Melanesia

It has ruined my life: freed pilot to sue

MATTHEW BENNS November 22, 2009 A PILOT who spent almost 1000 days in jail for a crime he did not commit is planning to sue the Australian Federal Police and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions for compensation....

powered by

Schoolies hit the skies to celebrate

NATALIE CRAIG November 22, 2009 Boring? Surfers Paradise is so getting old and Byron Bay is full of randoms. Tired of 24-hour binge-drinking, surly security guards and sleazy ''toolies'', some members of the class of 2009 are...

powered by

Troops leave for Solomons (Newstalk ZB)

Newstalk ZB November 22, 2009, 2:55 am Another party of New Zealand troops, mostly territorials, heads to the Solomon Islands today. The eleventh rotation includes 43 soldiers from the South Island, who will be spending four...

powered by

Suva wins 3009 Chow Games

Suva has successfully retained the overall FMF Chow Games titles after some sublime performances at the end of the two-day competition at the TFL Stadium today. The capital City squad won the Girls category with 20 gold, 7...

powered by

Sick of same old scene, schoolies resort to 'safer' venues overseas

NATALIE CRAIG November 22, 2009 LORNE is, like, totally boring. Surfers Paradise is so getting old, and the Gold Coast is full of randoms. Tired of 24-hour binge-drinking, surly security guards and sleazy ''toolies'' (men who...

powered by

Islander work scheme bears no fruit

TOM HYLAND November 22, 2009 A PLAN to bring Pacific Islanders to work on Australian fruit farms has stalled, as red tape entangles a scheme initially hailed as a ''win-win'' for labour-starved growers and struggling island...

powered by

Troops leave for Solomons

Another party of New Zealand troops, mostly territorials, heads to the Solomon Islands today. The eleventh rotation includes 43 soldiers from the South Island, who will be spending four months in the islands. They fly out of...

powered by

Morocco bound

On the 10th anniversary of Paul Bowles's death, Paul Theroux remembers the writer and traveller who set him on his way T he Sheltering Sky was Paul Bowles's first novel and, although he honed his art almost to his dying day –...

powered by

Food and rides for one and all

A number of food stalls and joy rides have been set up at Albert Park for the week-long Miss South Pacific Pageant which begins today. Catholic group St Vincent de Paul Area in Nadawa got into the spirit of the pageant by...

powered by

Police squad rostered for pageant duty

Monika Singh Saturday, November 21, 2009 THIRTY-TWO police officer will be on duty specifically for the Miss South Pacific Pageant which begins today at the Albert Park in Suva. Assistant police spokesman Sergeant Atunaisa...

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »