Stories from Quick Reads and New Zealand
New Zealand: China Free Trade Caption Contest
Whaleoil.co.nz is running a caption contest for a picture that features the Chinese leader gesturing while talking to the prime minister of New Zealand.
New Zealand: Low Consumer Confidence
Kiwiblog is concerned about the ten year low in consumer confidence in New Zealand.
New Zealand: Migration Record
Kiwiblog points to the latest migration statistics and finds that record number of New Zealanders are moving to Australia.
New Zealand: Facebook And Politics
Kiwiblog introduces a Facebook application called NZ Politics. “You can choose a party you support, and then see who all your friends support. You get to choose whether or not your support is made public.”
Oceania: Reactions on Australian Elections
The Interpreter rounds up reactions from Australia's neighbours in the South Pacific on the recent elections in Australia.
New Zealand: Electoral Finance Bill
The bloggers at Pacific Empire are protesting the Electoral Finance Bill. They feel that the bill will limit their freedom of speech.
Oceania: Arc of Instability and the Africanization of the South Pacific
Pacific Empire in a guest post at cominganarchy.com looks at the concepts of “arc of instability” and “Africanization of the South Pacific” that some academics and analysts use to describe the instability in the island nations of Pacific Ocean.
Fiji: Building a Traditional Underground Oven
Peceli blogs about the tradition of building a “lovo” – the traditional underground oven used to cook communal meals in the South Pacific. “In Australia we can’t make a lovo in your back yard without permission from the local council and the Fire Prevention Officer. The ruling is if we...
Jamaica: Commonwealth Games
Leon wonders why the 18th Commonwealth Games aren't getting more media attention. “Is it because the mighty U.S is not involved, since the Commonwealth games only include former territories of Britain? (But wait, America is a former territory of Britain!).”
Commonwealth Games
Regan liveblogs the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, which took place last night in Melbourne, Australia.
Bermuda: Referendum for Bermuda?
The Limey notes that South Pacific islands of Tokelau have become the latest colony to reject independence by referendum, and wonders when the pressure group “Bermudians for Referendum” will be taken seriously by the country's Premier.
