Nauru
Former Nauru magistrate against appeal court move
A former resident magistrate in Nauru says the judiciary is too compromised for the country to end appeals to Australia's High Court.
'Church should be involved in politics, not govt' - Rod Bower
An Anglican priest from Australia who's been kicked out of parliament and arrested while chained to the gates of the Australian prime minister's official residence is in New Zealand on a talking tour.
…NZ minister confident Nauru will give journalists free rein
The New Zealand Pacific Peoples Minister says he is confident journalists will not face barriers to reporting when they visit Nauru during this year's Pacific Islands Forum summit.
Tuvalu and Nauru back Indonesia in Papua
Jakarta says a number of Pacific countries have expressed appreciation for Indonesia's new initiatives to develop the Papua region.
New Zealand minister helps Nauru celebrate 50 years
The New Zealand minister of Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio this week made the first visit by a New Zealand government minister to Nauru in 12 years. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 February 2018
Fiji government concerned about uptick in "racial vilification"; Niue government eases start date for new import charges; Poignant photos from Mangaia raise questions for the Cook Islands… Audio
Despite independence party Nauru cannot escape jailer role
An advocate for the refugees on Nauru says the island cannot escape its role as Australia's jailer, despite the grand celebrations marking its 50th anniversary of independence from Australia.
Nauru lifts Facebook ban
The Nauru government has lifted a ban on Facebook access that has applied for nearly three years.
NZ Minister says Nauru mine site needs topsoil
New Zealand's Pacific Peoples Minister, Aupito William Sio, says the areas of Nauru mined for phosphate need top soil so they can be rehabilitated.
Former Nauru MP questions his country's independence
A former Nauru MP now living in New Zealand says it is questionable just how independent Nauru is.
NZ gift to Nauru to mark 50 years
The New Zealand Government is giving Nauru's Intergenerational Trust Fund $US1.46 million dollars to mark the island's 50th anniversary of independence.
Nauru marks 50 years of independent rule
Nauru celebrates 50 years of independence. Audio
Nauru govt eyes ending appeals to Aust High Court
There are fears on Nauru that the highest level of the judiciary will lose its independence if the country drops the Australian High Court as its final court of appeal.
Nauru seen as pawn in Russia-Georgia rivalry – academic
A New Zealand academic says Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are bidding for international recognition by seeking out poorer and smaller states.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 January 2018
A large vaccination mission planned for Indonesia's Papua province; Domestic violence still a big concern in the Cook Islands; Rivalry between Russia and Georgia makes its way to Nauru; New… Audio
Nauru harbour project attracts big support
The Asian Development Bank, the Australian and Nauru governments and the Green Climate Fund are contributing tens of millions of dollars to rebuild Nauru's Aiwo harbour.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 29 January 2018
Rivalry between Russia and Georgia makes its way to Nauru; New technology's been presented to help control mosquito borne diseases in the Pacific; PNG's Police Minister says outside influences are to… Audio
Nauru at centre of lobbying by Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The foreign ministers of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are in Nauru in the hope it will lobby for their recognition as independent countries. Audio
Abkhazia foreign minister received in Nauru
Nauru's president Baron Waqa has received the foreign minister of Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia who will attend this Wednesday's celebrations marking Nauru's 50th anniversary of…
Unconscious teen rescued from sunken Kiribati ferry
An unconscious teen is one of the eight people from a missing Kiribati ferry found after drifting in a dinghy in the Pacific for a week. An RNZAF Orion spotted the dinghy 300km south-east of Nauru and… Audio
