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National Geographic Pristine Seas heads to Fiji and Rotuma
Dive Magazine
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April 15, 2025
An aerial view of a coastline near Rainbow Reef and Nakobo Village in the Cakaudrove Province (Photo: Andy Estep/Waitt Institute) An expedition led by a team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas is heading to Fiji...
China and Pacific Island nations reaffirm strategic ties, back one-China policy
Pacific News Service
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China and ten Pacific Island nations have reaffirmed their deepening diplomatic and strategic ties, reiterating support for the one-China principle, and committing to further cooperation across a range of development, security, and climate issues...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Partners with Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), Tourism for First Business Confidence Index Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 26, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), has released Papua New Guinea’s first Business Confidence Index (BCI) report. This report provides valuable insights into...
Third China-PICs Foreign Ministers' Meeting kicks off, first time event is held in person in China
Global Times
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Latest News Photo:GT The Third China-Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Foreign Ministers' Meeting is being held in Xiamen, Fujian Province from Wednesday to Thursday, the first time the meeting is held in person in China. Chinese Foreign Minister...
Palau will gain access to the Green Climate Fund to protect tuna stocks
Island Times
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May 27, 2025
By: Bernadette Carreon Palau and other Pacific countries will receive a $107.4 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and an additional $49.4 million in co-financing. This funding aims to manage the risks associated with the redistribution of...
Building Data Confidence: Vanuatu Tourism Office Strengthens Skills through SPTO Training
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 26, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) has completed a targeted capacity-building program to boost its readiness for handling future Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) surveys and...
UPSC Prelims 2025 Special: Revision Checklist for important International Organisations and Places in News that aspirants shouldn’t miss
The Indian Express
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May 21, 2025
Are You Prelims Ready? The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 is scheduled for May 25. With the clock ticking, revising Current Affairs—especially International Bodies and Places in News—is crucial for every aspirant. Here’s a...
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...
Webinar on ethics scheduled for next Monday
Television Niue
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April 14, 2025
A webinar series on “Ethics for Research in Niue” will be held next Monday- April 21st from 5pm-6:30pm Niue time. The series will explore key ethical principles, processes, and practices relevant to conducting research in Niue. The session will be...
Sunken Manawanui listed as $77m write-off in Budget
RNZ
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May 24, 2025
The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on a reef off the Samoan island of Upolu on 5 October last year, before catching fire and sinking, however all 75 passengers and crew were rescued. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force A $77 million write-off of the...
Young Pacific leaders talanoa on Ocean Health
TP+
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May 19, 2025
John Pulu | Presenter/ Reporter/Director A youth leadership conference for young Pacific People was held in French Polynesia earlier this year. Focusing on ocean prosperity, security and sustainability, it was part of the ‘Young Pacific Leaders...
Clinics “build their own” virtual services with TytoCare
Pulse+IT
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May 20, 2025
Healthcare clinics across New Zealand and Australia are being offered the ability to build their own virtual services using TytoCare’s complete virtual clinic solution – featuring a specialised digital medical examination device and online portal....
Fisheries Operation celebrates 20 years of protecting Pacific waters
Pacific News Service
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Operation Tui Moana, a regional fisheries surveillance operation covering the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu as well as associated high seas, marked 20 years of protecting this...
Pacific media crucial in communicating climate change induced loss and damage
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific region’s role in championing global action on climate-induced loss and damage was highlighted at a pioneering media training convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), with support from the New...
Rethinking the Under-16 social media ban: Calls for evidence-based solutions
Pacific Media Network
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New Zealand’s online safety agency pushed back on the National Party’s proposed ban on social media for individuals under 16, warning that such a measure absolves platforms of responsibility. Brent Carey, Netsafe CEO, told John Pulu on Pacific...
MEDIA BRIEFING: Major Pacific climate report launched at COP29
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 11, 2024
Funder: This research was funded by Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development Cooperation Programme — Ngā Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti. The views expressed in this research and associated publication are those of the authors, and are...
Pacific news in brief for 14 May
RNZ
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May 14, 2025
Photo: Jose Fontano / Unsplash Papua New Guinea - flooding Papua New Guineans have been dealing with flooding in several areas. The Post-Courier reported several parts of Zifasing village, gardens, and cattle grazing areas have been affected....
Regional learning focused on traditional knowledge and gender integration into climate systems
Television Niue
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March 25, 2025
About 20 regional representatives from the various meteorological departments are on the island to learn from Niue on how they have managed to integrate traditional knowledge into the work of the Niue Meteorological Service. They are part of the...
Cool roofs to combat extreme heat
Gulf Today
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March 18, 2025
A global scientific trial is on that includes the city of Ahmedabad in India to study how indoor heat impacts people’s health and economic outcomes in developing countries – and how ‘cool roofs’ might help, according to a Reuters report. Hundreds...
SPTO, PNGTPA Release Business Confidence Index Survey
PNG Business News
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The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), has released PNG’s first Business Confidence Index (BCI) report this month. This report offers valuable insights into the...