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Community participation celebrated at Te Maeva Nui awards ceremony
Cook Island News
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August 6, 2025
Oire Nikao celebrating in joy as they won A grade category for the imene tuki event, an unexpected win for the team. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25080524 The closing ceremony and awards of Te Maeva Nui 2025 featured a variety of prize presentations. The...
The real Cook Island questions Winston wont answer
The Daily Blog
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August 6, 2025
Another brilliant column by Lloyd Burr… Winston Peters’ adviser tells media to ask ‘questions that aren’t about politics’ It’s not often reporters are told not to ask any political questions when they’re at a press conference with two politicians....
NZ Customs 'very concerned' about drug movements in the Pacific
RNZ
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August 6, 2025
Photo: Customs NZ The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine through the Pacific. Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets...
Fisheries ministers endorse agreement on allocation of South Pacific Albacore
Matangi Tonga Online
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July 28, 2025
Fisheries Ministers unanimously endorsed the agreement on proportional allocation of South Pacific Albacore (SPA) among FFA Members, during the 24th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial in Niue last week. The FFA said that this breakthrough...
Empire In The Antipodes: Why The FBI’s Wellington Office Is A Threat ToAotearoa – Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
The Daily Blog
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August 3, 2025
On 31 July 2025, the FBI officially opened its first standalone office in Aotearoa New Zealand, based in Wellington’s U.S. Embassy. For most of the mainstream media, this development was reported with a mixture of bureaucratic neutrality and mild...
Pilgrims from the Pacific bringing their culture to the Youth Jubilee
Vatican News
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July 25, 2025
Three pilgrims from Tahiti, Tonga and Guam share with Vatican News their excitement in participating in the Jubilee of Youth and the hope and energy they want to bring back home. By Isabella H. de Carvalho Around 18,000 km over two flights, 8 and...
Summary: Regent’s 2027-28 Season at a Glance
Cruise Industry News
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises recently announced 2027-28 season includes global itineraries. Cruise Industry News takes a closer look at the company’s deployment plans, which include the first full season of the new Seven Seas Prestige. Africa and...
One Fit Hire: The clothing rental that celebrates ‘beautiful bodies, beautiful minds’
TP+
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August 3, 2025
Ann-Tauilo Motuga | Reporter/Videographer Born from a personal struggle, One Fit Hire has become a beacon of change for plus size fashion and representation. With conventional retail stores often limiting their sizes to a 14 and below, Kahu Henare...
Japan offers 3 million vaccine doses at Pacific Islands Summit
Pacific News Service
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Japan will provide Pacific island nations and territories with 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from mid-July through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday. Suga’s announcement came as...
Cook Islands opposition rejects independence, calls for greater self-sufficiency
RNZ
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August 3, 2025
Cook Islands leader of the opposition Tina Browne Photo: Caleb Fotheringham The leader of the Cook Islands opposition Tina Browne wants the country to be more self-sufficient, but says there is no desire to be independent from New Zealand. The...
Courage, not compromise – Pacific SIDS call for ambition ahead of…
Pacific News Service
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With plastic pollution at crisis levels, delegates from 14 Pacific Island countries have arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, with one clear message for the world: courage, not compromise. Only a bold, comprehensive, and legally binding treaty that...
Pacific celebrates the voices of women in fisheries at the Fisheries...
Pacific News Service
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Women working behind the scenes across the Pacific fisheries sector were celebrated in Niue last night, as the latest edition of Moana Voices was honoured during the opening ceremony of the 24th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 25 – July 31, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 2, 2025
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Te Teko’s Zena Elliott claims major NZ art award
Te Ao Maori News
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A Te Teko-raised artist has won a major New Zealand art award. Zena Elliott (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Whānau ā Apānui, Ngāti Rangitihi) — who recalls being raised on fruit from neighbours’ trees and liquorice from the local store in the small...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
Poly - Will and Grace: From car chats to voices from the heart
Pacific Media Network
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An idea for a vodcast series originated from car rides where Te Rito journalism alumni William Sangster and Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai engaged in “deep and meaningful” conversations about life. The inspiration grew into a four-part vodcast series...
PACER Plus: NZ backs Fiji’s ambitious push for membership
Pacific Media Network
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New Zealand is ramping up its support for Fiji’s inclusion in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. PACER Plus is a trade and development agreement between Australia, New Zealand, and eight Pacific Island countries,...
Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
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 Islands News Roundup – July 18 – July 24, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 25, 2025
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