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‘Faceless Eel’ Filmed 13,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean Off the Cook Islands
Smile! Photo: YouTube//Screenshot The ocean is an endlessly fascinating place. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s down there, and there is some serious weirdness. Take, for example, the faceless eel researchers with the E/V...
Owner: Eric Phung
The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology
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Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...
Owner: Pacific Community
Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their own choices” and “have a right to their own future development” in terms of seabed mining, according to former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Deep-sea mining was a subject at a panel...
Owner: Nick Smith
Celebrities: Death in September 2025
Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...
Owner: Zviad Pochkhua
E/V Nautilus arrives in the Cook Islands
On Friday, the exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus arrives in the Cook Islands for the first time. Owned and operated by the U.S-based non-profit organisation Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), the 68-meter vessel specialises in scientific exploration...
Owner: Murdoch Family
New Zealand Is Pulling Aid From the Cook Islands
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom — The relationship between the Pacific Island nation of the Cook Islands and New Zealand has historically been strong. Cook Islanders are entitled to New Zealand passports and residency, with the model of “free...
Owner: Clint Borgen
Controversial Cook Islands seabed mining plan gets backing from former Australia PM Scott Morrison
Speaking on a panel discussion on the Pacific Islands at the Impact Week conference in Singapore last Friday, the conservative politician acknowledged that deep-sea mining was controversial but said Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their...
Owner: Jessica Cheam
The Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Two-Week Research Training for PNGTPA to Strengthen Tourism Data Capacity
From 16 to 30 September 2025, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) hosted a two-week research training program for the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), aimed at strengthening PNGTPA’s capacity to manage and deliver...
Farmers in Rarotonga adapt to climate change, Regional Research Agenda's research reveals
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Farmers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, are already taking steps to adapt to the changing climate, according to a recent study titled Aka’tika Uira (Realign the Wheel): An analysis of the climate adaptation methods adopted by farmers in Rarotonga,...
Owner: Pacific Community
The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?
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The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...
Owner: Pacific Community
The research ship MV Anuanua Moana is pictured at a port in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, during an expedition to far-flung South Pacific waters in June 2025, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.
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Barron, WI (54812) Today Showers this evening becoming less numerous overnight. Low 61F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.. Tonight Showers this evening becoming less numerous overnight. Low 61F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain...
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Amplifying farmers' voices - Findings from the Regional Research Agenda
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The Regional Research Agenda (RRA) is committed to ensuring that farmers' perspectives and challenges are central to agricultural research and policy development. Through the RRA, researchers across the Pacific have been working closely with local...
Owner: Pacific Community
From Japan to the Pacific: How innovation and community action power climate solutions
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Pacific Media Network
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Japan is taking major steps to address climate change, from its busy cities to quiet coastlines. The country is not only tackling local issues but also developing solutions that can help the entire Pacific region, which faces challenges like...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Why is China funding the Russian war?
Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin For the first two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China presented itself as an independent arbiter. In 2023 it even proposed a 12-point peace plan that was mainly...
Owner: Joseph Farah
Iranian Oil Exports to China Come Under Renewed Pressure
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Iranian oil exports to China, which over the previous three months averaged 1.52m bpd, fell to 1.4m bpd in September. From January to August, the average monthly figure was 1.45m bpd, so the figure for September shows a fall below this average,...
Owner: Anthony Munoz
A Pacific reflection on Women, Peace and Security
This year marks 25 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), a global commitment to elevate women’s voices in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery. For the Pacific,...
Owner: Australian Government
Who were the early settlers of Kiritimati Island?
Our Islands Our People By Raque Bagnol Let’s take a trip to Kiritimati Island, also known as Christmas Island, the world's largest atoll. Kiritimati is one of the islands in Kiribati, located about 2,500 kilometers south of Hawaii. The first...
Owner: Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)
Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining
By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed...
Owner: The Center for International Maritime Security (Non-profit)
Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire
Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefireThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters,...
Owner: The Scott Trust
Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened
Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefireThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters,...
Owner: The Scott Trust