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Solomon Islands PM calls for pause on Forum dialogue partner meeting
RNZ
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August 8, 2025
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, right, at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has made his case as to why at least...
Offshore Trusts Offer Liability Protection But May Create More Tax
Forbes
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GENEVA - MARCH 25: The plaque of the Swiss Bankers Association is displayed on its building on March 25, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) Getty Images A lawsuit from a disgruntled employee of a successful...
Youth ambassador connects culture to climate action
Cook Island News
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August 8, 2025
Charlene Akaruru at the first Pacific Youth Dialogue on Climate Loss and Damage in Apia, Samoa. LISA WILLIAMS/25080715 For a national youth ambassador on climate based in the Office of the Prime Minister, coming straight from the drumbeats and...
Letter: Political will
Cook Island News
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August 8, 2025
The Government did not have our approval to pass the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill; it caused alarm on the world stage because it raised a number of red flags. Cryptocurrency experts slammed it for giving the green light for illegal entry...
Red flags surround after-hours health plan
Otago Daily Times
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August 9, 2025
Government plans to provide a permanent after-hours health service for primary and urgent care in Wanaka are already flawed, according to a local doctor with over 40 years’ experience. Health New Zealand is working on providing permanent 24/7...
Chyna’s sarongs tell stories of strength, survival and legacy
Cook Island News
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August 2, 2025
Chyna Bishop-Cuthers is not only showcasing art, she’s sharing a story of strength, survival and legacy through her handmade sarongs under the brand “CuBis Creation”. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/ 25080173 A local entrepreneur is creating handmade sarongs...
Thomas Wynne: Where will our vaka land in 60 years from now
Cook Island News
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August 2, 2025
Thomas Wynne. In 2085 when we celebrate another 60 years of self-government, most of us, if not all reading this today, will be gone, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne. We will be a memory, a tumetetenga, celebrated long ago – with ei now wilting on...
Oire Nikao's passionate youth carry forward cultural legacy, traditions
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Oire Nikao practicing their ute for Te Maeva Nui night, under the guidance of Raemaki Karati, a big helper to team Nikao. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25072520 Oire Nikao takes pride in having young and first-time performers carry on the legacy and traditions...
Thomas Wynne: Through the reef of 1965, to the ocean of 1974 and deep waters of 2025, 'Let US begin'
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Thomas Wynne. “And to you, the people of the Cook Islands, I say-let us begin.” – Albert Henry, Inaugural Address, 1965. These were the words of the Papa of our democracy, spoken in 1965 at his inaugural address. Words that still echo today,...
New Zealand’s concerns about China’s Pacific motivations grow
Diplomatic Courier
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nder the Radar is a weekly special series bringing you compelling, under–the–radar stories from around the world, one region at a time. This week in SE Asia and Oceania, New Zealand suspends funding to the Cook Islands after its agreement with...
Tahitian community returns to TMN stage
Cook Island News
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July 25, 2025
Tahiti community members will be performing tonight at the National Auditorium. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25072409 After a long absence, the Tahitian community in the Cook Islands is proudly returning to the stage with first-time performers at Te Maeva Nui...
Australia and New Zealand’s Pacific approach diverges
The Interpreter
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August 8, 2025
The non-alignment style of diplomacy adopted by the Pacific Islands has proven to be a pragmatic approach to securing their interests. Dealing with all partners – be it China or the United States – has delivered tangible benefits. However, the...
Living Legally Without a Country: Statelessness and Identity Transformation
Justice News Flash
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August 4, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In an era defined by border control, biometric databases, and increasing international surveillance, a counter-current has emerged—one that challenges the idea that a person must belong to a single country....
Celebration as first travel bubble flight lands in Rarotonga
Pacific News Service
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There were tears, singing and applause as the first travel-bubble flight from New Zealand landed in Rarotonga on Tuesday. Passengers on board Air New Zealand flight NZ940 didn’t let the bad weather in the Cook Islands deter their excitement as...
FBI opens office in New Zealand
World Socialist Web Site
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August 8, 2025
During a visit to New Zealand last week, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel opened a new, permanent FBI office attached to the US embassy in Wellington. FBI Director Kash Patel opens FBI office in Wellington, New Zealand,...
FBI Opens New Attaché Office in New Zealand
Texas Border Business
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August 8, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel delivers remarks at the opening on July 31, 2025, of the Bureau’s newest law enforcement attaché office in Wellington, New Zealand. Image: Courtesy of FBITexas Border Business Federal Bureau of Investigation The FBI...
With Five Eyes on China, FBI Bulks Up in New Zealand
Consortium News
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August 7, 2025
Mick Hall covers the upgrade of the U.S. intelligence agency’s Wellington operation to “counter the CCP” as another milestone of U.S. meddling in the Asia-Pacific. Demonstrators in Aukland on Saturday protest against the F.B.I. expanding its...
Six years after referendum, Bougainville's quest for independence still faces roadblocks
RNZ
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August 8, 2025
Massey University's Anna Powles says Bougainville's independence is an incredibly challenging issue. Photo: BenarNews / Stefan Armbruster As the Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville prepares to elect a new government, front and centre is the...
Road safety and security top priority for police
Cook Island News
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July 25, 2025
POLICE MEDIA / 25071323 With the influx of visitors in Rarotonga, both tourists and those from the Pa Enua, the Cook Islands Police Service will be engaged in a number of operational duties, including traffic management, in the coming days. Police...
‘Walk the talk’: Women’s council urges government action ahead of UN review
Cook Island News
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July 24, 2025
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) has presented its Shadow Report as part of the lead-up to the Cook Islands review by the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women...