Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.
Samoa – Children in the village of Moata‘a spend their time playing with turtles and swimming among the mangroves – but there are fears their playground may not be around for much longer.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Authorities in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands say 11 people died during a strong earthquake aftershock on Monday morning.
SAMOA – Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has brushed off concerns about Chinese aid following a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, saying grants and loans from the Asian superpower are “all out in the open”.
SAMOA – It may have looked like a tropical island holiday, but it was anything but, reports Henry Cooke for Fairfax media.
More than 200 people gathered at Manuka Point in the Chatham Islands on Sunday to lay to rest the last remaining officer of the 28th Maori Battalion.
Dunedin’s first iwi-led community health centre is being praised as a pioneering example of Whanau Ora in action.
Otago University has cancelled its law camp after complaints of past excessive drinking, nudity and jelly wrestling.
NEW ZEALAND – Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei is taking the health of its people into its own hands by providing free universal private health insurance for its members. The iwi, which has a commercial portfolio of more than $1 billion, wants to lift Maori health statistics by improving the wellbeing of its people. Joining the scheme is free for registered members of the iwi who live in New Zealand – and all of their insurance premiums and any payable excess will be paid for by the iwi.
Australian values are neither clear nor consistent. If Australia want to make a difference in the world, its government should follow New Zealand’s lead, writes Pacific and Australian foreign policy analyst Thom Woodroofe in the Guardian.
Nude cyclists bared all in Golden Bay this weekend to promote freedom and body awareness.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his government’s policy of deporting New Zealanders who have served more than a cumulative year in prison.
Paper-based departure cards for people leaving the country could be removed by Christmas, Statistics New Zealand says.
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is planning to release a rabbit virus across the country, in an attempt to cull the ballooning wild population.
NEW ZEALAND – A Gisborne councillor says a decision to have both Maori and English names for the city’s bay doesn’t go far enough and the name Poverty Bay should be dropped entirely.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – For nearly a week, Isaac Pulupe and seven of his family members have been living under a bit of canvas stretched between the remnants of his house, with little food, dirty water and no electricity.
PACIFIC – A study of ancient DNA has shed light on the epic journeys that led to the settlement of the Pacific by humans.
TONGA – Tonga’s Minister of Internal Affairs, ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, former cabinet minister ‘Etuate Lavulavu, were arrested on Saturday on fraud related charges.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Tens of thousands of people in Papua New Guinea are in urgent need of supplies after last Monday’s powerful earthquake, aid agencies say.
PACIFIC – The New Zealand government has kicked off what it calls the “Pacific reset”, with Jacinda Ardern beginning her first trip to the region as Prime Minister.
All six of the New Zealand’s university law schools have cut ties with law firm Russell McVeagh.