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Thomas Wynne: Peace and agreement
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Thomas Wynne. In 1965 Taru Moana said the following, “I te patu paepae ka kaue taenatini, ka poroaki ei kia ‘au – On the meeting ground, matters of disagreement can be discussed and resolved by peaceful means, writes Thomas Wynne. To be willing to...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
China in the Pacific – Joint statement of the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Fiji Times
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June 26, 2025
FROM May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The...
A drop in the ocean? Pacific nations tap local know-how for marine conservation
South China Morning Post
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June 27, 2025
Pacific island nations are racing to enhance marine conservation, establishing sweeping “no-take” zones and pledging to sustainably manage vast swathes of their territorial waters despite facing limited resources and geopolitical pressure. Among...
Letter: New Zealand aid
Cook Island News
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June 26, 2025
Dear Editor, There is a claim by some doing the rounds, that New Zealand’s economy is struggling, and the aid freeze is just a convenient excuse to pull back funding. TBH (to be honest) think it through, that’s highly unlikely, budgeted foreign...
George and Amal Clooney charm King Charles during Buckingham Palace reception celebrating global youth awards
TDPel Media
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June 25, 2025
It was a night where Hollywood elegance met royal tradition. George and Amal Clooney, known as much for their style and social causes as their A-list status, brought extra sparkle to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening. The couple turned heads as...
Paradise lost? One in three want to leave sinking islands behind
The Times
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They live among their gardens on tropical islands where the average temperature is a clement 28C but almost a third of people in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu want to flee by using a climate change escape visa. Australia has been offering the visas...
The Clooneys charm Charles! Harry and Meghan's pals George and Amal show their warm bond with the King at star-studded palace reception
Daily Mail
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June 25, 2025
Hollywood superstar George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney turned on the charm as they warmly greeted King Charles at a star-studded reception at Buckingham Palace today. George and Amal, believed to be close friends with the Sussexes, were...
Whau Pasifika Festival champions youth, calls for real govt backing
Pacific Media Network
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The Whau Pasifika Festival has returned to West Auckland with its most ambitious programme yet, but organisers stress that meaningful government investment is key to ensuring its survival beyond 2025. Ina Sauni, the festival director, says the...
Inaugural women in media conference concludes
The Islandsun
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June 25, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA The Pacific Region’s first ever Women in Media (WIM) Conference held in Suva, Fiji has recently concluded with female participants left empowered. Hosted by the Women in Media Fiji, on June 17-18, the conference has brought...
BEN MORGAN: Iran. A win for the US?
The Daily Blog
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June 24, 2025
Holy shit look at what NZDF could have been like: Detail structure and equipment for a NZ Defence Force in 2030 if military spending had been constant at 5% GDP since 2015 ChatGPT said: If New Zealand had maintained military spending at 5% of GDP...
New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...
Māori Youth Story Earns Film Festival Recognition
Scoop
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Monday, 23 June 2025, 7:45 am Press Release: Puti Film An award-winning short film, honouring the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the Whānau Mārama - New Zealand International Film Festival. Mia Van Oyen in the powerful...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
Regional collaboration enhances Lower Secondary Assessment tools
Pacific Community (SPC)
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With the dawn of a new decade in 2020, Pacific assessment experts united to ensure that quality assessment papers are collaboratively created and based on statistical evidence. Since then, the Pacific Community (SPC) has played its custodian role...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
NZ Youth Choir Heading To European Choir Games In Denmark
Scoop
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NZ Youth Choir singing at Waitangit this year / Supplied Tour marks the last for director David Squire – “It’s been my great honour” The world’s longest running national youth choir, NZ Youth Choir (NZYC), is getting ready for its 14th...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Pacific media freedom:an update on rankings
The National
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Media freedom is a crucial element of a functioning democracy. In the Pacific Islands, media freedom levels differ. This post analyses is the latest media freedom rankings for Pacific nations and suggests two ways the re-elected Albanese...