Deep-sea mining

By Shayal Devi SUVA (FIJI TIMES) — For scores of indigenous Pacific communities, the ocean remains a mysterious, vital heartbeat that sustains life on the planet. It’s a relationship that has been forged over centuries of reverence and respect for...

Ocean warming to take its toll on Pacific islands’ tuna industry

SUVA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Pacific island nations, whose economies rely on tuna, are facing a 10 to 30 percent harvest decline by 2050 due to climate-related fish migration, according to research by Conservation International and the Pacific...

Kiribati voices concern over ongoing missile testing in the Pacific Ocean

Castle Bravo, the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of Operation Castle, March 1954. Photo: United States Department of Energy The Kiribati...

FEATURE – Deep-sea mining — Its impact in the Pacific

FOR scores of indigenous Pacific communities, the ocean remains a mysterious, vital heartbeat that sustains life on the planet. It’s a relationship that has been forged over centuries of reverence and respect for the ocean and the many mysteries...

New Zealand LA28 rights race hots up as Sky NZ confirms talks

Sky NZ, the country’s pay-tv giant, has confirmed that it is in discussion to secure broadcast rights for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28). The broadcaster confirmed this week that it is in “constructive discussions” with the...

Kiribati elects pro-China President for a third term

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has been re-elected for a third time after voters across the Micronesian nation returned for the popular vote last Friday. The 64-year-old defeated two other candidates in an election closely monitored by Pacific...

World First: TMC and PAMCO Achieve a New Nodule Processing Milestone, Unlocking Critical Energy & Steelmaking Materials at Existing Facilities

Breadcrumb Trail Links GlobeNewswire Author of the article: Published Feb 18, 2025 • 7 minute read During the processing campaign, PAMCO operators fed calcine material into an electric-arc furnace, producing high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy...

Countries shorten tuna fishing closure at Pacific summit with few conservation ‘wins’

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), a multilateral body that manages tuna and other fish stocks in the Eastern Pacific, held its annual meeting Sept. 1-5 in Panama. Commission members agreed to shorten an annual fishing closure...

Will ‘sinking’ islands like Maldives exist once the seas take over their land?

Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia and Zana Syla, University of East Anglia Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms,...

Offer fishing discounts:PNG Fishing Industry Association

Papua New Guinea can expect increased job opportunities and millions of kina in revenue if the Government considers offering discounts on fishing days, says the Fishing Industry Association (PNG) Inc. Association president and chairman Sylvester...

The Deepening Friendship and Partnership between Kiribati and Australia

By Ruth Cross Kwansing, Kiribati Minister of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs Last week, our nation welcomed Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles. While the visit was exciting for all of Kiribati, it was particularly significant...

Kiribati expands its paravet pool to bolster animal health care

“Our islands are spread out and any outbreak of disease is a concern as they are isolated. Having these professionals in the field, or rather on each island, they can provide advice right there or contain the disease,” she added. SPC Pacific Heads...

NZ-Kiribati fallout: A ‘Pacific way’ perspective on the Peters spat

A NZ-born Kiribati member of Parliament, Ruth Cross Kwansing, has tried to bring in some Pacific common sense into the diplomatic tiff between her country and Aotearoa New Zealand. Her original title on her social media posting was “A storm in a...

Explaining the ‘diplomatic tiff’ between New Zealand and Kiribati

A cancelled meeting in the Pacific raises larger questions about aid, climate change and the role of China and the US in the world’s biggest ocean. New Zealand is reviewing its aid for Kiribati after the president of the Pacific country declined...

OPINION | Multimillion-dollar aid package: EU

French Pacific Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) have received some €36 million ($F109.95m) as part of a €300m ($F916.22m) package dedicated to the Pacific region. The package, signed under European Union’s (EU) Global Gateway program for...

Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On

ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries. ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a...

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on the digital nomad visa, New Zealand's relationship with Kiribati

Christopher Luxon's defending the Government's handling of its new stand-off with Kiribati. New Zealand's relationship with the central Pacific Island nation appears to have reached an all-time low. Aid to the country has been put on hold pending...

UN shipping body considers zero emissions goal, defers decision to 2023

Countries are open to strengthening a global climate goal for shipping, but not before a planned review of the strategy in 2023. That was the upshot of talks in the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) environment committee on Monday and...

Kiribati fishermen bring expertise and song to Australia’s tuna farms

It’s not uncommon to hear Port Lincoln’s crew of Kiribati fishermen burst spontaneously into song while at work. Their sweet-sounding harmonies are reminders that despite being naturals on the water, the community of seasonal tuna industry workers...

Kiribati calls for UN reform and collective action to face global crises

Kiribati’s Permanent representative to the United Nations, Teburoro Tito, used the platform of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly to call for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council and emphasise the need for collective...