Pacific Islands Weekly: Rugby, Cook Is., USP, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tokelau, Vanuatu

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Rugby. A proposed Pacific-based Super Rugby bid fails as Fiji pulls out.

Cook Islands. Rarotonga. Major water supply upgrade.
Proposed law on  long stay visitors.
Miss Cook Islander placed in world's top 30. Watch video/

Fiji - USP
High level talks between USP. Australia and NZ, the University's main benefactors, finished last week. The main item for discussion  was the USP's Strategic Plan 2013-18.

Fiji. Ghosts and pools on Taveuni
Election  results petitioners' difficulties in serving petition.

Kiribati Pre-School development.

Samoa, The original green banana shipment to NZ didn't  make it to supermarket shelves because some cases were found to contain ants.  The shipments have resumed.

The Unit Trust of Samoa, which has local and foreign investors,  will be providing $25m for the new parliament building.

Solomon Is. The problem of separating traditional gift giving and corruption.

Tokelau. New inter-atoll ferry.

Vanuatu Battling superstition in a country where 4 out of 5 blind people need not be blind.