In short: (ABC-Australia) Google will build three undersea cables in Papua New Guinea, which have been funded by Australia as part of mutual defense treaty. The cables will provide a key upgrade to PNG’s digital backbone and are a part of the Pukpuk Treaty. What’s next? Australia is expected to also finance a new international […]
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Walking with Moai: Unlocking the mysteries of Easter Island stone statues
By Luke Cooper Friday 2 January (ABC-Australia) The extent of Te Tokanga’s monolithic dimensions and the social organisation of the people who created it have been revealed for the first time, researchers say. Landmark three-dimensional mapping of an Easter Island quarry has also shed more light on how researchers believe hundreds of other similar statues […]
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Crown Prince renominated as Foreign Minister amid failed bid to block U.S travel sanctions
NUKU’ALOFA, 23 DECEMBER 2025 (KANIVA TONGA) — Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukālala has been renominated as Tonga’s Foreign Minister, a decision announced just one day after the United States imposed a travel ban on Tongan nationals last week. In a June advisory to 36 countries including Tonga, the State Department said its concerns included the inability […]
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Trump administration recalls about 30 U.S Ambassadors, including from Fiji
SUVA, 23 DECEMBER 2025 (FIJI TIMES) — Reuters reports that the U.S administration of President Donald Trump has initiated a major diplomatic shake-up, removing nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and senior foreign service positions around the world. Marie Damour was appointed to her role ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru and […]
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Tenorio-Barnes set to launch campaign for 2026 Guam elections amid PUA scandal
HAGATNA, 19 DECEMBER 2025 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio will officially launch his bid to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor next year, with Sen. Tina Muna Barnes as his running mate. The Tenorio-Barnes ticket will jump into an anticipated three-way primary for the party’s standard bearer, setting up a clash […]
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France denies ‘false information’ it plans to cede Pacific Islands
PARIS, 19 DECEMBER 2025 (AFP) — France on Thursday denied it was planning to cede sovereignty over two uninhabited islands in the Pacific after far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen accused President Emmanuel Macron of seeking to give up overseas territories. The volcanic islands of Matthew and Hunter lie several hundred kilometres east of the French […]