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The Government of New Zealand announce additional NZD 5 million commitment to the Pacific Community Ocean Science Centre (PCCOS)
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing and Minister for Rail - New Zealand The Government of New Zealand and the Pacific Community (SPC) have deepened their partnership with the announcement of NZD 5million to...
French scientists map plankton, the ocean’s mysterious oxygen factories
Modern Ghana
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French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth's oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet's carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life...
US research vessel to aid Cook Islands’ seabed mineral exploration
Cook Island News
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August 7, 2025
From left, Joshua Kroon, US Department of Commerce’s deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods, materials, critical minerals and metals. David Gehrenbeck, Chargé d’Affaires US Mission to NZ, Cook Islands, and Niue, Prime Minister...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Release Key Insights from Niue Community Attitude Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 22, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has completed the Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) for Niue, delivering important insights into public sentiment around tourism development and its...
Pacific profiles: The guardians of the Rainbow Fale
The Spinoff
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August 14, 2025
The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public. Today, Jazriel Lavakula, Mela Meilin Ta’avao and Penni Wolfgramm of the...
Stronger ties benefit Pacific island nations
China Daily Global
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Fijian students try their hands at Chinese calligraphy on April 15 during an event celebrating the United Nations Chinese Language Day, which falls on April 20, in Suva, the capital of the Pacific island country. GAO XIN/XINHUA This summer, Basi...
New Zealand government snubs Cook Islands’ 60th anniversary celebration
World Socialist Web Site
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August 12, 2025
In a clear and deliberate diplomatic snub, the New Zealand government boycotted celebrations in the Cook Islands on August 4 marking 60 years of “self-government in free association with New Zealand.” Constitution Day, or Te Maeva Nui, is held...
Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists
Grist Magazine
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August 8, 2025
As delegates from around the world have negotiated a global plastics treaty over five sessions since 2022, alliances have emerged among nations, across civil society, and throughout the private sector. Some countries have banded together in...
FBI Opens New Attaché Office in New Zealand
Texas Border Business
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August 8, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel delivers remarks at the opening on July 31, 2025, of the Bureau’s newest law enforcement attaché office in Wellington, New Zealand. Image: Courtesy of FBITexas Border Business Federal Bureau of Investigation The FBI...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 1 – August 7, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 8, 2025
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VIDEO: New Zealand's Air Force Performs 'Daring' Rescue of Americans from Antarctica
Breitbart
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August 7, 2025
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) rescued three Americans from Antarctica during a risky overnight operation on Tuesday. The medical evacuation was conducted in freezing temperatures and complete darkness, Fox News reported on Wednesday....
Fiji welcomes breakthroughdeal on South Pacific Albacore management
Pacific News Service
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Fiji’s Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, has welcomed a major regional breakthrough on the sustainable management of South Pacific Albacore, calling it a “historic milestone” for the country’s tuna industry. “This is a landmark...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 25 – July 31, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 2, 2025
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‘Clinical Obesity’ Definition Shifts Obesity Prevalence
Medscape
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The adoption of the new “clinical obesity” definition alters prevalence estimates of obesity in many parts of the world compared with BMI-based definitions, new data suggested. In January 2025, a Lancet Commission proposed that the diagnosis of...
Renewed hope: Why the ICJ climate decision matters to us all
Islands Business
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July 27, 2025
OFFICIALS have reached consensus on the long-standing South Pacific Albacore (SPA) tuna allocation within the Exclusive Economic Zones of Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members south of the equator. This breakthrough comes after nearly two decades...
Ghaziabad embassy fraud sheds light on world of ‘micronations’
The Print
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July 27, 2025
Lucknow, Jul 27 (PTI) A bizarre fraud case uncovered in Ghaziabad, near Delhi, has thrown the spotlight on the little-known world of “micronations” — self-declared entities that mimic the structures of real countries but lack legal recognition....
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 18 – July 24, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 25, 2025
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Best Designed Books In Aotearoa Revealed
Scoop
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PANZ Book Design awards shortlist. Photo/Supplied. Beautifully designed books are in the spotlight with the announcement today of the finalists for the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards. The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ)...
Gateways and barriers to Starlink in the Pacific
Asia Times
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July 24, 2025
In the past few years, Starlink’s satellite internet service has become available across much of the Pacific. This has created new challenges for regulators in Pacific Island countries: some have promoted Starlink while others have banned it. Elon...
Pacific project enhances early warning systems for island resilience
World Meteorological Organization
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July 24, 2025
Launched in January 2021, the project supported 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in enhancing their multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) by addressing gaps in institutional governance, technical capacity, risk information...