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French Senate issues report on French Polynesia’s future autonomy
RNZ
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October 15, 2024
French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson speaks at UN Fourth Committee of the UNGA. Photo: screen capture UN web TV Analysis -The French Senate has issued a massive report dedicated to future orientations regarding French Polynesia's future....
The International Shark Attack File investigates 88 alleged shark-human interactions
WFTV - Florida
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March 1, 2025
, Fla. — In the year 2024 the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File investigated 88 alleged shark-human interactions worldwide. Here is how the 88 interactions were classified: Unprovoked Bites: 47 Provoked Bites: 24...
Local communities on board: Citizen science is building the regional database on stranded drifting FADs in French Polynesia
Pacific Community (SPC)
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SPC's Stock Assessment and Modelling team’s scientists have been working on a regional database recording stranded drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) in Pacific coastal areas. To date, 11 programmes have been set up in 11 Pacific countries...
world New Zealand's foreign minister raises concerns over China's Tasman Sea drills
Asiaone
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February 27, 2025
BEIJING — New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday (Feb 26). The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the...
NZ’s foreign minister raises concerns over China’s Tasman Sea drills, Cook…
Pacific News Service
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New Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday. The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises...
New Zealand's foreign minister raises concerns over China's Tasman Sea drills on Beijing visit
The Gazette - Colorado
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BEIJING (Reuters) - New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday. The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the...
French Polynesia’s Marquesas islands join UNESCO’s World Heritage list
Islands Business
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August 20, 2024
Pacific Island experts have welcomed a new international treaty that aims to prevent biopiracy as a major step forward in global efforts to protect indigenous intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge. There are, however,...
Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN
Asia Pacific Report
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October 11, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster 0f BenarNews French Polynesia’s president and civil society leaders have called on the United Nations to bring France to the negotiating table and set a timetable for the decolonisation of the Pacific territory. More than a...
French Polynesia: Elevated pertussis activity reported in Tahiti in early August
Crisis24
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Rail disruptions will likely continue near Fort Railway Station in Colombo through early August amid a work stoppage. As of Aug. 6, officials have indicated that employees at the Dematagoda Yard are staging a walkout to denounce the government's...
French Polynesia’s Marquesas islands join UNESCO’s World Heritage list
RNZ
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July 28, 2024
A tiki spirit stone carving on Hiva Oa, Puamau Valley, Marquesas islands. Photo: Unesco French Polynesia's Marquesas islands are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage list. The UN endorsement came as a result of the meeting of UNESCO's World...
'From from a place of equals': Norfolk Island's ongoing quest for a return of self-government
RNZ
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February 19, 2025
Australia and Norfolk Island flags. Photo: 123RF One of the Pacific territories participating in this week's Pacific Islands Political Studies Association meeting in Wellington is Norfolk Island. Groups such as the Norfolk Island People for...
French Polynesian Kauli Vaast win gold at Paris Olympics Teahupo’o surfing
Islands Business
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August 7, 2024
The national rugby team of Samoa has pulled out of its Northern Hemisphere tour due to “significant financial challenges” and to “avoid embarrassment of being the first small union to go bankrupt”. In a letter, dated 11 July 2024, seen by RNZ...
China’s missile test triggers diplomatic shockwaves in French Polynesia
RNZ
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September 26, 2024
]Chinese ICBM test 25 September 2024. Photo: Supplied Analysis - China's missile test in the Pacific Ocean last week triggered shockwaves in French Polynesia, but a Chinese-hosted party later on seems to have smoothed most of the local ruffled...
Small snails make big comeback in French Polynesia
Mongabay
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September 27, 2024
Scientists have found Partula snails born in the wild on the French Polynesian island of Moorea, showing that a 40-year effort to save these tiny creatures is working. Partula snails were wiped out from the wild in the late 1980s by an introduced...
Small snails make big comeback in French Polynesia
Mongabay
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September 27, 2024
Scientists have found Partula snails born in the wild on the French Polynesian island of Moorea, showing that a 40-year effort to save these tiny creatures is working. Partula snails were wiped out from the wild in the late 1980s by an introduced...
More than 6,000 'extinct' snails released back into French Polynesia wild
PerthNow
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September 27, 2024
Over 6,000 'extinct' snails have been released back into the wild. Conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult Partula tohiveana in French Polynesia, meaning that the precious molluscs have successfully established themselves on the...
Sustainability in hospitality: a profitable imperative
Hospitality News Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Sustainability in hospitality is no longer optional; it is a core strategy for long-term profitability. Hotels implementing sustainable practices are not only reducing environmental risks but also improving operational efficiency. This article...
French Polynesia: Airport security workers threaten strike at Fa'a'ā International Airport in Tahiti from July 30
Crisis24
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The Wholesale Grocers' Association plans to strike across Pakistan July 31-Aug. 2, to demand the abolishment of the withholding tax. Unless averted, the work stoppage will almost certainly impact grain distribution across Pakistan, possibly...
‘Extinct’ snails found breeding in French Polynesia
University of Cambridge News
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September 25, 2024
A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone: for the first time in 40 years, conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult Partula tohiveana – meaning the precious molluscs have...
'Extinct' snails found breeding in French Polynesia following a successful reintroduction project
Phys.org
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September 26, 2024
A species of tropical tree snail is no longer extinct in the wild following a successful reintroduction project. A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone: for the first time in 40...