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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is still not enough known about the seafloor to decide if deep sea mining can start in the Cook Islands, an ocean scientist with the government authority in charge of seabed minerals says.
The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) returned last week from a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking from Auckland, New Zealand — where he has been receiving scheduled medical treatment for a leg injury since September 21st — Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, updated the public on the Atoa o Samoa Talks — set to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific nations have been gathering in Solomon Islands to discuss the future of labor mobility in the region.
Workers' rights, brain and labor drain from island countries, and abscondment and visa overstaying are some of the major issues Pacific leaders have voiced...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Atoa o Samoa Talks between the governments of Samoa and American Samoa are set to resume in early 2026, with the exact date to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Speaking from Auckland, New Zealand—where he has been receiving scheduled medical treatment for a leg...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sixty-two haka groups are set to perform in Tauranga next week at the 25th anniversary of Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition.
From small beginnings with just over 20 rōpū, Te Mana Kuratahi has grown into a nationwide celebration of Māori...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly appointed Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) commissioner Beverly Stacey-Ataera says public trust and open dialogue will be at the centre of the Cook Islands' seabed minerals journey.
Stacey-Ataera told Cook Islands News she welcomes scrutiny from environmental...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with its policies negatively impacting Māori rights, a new report has found.
The report - written by the Aotearoa Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law (Te Wai Ariki) - has outlined several Te Tiriti...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming "narco-states", the chair of New Zealand's Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organized- crime says.
Steve Symon told Pacific Waves that drugs pass through the Pacific region to reach lucrative markets...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A massive latte stone from Rota has finally returned to the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) after more than seven decades overseas.
The stone pillar - an emblem of Chamorro identity - was purchased by a private collector in the 1950s and taken off-island.
Weighing more...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Rarotonga doctor, who witnessed Samoa's deadly measles outbreak in 2019, is warning Cook Islands residents to stay alert and ensure vaccinations are up to date, as New Zealand reports new measles cases, raising concern for the country' s close travel ties.
Dr Teariki...