New Zealand offers to host South Pacific Nurses' Forum.
NZNO is offering to host the 2012 South Pacific Nurses' Forum, following a decision at the May meeting of NZNO's board of directors. NZNO Last hosted the forum in 1992. A paper presented to the May meeting of the board outlined the role of the SPNF. It...

What has happened to urban reform in the Island Pacific? Some lessons from Kiribati and Samoa.
Introduction The importance of towns and cities in the future development of Pacific island states is inescapable. Researchers have underlined many key features of the urbanization process, ranging from the high population growth rates found in Melanesian towns, (1) the importance of urbanization as a key driver...

Island Ministers: Indigenous Leadership in Nineteenth-Century Pacific Islands Christianity.
Island Ministers: Indigenous Leadership in Nineteenth-Century Pacific Islands Christianity. By Raeburn Lange. Canberra, Australia: Pandanus Books in association with Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2005. 440 pp. AUD $31.78 cloth; $28.00 paper. Raeburn Lange's monumental study of Pacific Islander ministers fills a significant gap in the...

Hiapo; past and present in Niuean barkcloth.
1877372005 Hiapo; past and present in Niuean barkcloth. Pule, John and Nicholas Thomas. University of Otago Press 2005 159 pages $59.95 Hardcover N5313 The hiapo of Niue Island in central Polynesia...

Perspectives on the Pacific: Winston Peters outlines why the South Pacific region is important to New Zealand, discusses challenges facing it, and explains the values and priorities that underpin New Zealand's engagement with it.
The Pacific is of critical importance to New Zealand's foreign policy because it is our neighbourhood, and our primary sphere of influence. As well, how we conduct our foreign policy in this context has an important bearing on our relationships with key partners in other parts of the world....

Hiapo: Past and Present in Niuean Barkcloth.
HIAPO: Past and Present in Niuean Barkcloth. By John Pule and Nicholas Thomas. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press. 2005. 159 pp. (Pictures.) US$59.95, cloth. ISBN 1-877372-00-5. Hiapo: Past and Present in Niuean Barkcloth is a beautifully illustrated text with images, mostly in color, of Niuean...

Autoclave on way to Niue.
A much-needed autoclave is on its way to the temporary hospital in Niue, thanks to the generosity of NZNO members. NZNO's Niue Relief Fund, set up in February to help in rebuilding the island nation after the devastation of Cyclone Heta, raised $18,000. Relief fund co-ordinator Eileen Brown said...

NZNO raises money for Niue.
NZNO HAS established a relief fund to assist in the rebuilding of Niue, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Heta last month. Of particular concern is the plight of nurses, having to cope with the destruction of the hospital. A makeshift hospital has been set up in...

Distributing NZNO's Niue relief fund.
NZNO'S NIUE relief fund, set up last month to assist in rebuilding the island nation following Cyclone Heta, has now reached $18,000. It is hoped the money will be used primarily to help nurses in Niue as they cope with the destruction of their hospital and loss of most...

Niuean nurses thank NZNO for its support.
FAKALOFA LAHI atu! On behalf of the Minister of Health, Director of Health and the Niue nurses, I would like to express our sincere gratitude, appreciation and thanks for NZNO's support and assistance. The autoclave purchased by you [see Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, April 2004, p6]...