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Pacific Tourism Organisation and Cook Islands Tourism Corporation Release Comprehensive Insights from International Visitor Surveys
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in collaboration with the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation (CIT), has released a series of five comprehensive reports detailing findings from the...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Of Fossil Fuels and Fury: Kyoto and Jewish Plot
Stephen Kunken in Kyoto, at the Newhouse. Photo: Emilio Madrid Who will free us from the handsome British issue drama? Plays that float across the Atlantic on clouds of critical praise with sumptuous, starkly modern whizbang production design—lord...
Owner: Jay Penske
Cultural pride shines as Auckland’s new council embraces diversity and optimism
Auckland’s new council began its term with cultural pride and confidence as Mayor Wayne Brown, Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, and 19 councillors, including four Pacific members, were sworn in at the Town Hall on Friday night. The ceremony began with...
Owner: New Zealand Government
The Pacific Islands Challenge
As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips into conflict will also be shaped by choices...
Owner: Council on Foreign Relations
Pacific nations call for fair recruitment to make Labour Mobility work for everyone
Public Broadcaster
Pacific Media Network
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Labour mobility experts, worker groups, and governments from across the Pacific are in Honiara this week for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2025 (PLMAM 2025). The meeting, from 3 to 6 November, is being hosted under the theme...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Pacific Labour Mobility annual meeting in Honiara
HONIARA – Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, hosted under the theme “Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
Job Opportunity: National Aquaculture Specialists (Tuvalu and Kiribati)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking qualified candidates to serve as National Aquaculture Specialists in Tuvalu and Kiribati. This position is part of the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project...
Owner: Tuvaluan Government
Tania Tan smashes CNMI records at Oceania Cup in Tonga
By James Sablan james@mvariety.com Variety News Staff Team Micronesia's Tania Tan in action during the 2025 Oceania Cup in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Photos by Casey Sims/Oceania Athletics Team Micronesia members pose for a photo during the 2025 Oceania...
Owner: Younis Family
Australian PM sends letter to Erdoğan on COP31 dispute
As Türkiye and Australia vie to host the COP31 summit, the Australian prime minister announced on Sunday that he had written to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the matter. Australia and Türkiye submitted bids in 2022 to host the United Nations...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Australia PM Anthony Albanese writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host next year's COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host the...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Australia PM writes to Turkey’s Erdogan about COP31 hosting stand-off
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Nov 2 that he wrote to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host 2026’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host...
Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government
Australia PM writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
Indeterminate
KELO-FM - South Dakota
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host next year’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022...
Owner: Wright Family
Pacific Defence Ministers escalate militarisation across the region
The 10th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) convened in Viña del Mar, Chile from October 22-24, amid the escalating imperialist war drive across the region, led by the United States, aimed against China. Delegates to the South...
Owner: International Committee of the Fourth International
Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...
Owner: East-West Center & University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Inside the country with visa-free entry for almost everyone - and the most beautiful beaches in the world
Tucked in the western Pacific Ocean is a country made up of more than 600 islands scattered across an expanse of ocean - five times the size of France. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an archipelago composed of both high volcanic...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Taitague presses military leaders for direct communication with the legislative branch
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The Guam Daily Post
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Sen. Telo Taitague confronted a Joint Region Marianas representative at last week's Pacific Island legislators meeting, demanding to know why the military briefs the governor's office but bypasses the legislature. The exchange happened during the...
Owner: Ho S. Eun
$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies
Right-wing
Zero Hedge
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The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...
Owner: Ivandjiiski Family
Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
‘Mind-blowing’: North Shore elects first councillor of Kiribati descent
Pasifika councillor Victoria Short dreamed of representing her community, but first she had to overcome a major fear. When Short first stood for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board at 28, she nearly didn’t make it to her first candidates’ meeting....
Owner: New Zealand Government
West Ham v Newcastle Live TV and global channel listings on Sunday for London Stadium match
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch West Ham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe looking to make it four wins in a row after the...
Owner: Mark Jensen & Chris Tait