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1,500 civil society groups from 130 countries back Vanuatu’s move to seek protection from the international court of justiceVanuatu’s push for the international court of justice to protect vulnerable nations from climate change has received the backing…
Read MoreThe inquiry comes after Vanuatu seasonal workers made allegations of bullying and exploitative working conditions in the Australian schemeThe Vanuatu government has launched an inquiry into the country’s labour mobility programs, including the seasonal…
Read MoreTesla billionaire says he could send Starlink terminals via SpaceX to Pacific island nation where communication is downElon Musk has offered to send Starlink internet terminals to Tonga, after the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami left the Pacific i…
Read MoreLisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the capitalThe story of a Tongan man washed away by the tsunami and who drifted and swam between islands for more than 24 hours has become one of t…
Read MoreEveryone in the Pacific has stories of times the climate crisis hit our lives. For me, it is the birth of my daughter between cyclonesMy daughter was born between cyclones.It was January 2013, and as we drove to the hospital, we passed the wreckage lef…
Read MoreTokelau, one of the most inaccessible atolls in the world, can only be reached by small boat, but received boxes of vaccine this weekThe elders of Nukunonu atoll in Tokelau at the wharf on Monday morning, dressed in white and singing songs, held a bann…
Read MoreThe second-longest serving prime minister in the world is being challenged by his former deputySamoa’s ruling party will face its strongest challenge in 40 years as the small South Pacific country goes to the polls on Friday.After 22 years in the top j…
Read MoreThe New Zealand foreign minister’s moko has become international news, but beyond an identifier, our tatau are a link to ancestors, a vessel for our cultures’ stories, and a tribute to those who have gone beforeShortly before my interview with six Euro…
Read MoreThe most stable democracy in the Pacific is undergoing a seismic political shift as the country approaches elections next year Samoa’s former deputy prime minister will run against her former party of 35 years, and the prime minister she served under, …
Read MorePrime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Lupesoliai Malielegaoi has ruled for 22 years, but a former ally leads a new coalition of challengersThe 22-year rule of one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers, Samoa’s Tuilaepa Sailele Lupesoliai Malielegaoi…
Read MoreMany islanders in America live in large families and tight-knit communities, and work in frontline service industries, increasing their risk of exposure Pacific islanders living in the US are being hospitalised with Covid-19 at up to 10 times the rate …
Read MoreNew premier of the Pacific nation, Dalton Tagelagi, seeks to reopen island and ‘a return to the good old happy days’The two candidates for the seat of Mutalau, a village on Niue’s northern point, could not be separated. Both had the same number of vote…
Read MoreFunded by Australia, the multi-million dollar building does not include a space for journalistsSamoa’s multi-million dollar parliament house, funded by the Australian government, was built without a press gallery, despite pleas from local media for a s…
Read MoreHundreds of workers stranded on commercial and cruise ships since government closed borders to all including returning citizensSamoans trapped at sea due to coronavirus have pleaded with their government to allow them to return home. The 321 Samoan sea…
Read MoreRefusal of entry to citizens after transiting through Singapore is illegal, expert warnsSamoa’s decision to refuse entry into the country of eight of its citizens over coronavirus fears has been criticised as a violation of international law by a legal…
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