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Pacific Islands News Roundup – Feb. 21–27, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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February 27, 2025
Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security Fiame still PM of Samoa, no confidence motion fails (Samoa Observer) NZ’s foreign minister raises concerns over China’s Tasman Sea drills, Cook Islands deals on Beijing visit (PACNEWS/Reuters)...
Artist Selected as Niue Artist in Residence 2025
TP+
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April 16, 2025
Katrina Iosia. Photo: Corban Estate Award-winning artist Katrina Iosia has been selected as the inaugural Niue Artist in Residence 2025. Katrina works as both a designer, developer and a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for creative...
Three Hato Hone St John Tutors Travel To Niue To Teach First Aid And Life-saving...
Scoop
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Waimanu Pulu (Medical Doctor, Department of Health) Sheree King (HHSJ tutor), Oscilyna Kulatea (Paramedic, Department of Health), James Shilton (General Manager of Matavai Scenic Resort) Glen ‘Ping’ Gould (HHSJ tutor) and Margaret Smith (HHSJ...
The Pacific Islands News Association at 50: Part 2
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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April 15, 2025
By Kalafi Moala A perspective on the history and future of the Pacific Islands News Association from incoming President Kalafi Moala. The Pacific Islands Media Freedom (PIMF) Index 2023, published by the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), referred to...
Visa-Free Travel to New Zealand for Palau and Pacific Visitors
Island Times
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April 15, 2025
Starting in November 2025, passport holders from Palau and other Pacific Islands Forum countries will be able to travel to New Zealand from Australia without needing a visa. This initiative will be trialed for 12 months. According to an...
Shane Jones woos and warns Chatham Islands with ‘surprise’ abattoir and kūmara bin
The New Zealand Herald
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April 17, 2025
What initially seemed a thoughtful koha was soon revealed as a shameless ploy from the seafood-loving Jones, who had hoped to return with a bounty of Rēkohu’s renowned kaimoana. Jones, to his credit, fessed up: “I am emptying its contents out in...
Kiribati International Visitor Survey 2024: Key Insights to Strengthen Tourism Strategies
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 8, 2025
The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK), in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) and the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has released the results of the International Visitor Survey (IVS) conducted from January to...
Niue urges enhanced coordination
The Islandsun
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February 28, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi has called for enhanced coordination among multilateral organizations, regional fishery bodies, and governments to ensure sustainability commitments are effectively translated into action. He...
Niue surveyed on potential installation of Himawari cast system
Television Niue
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February 28, 2025
A senior Meteorological Engineer for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is on the island this week working alongside the Niue Met Service. Hiroyuki Ichijo’s is here to survey the installation of the Himawari Cast system that will...
Irish passports have major travelling perk that most countries do not but people unaware
Galway Beo
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April 16, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity...
Pacific News Service
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Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific biodiversity. Following the suspension of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the...
Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity conference
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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February 25, 2025
Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific biodiversity. Following the suspension of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the...
Irish passport holders given incredible travel perk other countries don’t have
RSVP Live
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April 15, 2025
The Irish passport has been named the most powerful in the world. The Nomad Passport Index calculated this based on several factors, including the countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, the allowance of dual citizenship and global...
Pacific nations receive major GCF grant for tuna stock management
RNZ
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February 26, 2025
Frozen tuna being transhipped in Vidar in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Francisco Blaha There are high hopes that 14 Pacific countries will be able to better manage their tuna stocks with the help of a major grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The...
On the Up: Hato Hone St John leads vital first aid courses in Niue
The New Zealand Herald
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April 15, 2025
Two advanced resuscitation courses were also taught. “Everyone who took part in the training was so engaged and open to learn. I love teaching, and teaching over there was an amazing experience. “We all had a brilliant time.” Niue, known as The...
Niue Met Service weather update
Television Niue
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February 26, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Rae has now been downgraded to a tropical low pressure system, meanwhile two tropical cyclones remain in the Pacific. Niue’s Meteorological Service Director -Rossy Mitiepo says the Ex-Tropical Cyclone RAE was located 944 km...
Ocean warming to take its toll on Pacific islands’ tuna industry
Island Times
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February 25, 2025
SUVA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Pacific island nations, whose economies rely on tuna, are facing a 10 to 30 percent harvest decline by 2050 due to climate-related fish migration, according to research by Conservation International and the Pacific...
Pacific Mini Games Chef de Missions Tour Palau Venues
Island Times
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February 25, 2025
KOROR, Palau – With less than five months until the Pacific Mini Games, the Palau Games Organizing Committee is hosting a Chef de Mission (CdM) meeting from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, bringing together 34 team managers from across Oceania, along with...
Green MP queries $12b Defence boost amid Pacific relations
Pacific Media Network
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Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning Defence Minister Judith Collins’ spending decisions following the Government’s announcement of a multi-billion-dollar capability plan for New Zealand’s armed forces. Collins recently unveiled a $12 billion...
NZ Transnational Crime Unit conduct workshop in Niue
Television Niue
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April 10, 2025
For the first time, a 2 member team from the New Zealand Transnational Crime Unit (NZTCU) were in Niue this week to conduct A Foundational intelligence workshop. The two day workshop focused on developing capacity and up-skilling for the Niue...