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Seabed 2030 announces millions of square kilometers of new seafloor data on World Hydrography Day
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 22, 2025
On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced that 27.3% of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. The increase in data represents more than four million square kilometres of...
Mitiaro upholds Ngaputoru customs in traditional fire-walk welcome
Cook Island News
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June 21, 2025
Every visiting group coming on the boat have to walk across the fire. TALAIA MIKA/25062023 Mitiaro reaffirmed its deep cultural roots on Thursday with a powerful and symbolic traditional ceremony to welcome a seabed mining exploration team to the...
Christopher Luxon concludes China trip: 'No evidence' of collaboration with Russia, Iran and North Korea
RNZ
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June 20, 2025
Photo: Supplied / Dan Brunskill Christopher Luxon has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran and North Korea to undermine the West - as alleged by NATO's top official. The prime minister...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
Christopher Luxon Concludes China Trip: ‘No Evidence’ Of Collaboration With Russia, Iran Or North Korea
Pacific Scoop
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June 20, 2025
Article – RNZ The prime minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran or North Korea – as alleged by NATO’s top official. Craig McCulloch, Deputy Political Editor in Beijing...
Domestic shipping warns of rising costs for Pa Enua as freight rates increase
Cook Island News
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June 13, 2025
A Taio Shipping vessel at Avatiu Harbour. Mona Taio of Taio Shipping acknowledged that the increase in freight charges significantly affects their business operations. 25030350 Local shipping company Taio Shipping says the recent freight rate...
French imperialism in New Caledonia and Pacific targets China
World Socialist Web Site
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June 21, 2025
French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on June 10, on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference held in Nice from June 9-13. Leaders from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the...
Unknown dangers of deep sea mining
The National
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DEEP sea mining can be done in the domestic ocean boundaries and also at the international waters. The ocean waters know no boundaries and freely flow from one country zone to anther zone. Ocean waters are highly mobile and due to strong current...
Letter: New Zealand’s ‘bully-boy’ tactics
Cook Island News
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June 20, 2025
Dear Editor, Am I the only one who thinks the bully-boy tactics from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, scaring our people, and destabilising our Government is a little heavy-handed? It’s especially disappointing to see our usually...
Shouldering Arms
Orissa Post
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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:...
New Zealand: Digital Innovation Powers Maritime Navigation
OpenGov Asia
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June 19, 2025
The New Zealand Government is making a significant move to modernise its maritime infrastructure through the largest upgrade to navigation services in more than 30 years. With NZ$ 28.6 million allocated in Budget 2025, this investment focuses on...
Luxon starts Europe trip remembering NZ's past WWI sacrifice
1News
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Christopher Luxon's Europe trip has opened with the Prime Minister paying tribute to New Zealanders who served in World War I in Belgium's historic Ypres. Luxon gave a reading of the Ode of Remembrance and laid a wreath as part of the Last Post...
PM appeals to China’s ego in the pursuit of peace
Newsroom
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June 20, 2025
Analysis: The Prime Minister has singled out the Pacific, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea as tension points during his meetings with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. And when pushed, he all-but confirmed he also raised China’s...
Luxon concludes China trip: 'No evidence' of collaboration with West's foes
1News
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Christopher Luxon has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran or North Korea to undermine the West — as alleged by NATO's top official. The prime minister says he also stressed to China's...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 opens June 30
Talanei
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June 20, 2025
The American Samoa Tennis Association, along with the International Tennis Federation and Oceania Tennis Federation, is hosting the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup June 30 to July 5th. Over 65 athletes and coaching officials from 11 Pacific Island...
Paul Murray: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Government are torpedoing relationship with the US
The West Australian
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June 20, 2025
It’s brutally realistic that the compulsion to fight for your life and your country’s existence can affect someone’s thinking about national defence. Israelis don’t have the luxury of wishing and hoping that the world was a more peaceful place....
Luxon holds talks with Chinese President
Otago Daily Times
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June 20, 2025
By Craig McCulloch of RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has held talks with one of the world's most powerful people, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who began by acknowledging "ups and downs" in the bilateral relationship. The highly anticipated...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
RNZ
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June 20, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands in front of photographers. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has held talks with one of the world's most powerful people - Chinese...
$18m cut to Cooks aid is ‘not about China’? I call BS
Newsroom
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June 18, 2025
Analysis: Winston Peters has taken a leaf from Donald Trump’s playbook, with news he’s paused government-to-government development aid to our closest whānau in the Pacific. “We want an assurance that our special relationship remains special,” he...
‘No conflict of interest’ between China and New Zealand, Xi tells Luxon
South China Morning Post
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June 20, 2025
China has “no fundamental conflict of interest” with New Zealand, President Xi Jinping told New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday while calling for the constructive management of differences. “Both sides should adhere...