01/07/2009
French PM to visit New Caledonia in early March (People's Daily)
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is scheduled to visit the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on March 7-9, said a report posted on the website of Pacnews on Wednesday. Fillon chaired a meeting of the committee on the implementation of the autonomy Noumea Accord in Paris last week. It has also been speculated that French President Nicolas Sarkozy will visit New Caledonia sometime in ...
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01/05/2009
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WELCOME GUEST! New Caledonia’s next general election is to be held on May the 10th. Voters will be asked to choose three provincial assemblies for a five-year term which in turn will determine the make-up of the 54-member Congress, Radio New Zealand International reports.
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01/09/2009
Tropical cyclone risk altered as La Nina back (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The La Nina state in the tropical Pacific during December is likely to bring fewer cyclones in the region between January and May, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) says.
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01/09/2009
Arena group petition seeks support for Ramsey Drive location (Dunnville Chronicle)
The common denominator is the need for a new arena in Dunnville but how that will be met is becoming a point of contention for [...]
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01/09/2009
Frenchman rides into Jamaica (Jamaica Gleaner)
Painted canvases of worldly rocks beguile a mounted adventurer. This is the curiosity of Thierry Posty, an unbridled French cowboy and adventurer who has made a vow to himself to see every colour of the world on the back of his horse. His journey has finally brought him...
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01/08/2009
Tropical cyclone risk altered as La Niña back (Scoop.co.nz)
Conditions in the tropical Pacific moved towards a La Niña state during December, and these conditions are likely to alter the chances of tropical cyclone activity for several tropical South Pacific countries between January and May. However, in every season there is always a risk of tropical cyclones across the South Pacific requiring preparedness for disaster prevention and mitigation.
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01/08/2009
Fox Glacier ice collapse kills two (Stuff)
ICE FALL: Two tourists lost their lives when they were buried by falling ice at the face of Fox Glacier. Two men were killed when a wall of ice collapsed at Fox Glacier yesterday afternoon.
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01/08/2009
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WELCOME GUEST! Fiji Women’s football representatives Asena Ratu and Adiela Kurikaba have been nominated for the first ever Oceania Women Footballer of the Year award which will be given by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in April.
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01/08/2009
Islander's eight year quest completed (Magnetic Times)
News is now out that the wreck of HM Schooner, the "Mermaid", a ship with a huge and relatively unsung role in Australia's maritime exploration history, has just been located after it foundered and sank on Flora Reef, 13 km east of the Frankland Islands off Cairns 180 years ago.
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01/07/2009
Milestone Race (Nautica)
MILESTONE RACE The 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart has been a milestone one with a high-quality fleet of 100 boats including eleven overseas entries, an unexpectedly close line honours battle at the head of the fleet between the maxis Wild Oats XI and Skandia and four of the sensationally fast downwind TP52s filling the first four placings overall on handicap.
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