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GCF offers big grant to help protect Pacific countries tuna stock
Xinhua News Agency
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SUVA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A 107 million U.S. dollars' grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will support 14 Pacific Island countries in safeguarding their tuna industries against climate change impacts. According to Tonga's news website Matangi...
New Zealand expels ambassador who criticized Trump
Newstrack
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March 6, 2025
New Zealand has sacked its High Commissioner to Britain, Phil Goff. Goff said at an event in London that Trump's way of ending the Russia-Ukraine war is similar to the Munich Agreement of 1938. The Munich Agreement allowed Hitler to occupy...
Will Chinese fleet circumnavigate NZ or Australia?
The Daily Blog
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February 20, 2025
Defence Minister Judith Collins warns Chinese ships in Tasman have ‘enormous strike power’ Defence Minister Judith Collins vented frustration at the Chinese Government for not informing New Zealand that it would be sending a “highly capable”...
USD 157 million Green Climate Fund grant aims to support Pacific Island tuna fisheries
SeafoodSource
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Fourteen Pacific Island countries have received a USD 156.8 million (EUR 145.6 million) grant to respond to tuna stock shifts caused by climate change. The funding comes from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has pledged USD 107 million (EUR...
Unprecedented pressure and resilience in Pacific media sector, new research reveals
Pacific News Service
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Despite progress in the Pacific’s media sector, new research reveals it remains fragile due to digital disruption and continued loss of advertising revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of the Media: Pacific research study involved...
Marshall Islands signs treaty banning nuclear weapons in the South Pacific
RNZ
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March 5, 2025
The historic signing of the Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, took place in Majuro during the observance of the Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on the same day. 3 March 2025 Photo: Pacific Islands Forum The Marshall Islands has become...
Continuing hysteria in NZ over Cook Islands’ deal with China
World Socialist Web Site
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March 3, 2025
The New Zealand political and media establishment continued to ratchet up tensions with the Cook Islands over the past week, as more details were released about the small Pacific country’s recent agreement with China. Cook Islands Prime Minister...
New Zealand Backing New Justice Building For Niue
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the capital Alofi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced. Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton...
21 February 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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February 21, 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Aus-PNG defence treaty announced; Wong appoints multiple senior foreign postings; Marles comments on Chinese ships on Australia’s east coast, flares deployed in the South China Sea; 40th anniversary of the...
Pasifika 2025: Bringing The Island Vibes To Western Springs
Scoop
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Auckland’s Pasifika Festival, one of the largest and most vibrant celebrations of Pacific Island cultures, returns to Western Springs this weekend. The festival, in its 32nd year, will showcase the heartbeat of the Pacific through food, music,...
Pasifika Festival to bring island vibes to Auckland this weekend
1News
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Auckland’s Pasifika Festival, one of the largest and most vibrant celebrations of Pacific Island cultures, returns to Western Springs this weekend. The festival, in its 32nd year, will showcase the heartbeat of the Pacific through food, music,...
Mana Moana Symphony of Songs from the Pacific is back
TP+
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March 4, 2025
For one night only the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Signature Choir with Live Nation are back and present Mana Moana returning for a musical experience with a symphony of songs from the Pacific. After 2023’s performance at Spark Arena, the...
Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: US Secretary of Defence signals Pacific pivot
The Daily Blog
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February 19, 2025
Last Wednesday, US Secretary of Defence, Peter Hegseth spoke to the European Union’s committee for coordinating support to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group. Hegseth’s speech has been widely reported because it discusses US proposals...
‘I want to be the first Niue world champion’
Pacific Media Network
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At just 12 years old, Mai'ivia Simi says, “I want to be the first Niue World Champion.” Nicknamed the “Niuean Sayan”, Simi carves out a strong path in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, showcasing his skills and unwavering passion for the fight game....
Countdown To Pasifika Festival 2025 – Experience The Best Of Pacific Culture, Music, And Food
Scoop
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Photo/Supplied Auckland’s iconic Pasifika Festival is returning in 2025, bringing together the vibrant cultures of the Pacific for a weekend of unforgettable performances, interactive experiences, and authentic flavours. Mark your calendars for...
Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Announces 2025 Pasifika Navigator
Scoop
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Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:29 am Press Release: CANZ William Kingi has been confirmed as the Pasifika Navigator for Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand (CANZ) in a brand new role for the organisation that manages our national choirs. With support from...
Anae fights for NZ visa exemption for Pacific
Samoa Observer
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Samoan-New Zealand activist Anae Arthur Anae hopes to garner support to petition the New Zealand parliament for visa-free travel for up to three months for Pacific island nations. Anae is in Samoa and is requesting Samoans to sign a petition which...
Pacific population bucks NZ trends
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific communities are known for their large families. People with Pacific heritage make up 8.9 per cent of New Zealand’s current population and this is expected to increase to 11 per cent by 2043. Massey University emeritus professor Paul...
Nuclear Free And Independent Pacific Day 2025
Scoop
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Today, 1 March, is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day, commemorated as Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day in the Marshall Islands - the 71st anniversary of the 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation by the United States close to the surface of Bikini...
Oh look, the Daily Blog I told you so express on time over Cook Islands and MFAT screwing up
The Daily Blog
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February 18, 2025
Cough. Cough. Comrades. I fear The Daily Blog I told you so express is on time again, and redneck Trolls all know how much you hate to hear me say that, but I argued back in April 2024 that this new Government had fucked up with the Cook Islands...