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Oceania
'Insolent' China says Nauru should apologise for slight on envoy
The war of words comes after the Pacific Island forum held in Nauru prompted the criticism that China was a 'bully'.
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Media & marketing
'We don't have the full story': NZ journalist detained in Nauru after refugee interview
TVNZ reporter Barbara Dreaver has been released after being detained for nearly four hours in Nauru, with no charges filed.
- by Jenny Noyes & Henry Cooke
Indonesia
Police say detained Polish man to face trial in Papua
Jakub Fabian Skrzypski, described by police as a journalist, was arrested several days ago after the arrests of five Papuans who had a quantity of ammunition.
Chelsea Manning cleared to visit New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand confirmed this morning it had given her special dispensation to apply for a visa, considered to be largely a formality in this case.
New Zealand
Call for Chelsea Manning to be barred from NZ
The former army intelligence officer still has a standing conviction and will have to request special dispensation to be granted a visa for a speaking tour.
New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern turns down $12,000 pay rise as NZ government freezes MP pay
New Zealand politicians have decided they're already paid pretty well and will urgently introduce a law blocking their own wage rise.
New Zealand
NZ surfers shot at after surfing break usually accessed 'by invitation'
After jet-skiing out to the break, two men and a teenage boy were surfing mid-morning when the shots rang out.
- by Phillipa Yalden
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Bali
Not again: Lombok hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake
It struck at a depth of 7 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.
Cycling
NZ Minister for Women cycles to hospital to give birth
Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter said cycling to hospital put her 'in the best possible mood' to have her first child.
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Earthquake
Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes near Fiji, Tonga
A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.2 has struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Tonga, the US Geological Survey says.
Healthcare
Could a weight loss competition help Pacific Islanders tackle obesity?
Tonga's leader apparently plans to suggest a new way to fight obesity in the region: a competition to see who can lose the most weight over the next year.
- by Siobhán O'Grady