Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Calls for New Zealand to denounce United States attack on Iran
Asia Pacific Report
·
June 23, 2025
By Lillian Hanly, RNZ News political reporter Prominent lawyers are joining opposition parties as they call for the New Zealand government to denounce the United States attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iranian New Zealander and lawyer Arman...
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Otago Daily Times
·
June 22, 2025
Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who is about to address the Otago Foreign Policy School on that topic. Political editor Mike Houlahan...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
·
July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...
‘You Should Be So Proud Of Yourself’ Survivor 50’s Stephenie LaGrossa Just Went Off On Another OG Player
Cinema Blend
·
July 3, 2025
The Survivor 50 contestants have returned from Fiji, and they’ve started posting on social media for the first time in more than a month. It’s been mostly a mix of coordinated Survivor promos and messages about being glad to be back, at least...
Ra Ui Ariki
Cook Island News
·
July 3, 2025
Kaumaiti Nui, Travel Tou Ariki urges traditional leaders to attend the Are Ariki (House of Ariki) public holiday event at Te Are Karioi (National Auditorium) on Friday at 8.30am. MELINA ETCHES/25070110 All traditional leaders on the island are...
NZ may help Pacific Islanders in the Middle East 'where feasible' says Peters spokesperson
RNZ
·
June 22, 2025
A C-130J Hercules at Whenuapai RNZAF base. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel A spokesperson for New Zealand's minister of foreign affairs says where feasible, they may assist Pacific Islanders in the Middle East. The Defence Force is sending a plane to the...
Mauke set to host historic first ‘Mauke Day’ in Rarotonga
Cook Island News
·
June 24, 2025
Mauke mayor Joanne Rongoape Stephens. TALAIA MIKA/25062019 Mauke will celebrate its very first Mauke Day in Rarotonga next month, marking a historic moment for the island community ahead of the nation’s annual Te Maeva Nui celebrations and the...
NZ may help Pacific Islanders in the Middle East ‘where feasible’ says Peters spokesperson
Talanoa 'O Tonga
·
June 23, 2025
A spokesperson for New Zealand’s minister of foreign affairs says where feasible, they may assist Pacific Islanders in the Middle East. The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or...
Aakar Patel | Why Is the ‘Voice of Global South’ Being Silent on the Israel-Iran War?
The Asian Age
·
June 23, 2025
India has taken it as its responsibility to bring the “Voice of the Global South” (henceforth VoGS) to the world stage, our government declared this month. As one newspaper headline put it: “Time to Make Presence Felt, India Voice for Global...
Ruta Mave: A crisis of arrogance and ignorance?
Cook Island News
·
June 23, 2025
Ruta Tangiiau Mave. There is a lot of ignorance and arrogance being played out by our Prime Minister and other world leaders, writes Ruta Mave. Ignorance refers to a lack of knowledge or information while arrogance is an inflated sense of one’s...
Melanesian Spearhead Group discusses Middle East conflict - Marape
RNZ
·
June 23, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the Middle East conflict was discussed at the recently-concluded Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting, Photo: Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Facebook Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James...
Gold Medals for Brother and Sister Duo at Pacific Mini Games
Samoa Global News
·
July 3, 2025
Source: Samoa Swimming, Palau. Sister and Brother duo – Nafanua and Solomona Hamilton have each secured a Gold Medal for Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. It was a special day for the Hamilton siblings when first, Solomona secured the...
Niue: Tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws drops to 65
Erasing 76 Crimes
·
June 23, 2025
South Pacific island nation of Niue repeals law it inherited from New Zealand Pride marcher in New Zealand poses with the flag of the tiny island nation Niue. (Claire-Eastham-Farrelly photo courtesy of NZTV) The South Pacific island nation of Niue...
Students celebrate Te Reo Māori
Cook Island News
·
July 2, 2025
Te Tarere Purua (Poetry) competition for secondary school female students was held at Te Are Karioi Nui. From left: Terii Tuakana of Tereora College (Year 10) placed first, Charlee Puna of Tereora College (Year 9) second, and Manuarii Teatai of...
The 10 countries with the most time zones in the world
Conde Nast Traveller
·
July 2, 2025
At first glance, it seems obvious that Russia or the United States would dominate the time zone count, given their sheer size. But the rankings tell a more layered story, one shaped not just by continental spread, but by colonial history and the...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
·
What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner: Op -ED – Ripples to Waves:
Island Times
·
July 1, 2025
By Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner KOROR, 30 JUNE 2025 (PIFS) — It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for...
Woman ordered to pay $28,000 for drunk driving crash in Vaimaanga
Cook Island News
·
July 2, 2025
The female driver involved in a car crash at the bridge near the Old Sheraton in Vaimaanga in September last year has been ordered to pay $28,000 in reparations. 24091305 / 24091306 A 29-year-old woman who crashed into the railing of the bridge in...
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
Islands Business
·
June 30, 2025
Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for more global ocean accountability, and offering transformational...
Shouldering Arms
Orissa Post
·
June 22, 2025
India has taken it as its responsibility to bring the Voice of the Global South (henceforth VoGS) to the world stage, our government declared this month. As one newspaper headline put it: “Time to Make Presence Felt, India Voice for Global South:...