Pacific Beat Program for 13 June 2011
Strong tremors shake NZ's Christchurch city again
The earthquake devastated city of Christchurch in New Zealand has again been struck by a series of powerful tremors.
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Nauru close to signing UN refugee convention
Nauru's president says his country could soon sign the United Nations Refugee Convention as it builds a case to reopen the Australian asylum seeker processing centre on the island.
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Ratu Tevita denies involvement in human rights abuses
Ratu Tevita Mara is currently in Australia holding meetings with Fijian Pro-democracy groups around the country.
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Abbott still backing Nauru for asylum seeker processing
The Australian opposition says if asylum seekers are sent Nauru rather than Malaysia they'd be treated more humanely and have access to better services.
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Chile ash cloud disrupts air travel in Australia and New Zealand
A volcanic eruption in Chile has demonstrated how small the vast Southern Pacific is.
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Travel visas for Mara "ill advised" - activist
A Fijian pro-democracy movement says the New Zealand Foreign Minister's decision to let former Ratu Tevita Mara into New Zealand this week is a terrible risk and ill-advised.
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Micro-finance firm considers opening in Solomon Islands
A micro finance operation which has been operating successfully in Samoa for several years is considering setting up in Solomon Islands.
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PNG LNG Boss speaks out on jobs and landowner businesses
There has been much talk in Papua New Guinea about whether the benefits of the Exxon Mobil-led PNG LNG project will get down to the people.
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Ex Sydney ferry to sail for Solomon islands
A retired ferry will say goodbye to its Sydney home on Friday and set sail for Pacific waters.
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New film shows impact of climate change in Kiribati and Tuvalu
While climate change is clearly a global issue, small Pacific islands are sometimes seen as the canaries in the coalmine.
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Urgent measures needed to preserve Solomon culture - author
Solomon Islands is in danger of losing important records of its history unless urgent efforts are made to preserve its stories and culture.
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Favourites win in first round of Junior World Rugby Championships
Defending champions New Zealand, England, Australia, France, Wales and South Africa got off to winning starts at the Junior World Rugby Championships in Italy over the weekend.
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Holiday weekend sport in Fiji
It's semi finals time in provincial rugby in Fiji.
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Exiles score narrow League victory over England
The Exiles have won the inaugural International Origin rugby league match against England.
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Mara defection "a turning point" - Fiji Democracy Movement
Fijian pro-democracy supporters based in Australia say momentum is building towards their long awaited goal.
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