World news guide: Pacific
Regional resources
The Guardian's Australia edition
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney-based quality daily. Part of the same stable as the Age in Melbourne, which often carries some of the same copy with a slightly different treatment. Both recommended.
ABS-CBN News
Filipino internet news service, a joint venture between broadcaster ABS-CBN and the Today newspaper.
Fiji Times
New Zealand Herald
Quality New Zealand daily. Local and international news.
CocoNET
Pacific Media Watch
Institutions
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)
Economic reports on each of the 21 member states of the free trade area, plus policy statements and business advice.
Pacific Islands Forum
Australia
The Guardian's Australia edition
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney-based quality daily. Part of the same stable as the Age in Melbourne, which often carries some of the same copy with a slightly different treatment. Both recommended.
news.com.au
Rupert Murdoch's national and regional news stable.
The Australian
The Courier Mail
The Gold Coast Bulletin
Herald Sun
The Mercury
Sunday Telegraph
ABC
Government-run broadcaster.
ABC News Radio
Australian Financial Review
National, Asian and world financial news with some video links and comment pages.
Canberra Times
Quality daily based in the capital city.
The Western Australian
Western Australia's leading daily newspaper, based in Perth. A well-organised regional news site with comprehensive Australian sport coverage.
Perth Post
Off-beat Perth weekly.
Government
Australian Federal Government
The entry point to the government's web pages.
Brunei
Borneo Bulletin
Daily paper in English, controlled by Prince Mohammed Bolkiah (full title Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda), who is foreign minister and brother of the sultan. International wire news and details of regional stock markets.
BruDirect
Privately owned site that toes the party line. Much of the news comes 'courtesy of the Borneo Bulletin'.
Government
Government of Brunei Darussalam
The tiny sultanate's official web presence.
Cook Islands
Cook Islands News
Excellent news, features and court reporting, updated on a weekly basis. Based in Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands.
Government
Government of the Cook Islands
The official government site. Basic pages covering news and speeches from government officials with links to official industry and tourism sites.
East Timor
EastTimor.com
Website of the East Timor international support centre, a member organisation of the International Federation for East Timor.
International Federation for East Timor
East Timor Action Network
Fiji
Fiji Village News
Breaking local news, plus content from the daily Fiji Times.
Fiji Times
fijilive.com
Portal with news from Fiji's Daily Post.
Sun
News and editorial comment: seven-day archive.
Government
Fiji Government
Official government site.
Guam
Kuam.com
Broadcaster offering frequently updated local news, aimed at US servicemen and their families.
Pacific Daily News
News from Guam and Micronesia with editorial comment and community information pages - including a guide to living in Guam.
Government
Guam USA
Basic official site.
Kiribati
CIA world factbook: Kiribati
Background information from the US.
Marshall islands
Embassy to the US
Reports on the republic's government and current affairs.
Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal
Organistion which assesses and pursues compensation claims of government and individuals for damages arising out of US nuclear testing.
Bikini Atoll
Information and historical background on the atoll in the Marshall Islands used by the US to test nuclear weapons in the mid-20th century.
Micronesia
Federated states of Micronesia
Official government site.
Nauru
CIA world factbook: Nauru
Background information from the US.
New Zealand
New Zealand Herald
Quality New Zealand daily. Local and international news.
Radio New Zealand
Independent national broadcaster. Hourly news bulletins and current affairs programming, hosted on MSN Xtra: plus Radio New Zealand International, a shortwave broadcast serving the islands of the Pacific.
Radio New Zealand International (hosted on WRN)
Stuff.co.nz
News and comment from many of New Zealand's best regional papers (including those listed below) plus national and international news from press agencies.
Dominion Evening Post (Wellington)
Manawatu Evening Standard
Otago Daily Times
Waikato Times
National Business Review
Business news service with a wide brief and frequently updated breaking news. Recommended.
TV One
Broadcaster. Online news is sourced from national broadcasters, Reuters and financial news agency Bridge.
Wairarapa Times-Age
Local daily from the southern tip of the north island.
Government
New Zealand Government
The official gateway to New Zealand government.
Palau
Palau visitors authority
Official guide to Palau, its culture, current affairs and tourist trade.
Papua New Guinea
Post Courier
Papua New Guinea's best daily in English.
Government
Papua New Guinea government
Links to the prime minister's official website, and individual sites for each government department plus general information about the country and its people.
Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Quality daily, founded in the last days of the Marcos regime as a counterweight to the pro-government press. Includes breaking news.
ABS-CBN News
Excellent internet news service, a joint venture between broadcaster ABS-CBN and the Today newspaper.
Business World
Manila business daily.
Filipino Express
Weekly paper, published in the US.
Manila Bulletin
Quality Manila daily. Available on AvantGo for a handheld organiser.
Manila Times
Midmarket daily paper with an international perspective.
Philippine Star
Slick national daily.
Sun Star
Network of local papers from around the islands.
Sunday Punch
Weekly news and analysis from Pangasinan.
Zamboanga Times
Zamboanga city's daily paper.
Government
Republic of the Philippines
Official government portal.
Department of foreign affairs
Embassy to Australia
Samoa
Samoa Observer
Local news in brief.
Le Samoa
Online paper: a new edition appears about three times a month.
Samoa.ws
Samoan portal.
Government
Samoa visitors bureau
Site designed to drive tourism to Samoa.
Singapore
Straits Times
Singapore's most widely circulated English-language paper: has close ties to the government. Daily reporting on events in Asia and the rest of the world.
Singapore Business Times
Electric New Paper
Daily tabloid. Hosted on the AsiaOne news portal.
AsiaOne
Radio Singapore International
State-controlled broadcaster.
Government and politics
Singapore Government
The official line.
Solomon Islands
People First
The first frequently updated news site in the islands.
Tonga
Tonga on the net
Portal.
Tuvalu
CIA world factbook: Tuvalu
Background information from the US.
Vanuatu
Government of Vanuatu
Official site.
Port Vila Presse
Vanuatu Online