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Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific
Pacific News Service
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Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised. By Nic Maclellan Both the Australian Labour Party and Coalition have expressed support for France to remain as a Pacific power, seeing the French...
‘Our Ocean is our heritage, our home and our future’
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Copyright: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Monitoring and Governance As the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) gets underway in Nice France, Samoa’s Prime...
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report
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June 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face of gathering global storm clouds. Writing in...
New Government in Paris must act on New Caledonia
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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September 24, 2024
Months after his defeat in July’s National Assembly elections, French President Emmanuel Macron has finally appointed a new prime minister and government. Meanwhile, New Caledonia’s crisis has continued—with regional implications for Australia and...
French PM abandons New Caledonia’s contentious voting reform
World Socialist Web Site
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October 14, 2024
New Caledonia’s contentious constitutional reform, which triggered violent unrest after a vote in the French National Assembly in May, will not now go ahead according to French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier...
Boneiru Human Rights Organisashon I Attended the 79th General Assembly of Nashonan Uni – Seshon of the 4th Committee of Territories-Without-Self-Governance
EA News
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October 8, 2024
Human Rights Organisashon of Boneiru, James Finies and Davika Bissessar, proudly attended the session of the 4th Committee of Nashonnan Uni riba Territorionans-Un-Self-Gobernashon, uniting diskushonnan riba future of territories in the manner of...
“A nuclear-free Blue Pacific must remain our legacy”- Forum Chair Frank Bainimarama keynote to Pacific event ahead of International Day against Nuclear Tests
Pacific News Service
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This Sunday, our Forum family joins the global community to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests. A day devoted to honouring all victims and survivors of nuclear tests, to raising public awareness about the fatal consequences of...
China conducts military drills around Taiwan in warning to island’s president
Maize n Brew - Michigan
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October 14, 2024
Chinese military and coastguard personnel have surrounded Taiwan’s main island as part of large-scale drills that it said were a warning against “separatist acts”, in the wake of a recent speech by Taiwan’s president. State media linked Monday’s...
Air Tahiti opts for ATR HighLine All-Business Class cabin for newly ordered ATR 72-600
Asian Aviation
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June 21, 2025
Air Tahiti, the leading inter-island carrier of French Polynesia, has selected the ATR HighLine All-Business Class cabin interior for one of its four newly ordered ATR 72-600 aircraft. This marks the launch by Air Tahiti of a unique VIP service to...
Examined: Hawaiian Airlines' International Routes Connecting Honolulu To Other Pacific Islands
Simple Flying
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October 16, 2024
Honolulu is the capital of the US state of Hawaii. Nestled in the Pacific Ocean, it is a popular tourist destination worldwide. Home to the state's flag carrier, Hawaiian Airlines, the carrier serves more direct services to and from the state than...
20+ Incredible Winners From the 2024 Siena International Photo Awards
My Modern Met - California
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October 1, 2024
“Teahupo'o – Wall of Skulls” by Ryan Pierse. Sports in Action, 1st Classified “In the turquoise waters of Teahupo'o, French Polynesia, Australian surfer Olivia Ottaway dives under a towering wave. Teahupo'o has been a legendary host to the WSL...
New Routes? Alaska Airlines Is Hiring For An International Development Director
Simple Flying
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October 5, 2024
Alaska Airlines is hiring its first International Development Director to work at its headquarters in Washington. The job was posted as the airline nears its date for solidifying its deal with Hawaiian Airlines. Expansion on the horizon Since...
china Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
Asiaone
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October 10, 2024
HONG KONG — From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites to track it from Hainan Island to the South Pacific, China's September ICBM flight marked a test of operational necessity....
Analysis-Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites to track it from Hainan Island to the South Pacific, China's September ICBM flight...
Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
ETPrime
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HONG KONG: From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites to track it from Hainan Island to the South Pacific, China's September ICBM flight marked a test of operational...
China’s missile test reflects military need
Gulf Today
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This handout photograph shows the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force launching an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean. AFP Greg Torode, Reuters From a missile discreetly ferried more than...
Louise Mushikiwabo: ‘French losing ground in international bodies’
Africa Report
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Ahead of the 19th summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), its secretary-general takes stock of her six-year tenure. She also talks about the current tensions in several member countries: Tunisia, DR Congo, Guinea, Gabon,...
NZ Foreign Minister completes successful week of international engagements
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 1, 2024
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters Monday wrapped up a week of high-level engagements at the United Nations in New York and in Papeete, French Polynesia. “Our visit to New York was about demonstrating New Zealand’s unwavering support for...
Foreign Minister Completes Successful Week Of International Engagements
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters today wrapped up a week of high-level engagements at the United Nations in New York and in Papeete, French Polynesia. “Our visit to New York was about demonstrating...
Photography brings threats to oceans into focus
The Globe and Mail
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July 4, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Torrents of cardinal fish race past the lens of photographer Cristina Mittermeier to avoid a Galápagos sea lion overhead. The shoot was the culmination of a multi-year campaign of work with Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama...