onboard P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises ships will celebrate Christmas on New Zealand waters in the coming week, amid spectacular holiday decor and festivities. Read more »

Press Release – US State Department

SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi. I see we have some special reporters here today. Welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Maybe you can help your dad do his work here. (Laughter.) Good morning, and I am pleased to be here this morning to release the 10th edition … Read more »

Press Release – Cluster Munitions Coalition

Press Release : Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition New Zealand government must continue to champion ban on cluster bombs Disappointment at loss of the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Read more »

Press Release – Tourism Industry Association

Kiwis have more travel on the cards this summer compared to last year, with almost three in five Kiwis travelling within New Zealand or abroad this holiday season. Read more »

Defiant court ousted "prime minister" Peter O'Nell says crisis is over. Photo: Post-Courier

Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Junior Ukaha and Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby

Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga has “stood down” the Port Moresby-based armed robbery response unit commanded by his rival Fred Yakasa as officials loyal to Peter O’Neill moved to consolidate the court-ousted “prime minister’s” hold on power in Papua New Guinea.

Kulunga disarmed the elite force, saying it was necessary to “maintain a good public perception” of the constabulary.

A Supreme Court split ruling declared O’Neill’s four-month prime ministership unconstitutional a week ago and ruled that former prime minister Sir Michael Somare should be reinstated. Read more »

Press Release – Department of Conservation

The Abel Tasman Coast Track is open from Marahau to Awaroa, and Totaranui campground is open though with boat access only for the next three months. Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

AUCKLAND ( Pacific Scoop / Pacific Media Watch ): Pacific Journalism Review today launched a new website archiving regional media research dating back almost two decades. It is a digitally enhanced site taking over from the earlier site established by … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Tonga’s Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries and the Pacific ACP Lead Spokesperson, Hon. ‘Isileli Pulu on behalf of the Pacific ACP Group provided an update of the Pacific ACP Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations to the 94th ACP Council … Read more »

Press Release – US State Department

Thank you for that kind introduction. It is truly an honor to be here with all of you. With its half-million strong student body, its proud history and its cutting-edge research – the University of Pune, like India itself, is a place of irrepressible … Read more »

Article – Oilprice.com

So, why the abrupt Canadian volte-face? [....] The answer may lie in Canada’s far north, in Alberta’s massive bitumen tar sands deposits, a resource that Ottawa has been desperate to develop. Since 1997 some of the world’s biggest energy producers … Read more »