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2022 Tide Prediction Calendars released; a new calendar for Ebeye-Marshall Islands
Pacific News Service
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Tide Prediction Calendars for 24 Pacific locations were distributed last week to National Meteorological Services and ocean stakeholders around the region to assist in decision making on their daily ocean use. The annual tide prediction calendars...
Pacific Islands Forum: NZ ‘all in’ on Australia’s Pacific policing initiative but implementation still uncertain
The New Zealand Herald
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August 30, 2024
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today said New Zealand was “all in” on the initiative and would be contributing financially towards its $400m cost. “We’re all in, we think it’s a fantastic idea.” He downplayed suggestions the initiative was...
Top 3 Hidden Paradise Islands for Solo Travelers in the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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February 27, 2025
The Pacific offers some of the world’s most peaceful, off-the-beaten-path destinations—ideal for solo travelers. If you’re looking for solitude, adventure, and cultural immersion, these 3 hidden islands are perfect for your next getaway. 1. Niue:...
New Zealand to Support Niue with new justice building
TP+
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March 5, 2025
Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi and Winston Peters. Photo: Winston Peters / X Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the...
Marshall Islands signs treaty banning nuclear weapons in South Pacific
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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March 5, 2025
MAJURO: The Marshall Islands has become the 14th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member state to join the South Pacific’s nuclear non-prolifiration and disarmament treaty. The agreement, known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, was signed in Majuro during...
NZ commits funding to support Niue progress
Pacific Media Network
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A new justice building in Niue's capital is among the initiatives receiving support from New Zealand. Niue’s Prime Minister, Dalton Tagelagi, is in Wellington for high-level meetings. This includes discussions with his counterpart, Christopher...
Manurewa’s first Pan-Pacific strategy aims to amplify Pasifika voices
Asia Pacific Report
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March 5, 2025
By Mary Afemata, Local Democracy Reporting The Manurewa Local Board is developing its first Pan-Pacific strategy in Aotearoa New Zealand to amplify Pasifika voices in local decision-making. A recent community workshop brought leaders and residents...
Preserving Pacific stories: Niue’s digital leap for future generations
Pacific Media Network
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Niue, Sāmoa, and the Solomon Islands are part of a Pacific children’s media programme called Storytime and Play (STP), an innovative early childhood development initiative led by Plan International Australia with the support of the New Zealand...
Cook Islands welcomes Marshall Islands’ accession to Treaty of Rarotonga
Cook Island News
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March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown met with the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Hilda Heine in Tonga in August last year. MFAI/24082613 Cook Islands, a key advocate of the Treaty of Rarotonga since its inception, commended the...
Marshall Islands signs Treaty, urges US to address nuclear legacy
Pacific Media Network
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) takes a historic step in reinforcing its commitment to a nuclear-free Pacific by signing the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga. President Hilda Heine is calling...
New Zealand’s UK Envoy Sacked Over Jibe at Trump D
NTD
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March 7, 2025
“We have asked the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bede Corry to now work through with Mr Goff the upcoming leadership transition at the New Zealand High Commission in London,” a spokesperson said Peters said he would have ended the role if...
Cook Islands welcomes Marshall Islands’ accession to the Treaty of…
Pacific News Service
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The Cook Islands has welcomed the Marshall Islands by signing the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga. In welcoming RMI’s signing, Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Tepaeru Herrmann, reflected on...
Palau media struggles to be financially stable- State of the Media: Pacific Research says
Island Times
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March 7, 2025
Palau’s media organizations still struggle to find ways to financially stable and although the Constitution guarantees media freedom, accessing information is still a challenge. This is according to the The State of the Media: Pacific research...
Breaking barriers: Aviation company’s mission to elevate Pacific representation
Pacific Media Network
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The chief executive of JNP Aviation says their mission is to continue the growth of Pacific representation in the industry. JNP Aviation, based in Mount Maunganui, is an airport services company contracted to Air New Zealand across multiple...
It takes a village to raise a child: UN rings alarm over crisis in the Pacific
Pacific Media Network
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The United Nations warns that Pacific children face alarmingly high rates of violence and abuse, which are among the highest in the world. The UN says these issues stem from inadequate government-funded services, persistent religious and cultural...
Manurewa’s First Pan-Pacific Strategy Takes Shape
Scoop
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The Manurewa Local Board is developing its first Pan-Pacific strategy to amplify Pasifika voices in local decision-making. A recent community workshop brought leaders and residents together to develop a strategy that will help guide how the board...
News24 Business | Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
News24
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March 10, 2025
Scientists are studying how painting roofs with a white coating to make homes cooler could impact people's health and economic outcomes.(Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images) Roofs of informal settlements in Ahmedabad, India have been painted white to...
Manurewa's first Pan-Pacific Strategy takes shape with input from the local community
Pacific Media Network
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The Manurewa Local Board is developing its first Pan-Pacific strategy to amplify Pasifika voices in local decision-making. A recent community workshop brought leaders and residents together to develop a strategy that will help guide the board's...
Pasifika Festival celebrates 32 Years of Pacific culture in Auckland with over 1,000 performers
Waatea News
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March 7, 2025
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Atereano Mateariki Ena Manuireva | Pasifika Festival celebrates 32 Years of Pacific culture in Auckland with over 1,000 performers Role Funding: 0000 This weekend's Pasifika Festival celebrates the vibrant cultures that...
US$107 million grant to help protect Pacific countries tuna stock
Matangi Tonga Online
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March 6, 2025
A US$107 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will support 14 Pacific Island countries including Tonga, in safeguarding their tuna industries against climate change impacts. Announced at the Honiara Summit 2025, in the Solomon Islands...