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French Polynesia to cap visitor numbers
French Polynesia's tourism agency says it aims for a cap on visitor numbers in an updated strategy to make the industry sustainable....

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Nov 11, 20221 min read


Tuvalu declares State of Public Emergency for ongoing drought
Tuvalu has declared a State of Public Emergency due to the prolonged drought throughout the islands. The Pacific News Agency Service...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read


COP27: Vanuatu welcomes NZ's commitment to climate-related loss and damage
Vanuatu has welcomed the New Zealand government's commitment to allocate $NZ20 million to address climate-related loss and damage in...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read


COP27: What you need to know about UN climate summit
World leaders have gathered in Egypt to bring to the forefront global climate-related issues at the UN climate summit in Egypt. The...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read


WHO records 140 covid cases in Tuvalu
The World Health Organisation says 140 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Tuvalu. A WHO spokesperson, based in Suva, says Tuvalu's...

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Nov 9, 20221 min read


Marshall Islands confirms membership of Pacific Forum
The Marshall Islands ended two years of being at the centre of controversy over the possible break up of the Pacific's premier regional...

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Nov 9, 20221 min read


Guam says Washington now more Pacific-friendly
A participant at a climate change summit says the United States has shown a lot more effort to engage with the Pacific region through...

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Nov 1, 20221 min read


Australia's new aid package for Solomons
Australia has announced a new $US103 million aid package for Solomon Islands. Its High Commissioner in Honiara, Lachlan Strahan, said the...

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Nov 1, 20221 min read


Call for better infrastructure following Vanuatu election
A Vanuatu Mobile Force's officer who risked his life wading through chest-high water carrying ballot boxes, is calling on the new...

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Oct 31, 20221 min read


New Zealand opposes seabed mining in international waters
The New Zealand government has announced it will back a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in areas in international waters....

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Oct 31, 20221 min read


US looking at military bases for FSM
The United States is considering the establishment of military bases in the Federated States of Micronesia. The Pacific Islands Times...

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Oct 31, 20221 min read


Population of American Samoa falls by about 10 percent over a decade
New figures show the population of American Samoa has dipped below 50,000. The US Census Bureau has released a demographic profile of the...

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Oct 27, 20221 min read


Weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season
Fiji's weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season and...

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Oct 26, 20221 min read


Australia to increase development assistance to Pacific
Mālo ni! Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged her Government will increase its development assistance to Pacific Island...

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Oct 26, 20221 min read


Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week is under way!
Fakamālo atu kia te koutou uma! This year's theme for Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week is "Halahala ki vavau, kae ke...

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Oct 26, 20221 min read


Tuvalu remembers destructive storm from 50 years ago
Fakaalofa lahi atu! Today, Tuvalu marks 50 years since the islands were struck by a devastating category 3 cyclone. Cyclone Bebe caused...

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Oct 21, 20221 min read


First ever Melanesian Festival in New Zealand
Fakaalofa lahi atu! The Melanesian Festival will take place this Saturday 22 October from 9am to 5pm at the Waitemata Rugby Club Grounds...

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Oct 21, 20221 min read


Preliminary census results in the Marshall Islands show poverty worry
Preliminary data released by the Marshall Islands government from its late 2021 national census indicates rampant poverty in the north...

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Oct 21, 20221 min read


NZ and Cook Islands sign new partnership
Fakaalofa atu! New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown have signed a new Statement of...

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Oct 17, 20221 min read


It's Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week!
Fakaalofa lahi atu ki a mutolu oti! This year’s theme for Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week is - Fakatūleva e Vagahau Niue...

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Oct 17, 20221 min read
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