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To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them
The Conversation
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July 28, 2025
Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship between corals and the microalgae living inside...
See Trump's Tariffs on China, Europe, and More
The New York Times
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July 28, 2025
Germany Preliminary deal reached — 20 10 — 20 15 Japan Preliminary deal reached — 24 10 — 25 15 Vietnam Preliminary deal reached — 46 10 — — 20 Ireland Preliminary deal reached — 20 10 — 20 15 Italy Preliminary deal reached — 20 10 — 20 15 Britain...
How the Cook Islands’ Proximity to China Stunned New Zealand
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
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By Mridul Jha Since 1997, China has funded various public infrastructure projects on the Cook Islands, which include the Court House, the Ministry of Education, Apii Nikao primary school, and the Rarotonga ring main water system, in addition to...
Terrifying truth about island paradise
Cairns Post
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July 23, 2025
The number of applications for a landmark climate visa to live in Australia are rising rapidly in the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, as ominously rising seas lap at its shores. More than 80 per cent of Pacific nation Tuvalu’s population is now...
'Better bond': Aotearoa welcomes Vanuatu Bislama Lanwis Wik
Pacific Media Network
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The first-ever Bislama Language Week has kicked off in bright colours, as Ni-Vanuatu communities proudly showcase their culture across Aotearoa New Zealand. Bislama (pronounced bish-lama) is a pidgin language native to Vanuatu that has been widely...
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,...
Haiti - FLASH : The Haitian passport allows access to only 15 countries in the world without any VISA (2025)
Haiti Libre
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July 28, 2025
Haiti - FLASH : The Haitian passport allows access to only 15 countries in the world without any VISA (2025) 28/07/2025 06:28:03 As it does every year, the British consulting firm Henley & Partners has published its passport rankings for 2025 for...
Bangladesh passport gets stronger in latest rankings
Gulf News
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Holders of the Bangladeshi passport have visa-free access to 39 destinations – Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada,...
No half-measures in oceans bid
Islands Business
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July 23, 2025
PEACE is when women and men, boys and girls, walk through life in safety, with dignity, and enjoy equal opportunities. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo gave this definition at the Ocean of Peace Talanoa in Suva today. “Peace occurs where there is...
Rats and Yellow Crazy Ants Eradicated on 6 Polynesian Islands–Now, Birds and Turtles are Flourishing
Good News Network
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July 22, 2025
The successful team on Nukufetau – credit Jesse Friedlander, via Island Conservation In the continuing conservation success story of eliminating invasive species on tropical islands, the nation of Tuvalu has completed the eradication of invasive...
A victory from the Pacific to The Hague: What the ICJ’s...
Pacific News Service
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By Dr Transform Aqorau On 24 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a historic ruling – one that began not in the grand chambers of global power, but in the determined hearts of Pacific youth, activists, and governments who...
Not only are rising seas causing people to leave, but warming waters are forcing out tuna
The New Zealand Herald
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July 27, 2025
By morning’s end, the pair had caught eight tuna - a haul far smaller than when Petaia’s father taught him to fish 30 years earlier. “We have to spend longer and go farther to get them,” the 48-year-old said as the fishermen unloaded their catch....
Nauru seeks transform its economy by becoming a cryptocurrency powerhouse
RNZ
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July 27, 2025
Nauru's Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority creates a licensing and regulatory scheme for digital asset transfers, including cryptocurrency lending and exchange. Photo: RNZ Pacific / AFP An Australian finance director has flown to Nauru with...
Friends to all: Nauru-Australia security treaty brings confidence and stability
The Strategist
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July 28, 2025
At a time when many Pacific leaders are expressing concerns about the impacts of geopolitical competition in their respective countries and the region, the government of Nauru, led by President David Adeang, has opted to sign a comprehensive...
Nauru bids for DSM permit
Islands Business
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July 22, 2025
280 Tuvalu citizens will be granted permanent residency each year as part of a landmark pact with Australia. But for some, the offer is bitter-sweet, as their island-home disappears. Tupa and Lailega have raised their family in Brisbane, but...
Weather Whiz: July 27, 2025
The Weather Channel
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July 27, 2025
Squirrel Beats Rattlesnake In Epic Battle How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge of what's been going on. QUESTIONS Tropical Storm ____ wreaked havoc across parts of...
Has high immigration fallen out of favour in Australia?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 27, 2025
If you've spent any time on social media in recent years, you would have seen people criticising Australia's high levels of immigration, for various reasons. But in recent months, we've seen some of the most severe criticisms of high immigration...
Half this country desperate to live in Aus
The Geelong Advertiser
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July 21, 2025
More than half of the citizens of Tuvalu have applied for a visa to permanently migrate to Australia. Just more than a month ago, Australia opened the The Falepili Mobility Pathway ballot, a program to provide citizens of the tiny island nation of...
Climate ruling puts Australia on notice, but is Canberra listening?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 24, 2025
To the beat of ancient drums, in the language of their ancestors, dancers from Australia's northernmost islands share a modern story. Outside the federal court in Cairns, Torres Strait Islander dancers wear grass skirts and the traditional...
Report to UN: New Zealand’s immigration system discriminates on disability grounds
Pacific News Service
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Ahead of New Zealand’s review with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) highlight a clear pattern of discrimination pertaining to immigration from the Pacific – and recommend key policy...