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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Alaska-Hawaiian merger made another big step this week with the retirement of the “Hawaiian” callsign.
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would cancel the airline’s callsign, effective Oct. 30. All Hawaiian aircraft will use the Alaska...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The animal kingdom is a dynamic place, filled with plenty of action and drama. Freeze and capture any moment in time and an animal's behavior can become hilarious.
A dancing gorilla, a smoking duck and frog teamwork are among the 40 images shortlisted for this year's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa government is urging parents and caregivers to get children under two years old immunized against measles amid reports of increasing measles cases in New Zealand and Australia.
In New Zealand, eight cases of measles have been confirmed, and health officials...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States research vessel E/V Nautilus was officially welcomed at Avatiu Wharf on Wednesday local time with a traditional ceremony celebrating a new era of ocean exploration and scientific partnership in the Cook Islands.
Hosted by the Cook Islands Seabed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) will host a virtual dialogue “Effects of Militarization in U.S. Territories,” bringing together leading scholars to examine how the rapid expansion of joint exercises, base build-outs, and live-fire training across the Pacific and Caribbean is...