Brown slush now tops New Zealand’s usually pristine glaciers after “extensive” bushfire smoke travelled across the Tasman Sea. Icy white glaciers on New Zealand’s South Island have turned a concerning shade of caramel as a result of the bushfires burning in New South Wales and Victoria. Shocking photographs and videos shared on social media over […]
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’Long, slow’ recovery for White Island volcano victim Jake Milbank
The dad of one of the White island victims has said his son’s recovery has been “bloody amazing” despite the huge injuries to the teen’s skin. Jake Milbank and his family are taking it day by day as the young man undergoes frequent surgeries for the injuries he sustained in the eruption at Whakaari/White Island […]
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Fiji flights resume after Cyclone Sarai prompts cancellations
Frustrated holiday-makers have been given the all-clear to rebook flights to Fiji after mass cancellations following Tropical Cyclone Sarai, which claimed two lives. Frustrated holiday-makers have been given the green light to rebook flights to Fiji after mass cancellations. More than 130 Fiji Airways flights were cancelled for 48 hours due to a tropical cyclone […]
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Invitation for submissions to Reweaving the Pacific Ecological Mat Book Projects 2020
Pacific Conference of Churches, Institute of Mission and Research at the Pacific Theological College, as well as the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific in Suva have come together to invite Pacific Islanders across the region to submit different forms of writing material as well as […]
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David Kabua new RMI President
David Kabua is the new President of the Republic of Marshall Islands after edging out incumbent Hilde Heine with votes of 20 to 12 during the first RMI Parliamentary session yesterday. The 69 year-old veteran politician and former cabinet member, who is also the second son of the Marshall Islands first President Amata Kabua, became […]
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Jailing of Nauru protesters ‘disturbing’ – Australian lawyer
YAREN, 24 DECEMBER 2019 — Australian taxpayers should be disturbed that they’ve helped fund a new prison in Nauru that will house a group of political protesters, says a lawyer. The group of 12, originally known as the ‘Nauru 19’, was sentenced last week to terms from three to 11 months. They had been found […]