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HONOLULU — (June 04, 2025) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is convening June 9–11 in Honolulu to review major federal policy changes that could reshape fisheries access across the Pacific Islands, and to take final action on several critical fishery management measures. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Palau's president says the US to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea.
Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) has since confirmed it will not apply for a mining license through the International Seabed Authority (ISA), instead opting to apply...
HONOLULU — From shifting ocean temperatures to changing fishery participation, the Pacific’s marine ecosystems are in flux. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) is meeting June 4–6, 2025, to review the latest science and data behind...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When Helen Clark's Labour government brought in a law that would create waves of undocumented children, even the immigration experts had no idea of the impact it would have on thousands of lives.
The 2006 Citizenship Amendment Act ended automatic citizenship for children...
NEW YORK — With just days to go before the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), is calling on world leaders to recognize the Ocean as a central pillar of climate action in the lead-up to COP30.
This appeal comes at a critical juncture. Ten...
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RNZ Pacific — Samoa's Electoral Commissioner says his office has filed an affidavit to the Supreme Court, seeking legal direction and an extra six weeks to complete the electoral roll ahead of an early election.
The move follows the announcement of the formal dissolution of Parliament which comes...
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in parliament on Tuesday. [Photo: Samoa Government]
BASED ON A RNZ REPORT — May 28, 2025 — Its official. Samoa's parliament will be dissolved next week and the country will have an early return to the polls.
The confirmation comes after a dramatic day in Parliament on Tuesday, which saw the government's budget voted down at its first reading.
In a...
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RNZ — Ready-to-wear clothing — garments picked from a rack of identical items — has really only been a thing for a relatively short time in history, especially in women’s clothing.
In the Netflix comedy The Good Place, set in a heaven-like afterlife of that name, there are retail stores and...
Sacramento, CA — In a landmark moment for Pacific Islander mental health, over 20 Pasifika licensed clinicians from across the United States gathered in Sacramento for the inaugural Pasifika Mental Health Conference—a first-of-its-kind, free event tailored specifically for the Pasifika community....
Koror, PALAU — Palau is ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games. That's the assurance from Dr Patrick Tellei, chairman of the Games Organizing Committee.
He has promised athletes, officials and fans "an exciting [the] and best game", starting off when the moment they arrive in Koror.
"We are...