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FEATURE ǀ American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
Marianas Variety
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A view of the harbor at Pago Pago, American Samoa. AP via Grist IN early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an...
Letter: Plastic bureaucracy
Cook Island News
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September 1, 2025
Kia orana. There has to be a public response and acknowledgement to Te Tuhi Kelly’s excellent letter in Cook Islands News in the August 27 edition. He covers many aspects of what is wrong with the way the bureaucracy looks at critical issues in...
Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum
Christian Daily International
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The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...
Greater Boston preps for the World Cup, Tall Ships in 2026
Cape Cod Times - Massachusetts
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Take this as either an advertisement or as a warning: next summer will be like no other. In a six-week span starting in June, Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of July 4, 1776, host seven men's World Cup matches, and welcome...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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September 5, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Letter: Balancing global goals with local needs
Cook Island News
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August 27, 2025
Dear Editor, I was reading this article published on 20 August 2025 “Cook Islands disappointed over stalled global talks to combat plastic pollution” and I’m thinking, a plastic treaty, a noble idea, but where’s the economic balance? So, the Cook...
Ross Taylor, Ex-New Zealand Cricketer, Comes Out of Retirement To Play for Samoa in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Asia-East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
Latestly
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September 5, 2025
Mumbai, September 5: Former New Zealand run machine Ross Taylor is set to represent Samoa at the upcoming Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier in Oman to push their cause of scripting a maiden appearance for them in next year's...
15 things all visitors to French Polynesia should know before they go
Lonely Planet
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French Polynesia – or certainly its two most famous islands, Tahiti and Bora Bora – may well be the most romanticized islands on Earth. Utopia does, indeed, exist and it’s a place where Polynesians live amongst tall, triangular green mountains...
NES staff enhance GIS skills
Cook Island News
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August 25, 2025
The hands-on workshop built skills in ArcGIS tools for mapping, data collection, and analysis, strengthening capacity for environmental monitoring, disaster risk reduction, and evidence-based decision-making across the Cook Islands.25052402 Staff...
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
Grist Magazine
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September 3, 2025
In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They were there to learn about a proposal to allow...
Pet Talk: A passion for pets and the planet
Cook Island News
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August 27, 2025
From left, incoming medical director of Te Are Manu Dr Katie Bird, former medical director Dr Rose Hasegawa and Lorraine Von Hoff at Te Are Manu Vet Clinic in Arorangi. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25070207 Dr Katie Bird, the new medical director of Te Are...
Letters to the Editor | September 3, 2025
The Fiji Times
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September 3, 2025
Housing and land packages I saw that the Housing Authority is offering house and land packages. These are supposed to be 2-bedroom houses on their own with a piece of land. Why isn’t the Authority building larger housing complexes and issuing...
Hospice staff bring cultural care and dignity to families
Pacific Media Network
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Hospice workers are supporting patients nearing the end of their lives, but say stigma and misconceptions can still hinder Pacific families when a loved one is dying. Niukini Hendrikse, a social worker at Tōtara Hospice, says the ongoing challenge...
The world is coming to Boston in summer 2026. State officials are prepping for the traffic
WBUR - Massachusetts
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Take this as either an advertisement or as a warning: next summer will be like no other. In a six-week span starting in June, Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of July 4, 1776, host seven men's World Cup matches, and welcome...
‘Sharing Aloha’ goes behind the scenes at PCC
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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September 1, 2025
The heated debate over tourism in Hawaii has hit the big screen with the limited release of a new feature-length documentary called “Sharing Aloha,” a coming-of-age story of Pacific islander college students who are earning four-year degrees at...
'He championed our causes on the global stage': Former Oceania aquatics vice president Romani Katoa laid to rest
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 20, 2025
After a short battle with pancreatic cancer, the late Romani Pakura Katoa was laid to rest today in his beloved home island of Pukapuka in the northern Cook Islands, buried next to his Mama and embraced by the ocean and the community that shaped...
FEATURE | What will this take? Securing and sustaining our Blue Pacific
The Fiji Times
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August 30, 2025
First of all, I pay my deepest respects to traditional owners of lands on which we are meeting. I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander elders, chiefs – past, present and emerging. Thank you. I am deeply honoured to be invited to...
Uto ni Yalo arrives in Lata
Solomon Star
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August 31, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania finally arrived in Lata, Santa Cruz, Temotu Province this morning, Sunday 31st August 2025. The team left Fiji about eight days ago bound for Honiara ahead of the Pacific Island...
32 Survivor Contestants Who Really Understood How To Play The Game
Cinema Blend
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August 30, 2025
Some Survivor players really know how to play the game. There are a bunch of different ways that Survivor can be played: you can be a hero, provide for the tribe, kill it at comps, and make friends with everyone. Or you can play the villain,...
PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...