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Pacific Tourism Organisation Backs Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing in Tonga

Pacific Tourism Organisation Backs Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing in Tonga

The Pacific’s marine wildlife—majestic whales, playful dolphins, and graceful sea turtles—draws thousands of visitors each year to its pristine shores. But with growing popularity comes greater responsibility. Recognising the need to protect these...

Stephanie McMahon reached out to WWE legend after personal tragedy

Stephanie McMahon reached out to WWE legend after personal tragedy

Stephanie McMahon reached out to a WWE Hall of Famer after he suffered a personal tragedy. Veteran Teddy Long thanked her for reaching out to him following his son's tragic passing. Teddy Long's son Antione recently passed away, and the Hall of...

Teddy Long breaks silence after son's tragic passing

Teddy Long breaks silence after son's tragic passing

WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long has opened up about the passing of his son. His son Antione recently passed away, and the tragic news was shared by his friend Mac Davis on Facebook. Teddy Long is one of the most respected veterans of the wrestling...

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

As Kiribati Language Week unfolds across Aotearoa, university student Ronita Kuaoni reflects on what it means to be i-Kiribati while living and studying far from home. Born in Tarawa, Kuaoni says her connection to the atolls of Nonouti and Nikunau...

The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace

The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace

The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of Rongelap, the...

VSIS Group powers Tonga’s digital transformation with integrated digital ID and civil registration platform

VSIS Group powers Tonga’s digital transformation with integrated digital ID and civil registration platform

VS ONE WORLD, the international business arm of VSIS Group, is set to transform the delivery of public services and enhance the end-user experience for the people of Tonga. The Government of Tonga announced a significant leap forward in its...

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...

Trend Micro invests in Pacific as regional cybersecurity surges

Trend Micro invests in Pacific as regional cybersecurity surges

Trend Micro is increasing its investment in the Pacific Islands after reporting 150% growth in the region during the last three years. The company's enhanced commitment follows its inaugural World Tour event in Suva, Fiji, where senior government...

Eruption of Tonga Underwater Volcano Found to Disrupt Satellite Signals Halfway Around the World

Eruption of Tonga Underwater Volcano Found to Disrupt Satellite Signals Halfway Around the World

An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) in the ionosphere, severely disrupting...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Pacific news in brief for 11 July

Pacific news in brief for 11 July

The prestigious titles of Turaga Tui Nayau, Sau Ni Vanua Ko Lau and Tui Lau are being be bestowed upon Ratu Tevita this week. Photo: Facebook / Ministry of itaukei Affairs Fiji - donation China's Ambassador to Fiji Zhou Jian has handed over a...

Unfurling Tongan identity: Spirituality and migration in Tongan art at King Street Station

Unfurling Tongan identity: Spirituality and migration in Tongan art at King Street Station

Tapa (2020), by Benedicta Kongaika, Office of Art and Culture Sina exhibit, 2025. Photo by Dawn Dailey. Climbing up the stairs of King Street Station to enter the Office of Art and Culture, one is immediately struck by a giant work of art by...

Fiji topples Tonga in Oceania Women’s Rugby opener

Fiji topples Tonga in Oceania Women’s Rugby opener

Registrations are now open for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, the region’s premier platform for collaboration on sustainable infrastructure development across the Pacific Islands. The conference will be held from 18–20 August 2025 at...

Shocking AJ Lee announcement; Roman Reigns to return? 5 Things WWE could announce on SmackDown

Shocking AJ Lee announcement; Roman Reigns to return? 5 Things WWE could announce on SmackDown

This Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown will be the go-home edition of the blue brand's show ahead of Saturday Night's Main Event XL and Evolution. It could also be the start of the proper buildup for SummerSlam, which is less than a month away....

Big 12 Media Days underway in Frisco

Big 12 Media Days underway in Frisco

FRISCO — Big 12 Football Media Days kicked off on Tuesday at the Ford Center. Texas Tech, Baylor, Arizona State, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Iowa State and Kansas State were the teams in attendance on Tuesday and TCU, Houston, Arizona,...

Scot swept overboard in violent storm during Pacific row

Scot swept overboard in violent storm during Pacific row

Angie Brown & Steve McKenzieBBC Scotland News ShareSave Lachlan MacLean was swept into the sea at night and dragged along through the water by his harness One of three Scottish brothers who are attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean has told...

Archaeologists Make Groundbreaking Easter Island Discovery

Archaeologists Make Groundbreaking Easter Island Discovery

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala...

Rhea Ripley sends public warning to her fans

Rhea Ripley sends public warning to her fans

WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley is seemingly fed up with some of her fans sending fan mail directly to her house, and had a message for them in her latest post on X (fka Twitter). The Nightmare made it clear to such fans that their fan mail would be...

Ancient Easter Island Civilization Was Not Isolated

Ancient Easter Island Civilization Was Not Isolated

Moai statues standing on ceremonial platforms, Easter Island. Credit: Kirk K / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A new study from Sweden’s Uppsala University is rewriting long-standing views about Easter Island’s past, revealing that its ancient civilization was...

Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign

Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign

Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...

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