Samoa population tips over the 200,000 mark
Samoa's population has increased in the past six years by four percent, to 205,557. The official report of the Samoa Population Housing...
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Dec 9, 20221 min read
Vanuatu backs New Caledonia plan for expanded air connections
Acting Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has confirmed his Government's support for a Congress of New Caledonia plan for airlinks...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
New review aims to ensure education is a right across the Pacific
A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards. The Pacific Regional Inclusive...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
PACER Plus supports Samoan exporters and stakeholders in improving trade through ePhytos
More than 10 Samoan exporters attended the opening of the PACER Plus ePhyto Workshop in Apia today. Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
France tiptoes towards next New Caledonia statute
The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has wrapped up a week of wide-ranging talks in New Caledonia trying to advance work on a new...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
'Really excited' at two new major flight routes into Cook Islands
The Cook Island Tourism Industry Council is elated at the government's announcement of two new airline partnerships; however the benefits...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
Pacific nations seeking $70M from Green Climate Fund for fisheries adaptation
Fourteen Pacific Islands countries are working together on a unique application to access a $US70 million grant from the Green Climate...
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NZPBCIntern
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Brown: Cook Islands' economic recovery better than expected
The Cook Islands' prime minister says the economic recovery from covid-19 and closed borders is tracking above forecast. Mark Brown said...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
Niue facing Covid community transmission for first time, Govt confirms
The Niue government has confirmed the country is experiencing Covid-19 community transmission for the first time since the virus was...
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NZPBCIntern
Nov 29, 20221 min read
President of New Caledonia's Southern Province expects France to rescue SLN
The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province Sonia Backes says she expects the French government to come to the rescue of the SLN...
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NZPBCIntern
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Uniting to oppose Japanese plan to dump nuclear waste in Pacific
Activists and academics are joining forces to fight plans by Japan to start dumping nuclear waste from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi...
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Nov 28, 20221 min read
Pacific fisheries observers could return in 2023
Commercial fishing vessels in the Pacific could see regional fisheries observers returning to their decks as early as January next year....
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Nov 27, 20221 min read
French Polynesian population up but only by one percent
The latest census for French Polynesia shows an increase in population over the past five years, but the rise has slowed down compared to...
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Nov 24, 20221 min read
People living in fear after huge Solomons quake
At least 20,000 people in remote communities in Solomon Islands have been seriously impacted by the series of earthquakes that struck off...
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Nov 20, 20221 min read
Solomons' health service deployed as hundreds of covid cases detected
An outbreak of Covid-19 has been declared for Temotu Province in Solomon Islands, with more than 400 cases reported in the nine days to...
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Nov 20, 20221 min read
Emergency grant for Tuvalu to help combat effects of drought
The Asian Development Bank has provided a $US4 million emergency grant to the Government of Tuvalu to help drought relief efforts. The...
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Nov 19, 20221 min read
Cop27 finale: Leaders debate climate damage funding for Pacific nations
After two weeks of negotiations at the climate talks at an Egyptian resort, it's now down to the wire. Diplomats have created proposals...
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
Pacific Blue Line hopes more nations follow France's stance on deep sea mining
The Pacific Blue Line collective is hoping more nations will follow France's stance on deep sea mining. French President Emmanuel Macron...
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
New platform gives insight into impact of climate crisis on Pacific people
A new platform to give world leaders a glimpse of the realities of climate-related issues in the Pacific has been launched at COP27 in...
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NZPBCIntern
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Pacific urges IMO to "revolutionise" international shipping
Pacific nations are urging the UN body that regulates shipping to ramp up efforts to "revolutionise" the sector by urgently decarbonising...
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