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Pike River mining disaster - Inspector Brigitte Nimmo
Audio 25 Nov 2010Inspector Brigitte Nimmo is a Police officer who is welfare co-ordinator for families of the Pike River mining disaster. Audio
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Brigitte Heuser
Audio 11 Jun 2010NZ mezzo-soprano performing concert at St Andrew's on the Terrace next Wednesday before heading off to the UK. Audio
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Thanatourism
Audio 1 May 2010How sites of natural disasters, murders and torture become visitor sites and tourist attractions. Brigitte Sion's just organised a global conference on the subject. Audio
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Former tourism bosses in French Polynesia get suspended jail sentences
A court in French Polynesia has given suspended jail sentences to two former leaders of the territory's tourism promotion agency over financial irregularities in excess of 630,000 US dollars. The...
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Herve Mariton succeeds Baroin as French overseas territories mnister
The French prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, has reshuffled his cabinet and appointed a new overseas territories minister. Herve Mariton has been given the post previously held by Francois…
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French minister Baroin due in Tahiti next week
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Francois Baroin, is to make his first ministerial visit to French Polynesia from the end of next week. Press reports in Tahiti...
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More blockades in New Caledonia as strikes continue
There have been more blockades in New Caledonia where a three-week general strike is close to forcing the SLN nickel company to shut down its smelter. Talks are underway in...
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French Polynesian politician shocked at new French bill
A member of French Polynesia's ruling Union For Democracy Party has expressed shock at a proposed French law designed to claw back powers granted to the territory in last year's...
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Stunned reaction to France's plan to rescind autonomy in French Polynesia
Political leaders in French Polynesia have hit out at a proposed organic French law designed to claw back powers granted to the territory in last year's autonomy statute. The proposal...
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French Polynesia president to meet French PM in Paris
The president of French Polynesia, Oscar Temaru, has left on an official visit to Paris, where he's to meet the prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and the overseas territories minister, Brigitte...
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French Polynesian government seeks clarification of French comment
The French Polynesian government has asked the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, to clarify her comment that the French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, is a notorious…
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French court confirms no dissolution for French Polynesia assembly
The highest administrative court in France has issued a fresh ruling confirming that the territorial assembly in French Polynesia can't be dissolved. The former president Oscar Temaru had appealed…
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France aims to resolve ambiguity over New Caledonia electorate
France is to begin a legal review aimed at settling the thorny question of who is able to vote in New Caledonia. The declaration was made after a meeting in...
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New Caledonians review Noumea Accord in Paris
Political leaders from New Caledonia are in Paris for two days of talks to review the 1998 Noumea Accord on greater autonomy from France. The French minister in charge of...
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New Caledonia's Jacques Lafleur steps down as party leader
One of New Caledonia's longest-serving political leaders, Jacques Lafleur, has stepped down as leader of the anti-independence Rassemblement-UMP party. Mr Lafleur has led the Rassemblement-UMP since…
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New Caledonia accord review uncertain
New Caledonia's signatories of the 1998 Noumea Accord on greater autonomy are due to meet next month in Paris. The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has...
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French Polynesian assembly decides against endorsing dissolution petition
The French Polynesian assembly has decided not to endorse a petition seeking to dissolve the assembly. More than 42-thousand people signed the petition after the French president, Jacques Chirac…
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French minister surprised at Tahiti observer request
The French overseas territories minister has expressed surprise that the ousted French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, wants to have international observers at the next election in the territory…
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French Polynesia occupations set to continue until February
The groups occupying French Polynesia's presidential palace complex say they will not leave until February when by-elections are due to be held. Calling themselves the Popular Movement, they say…
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More talks on lifting French Polynesia blockades
A member of French Polynesia's ousted coalition, Tea Hirshon, says she is confident that the blockades of public buildings will be lifted. Those defying the political leaders are meeting today...
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French Polynesia's Flosse accuses Temaru of not keeping his word
The French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, says the words of his political rival, Oscar Temaru, have no value as the agreement to vacate the presidential complex was not followed. Mr...
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Paris postpones French Polynesia crisis meeting
The French minister for overseas territories has postponed a meeting she had been due to host, between the two would-be presidents of French Polynesia. Brigitte Girardin says a full meeting...
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French Polynesians occupying government buildings given 72 hours to leave
France's Supreme Court has given people occupying French Polynesia's lands ministry and Presidential Palace 72 hour to lift their blockade of the buildings. French Polynesian rival politicians have…
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French Polynesia talks continue in Paris
French Polynesian rival politicians have been holding bilateral talks with the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, in Paris in a bid to end the political crisis in Tahiti. More...
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First round of meetings on French Polynesia political crisis held in Paris
A first roundtable meeting has ended in Paris aimed at ending the political crisis in French Polynesia. The talks involved the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, and all top...