All we know of Aotearoa's underwater continent, Zealandia

A new review summarises the geological history of the world's youngest continent, Te Riu-a-Māui/Zealandia, which Aotearoa shares with New Caledonia. Zealandia began 'unzipping' from the Gondwana supercontinent about 80 million years ago and...

Solar Eclipse 2025: List of countries to witness the partial ‘Surya Grahan’ with timing and safe viewing tips

The solar eclipse 2025, known in India as Surya Grahan, is set to occur on September 21, 2025, and has already sparked global curiosity. This partial eclipse will be the last celestial eclipse of the year, making it a significant astronomical...

Solar Eclipse 2025: When is Surya Grahan--on 20, 21, or 23 September?

The last solar eclipse of 2025 is just around the corner and skywatchers across the globe are ready to witness the celestial magic one last time before the year ends. While solar eclipses are not uncommon, each one carries its own unique signature...

Solomon Islands to showcase Melanesian Ocean Reserve at Climate Week

BY NED GAGAHE The Solomon Islands is gearing up to unveil the Melanesian Ocean Reserve (MOR) initiative at Climate Week in New York, a bold and transformative project that promises to set a new standard for ocean conservation. This unprecedented...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 5 – 11, 2025

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa

By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...

Solomon Islands Commits Ministerial Resources To World’s First Indigenous-led, Multi-National Ocean Reserve

Press Release – Melanesian Ocean Reserve Led by the governments of the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatuand in partnership with the Islands Knowledge Institute (IKI) and Nia TeroPacific leaders will take the momentum to Climate Week in...

Exhibition calls names of people erased from history

From the book, Unwanted aliens: Japanese internment in Australia The ANU campus – particularly the HC Coombs building – is alive with the sounds of neighbour-cultures this month in an extraordinary event, Immersia: Engaging with Asia and the...

Macron Has Absolutely No Claim to Moral High Ground

Given France’s gruesome post-World War II colonial history — from North Africa through East Asia to Oceania — it has a feeble claim to any moral superiority and is hardly in a position to pontificate to Israel over Gaza. “Through torture,...

Israel's genocide is the terminal stage of a settler-colony in crisis

Earlier this month, the French government announced a new agreement on the future of New Caledonia, its embattled Pacific settler-colony. The deal redefines the territory as a new "state within the French Republic" and expands voting rights to...

Major new collaboration with artist Brian Robinson opens at the Australian National Maritime Museum

Australian National Maritime Museum I work in a diverse range of media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, design and public art, to produce works of art that echo my Indigenous heritage. My creations are seemingly incongruous concoctions...

TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way Deal with Google, Kairos

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has signed a first-of-its-kind power purchase agreement (PPA) with advanced nuclear technology firm Kairos Power to buy power from the company’s planned Hermes 2, a molten salt nuclear reactor, in Oak Ridge,...

There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm

Satellite view of coral reefs in New Caledonia Shutterstock/BEST-BACKGR​OUNDS There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs. Their decline would mean oceans can absorb up to 5 per cent more carbon dioxide by 2100, researchers estimate,...

Hawaii’s Case aims to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

Ed Case WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the United...

U.S. House passes Hawaii reps PARTNER Act

(Washington, DC) — U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai‘i – First) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen ties between...

Nickel Mining Threatens Raja Ampat's Marine Biodiversity, Including Sperm Whales

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Raja Ampat islands, which have long been known as the center of the world's marine biodiversity, are now facing a serious threat due to nickel mining activities. Meutia Samira Ismet, a marine science and technology lecturer...

Case proposal advances to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

File PC: (June 12, 2024) Office of Congressman Ed Case via YouTube US Rep. Ed Case announced that the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen...

A Terrorist Tidal Wave of Dirty Tricks Struck Oceania 40 Years Ago

Four decades ago, in the middle of political turmoil fanned by the U.S., Palau President Haruo Remeliik (far right), leader of the world’s first nuclear-free nation, was assassinated. [Source: earthisland.org] From Tahiti to New Zealand to New...

Major new collaboration with artist Brian Robinson to launch at the Australian National Maritime Museum

Australian National Maritime Museum I work in a diverse range of media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, design and public art, to produce works of art that echo my Indigenous heritage. My creations are seemingly incongruous concoctions...

Historical inspiration from joint resistance of Chinese, Australian peoples against Japanese aggression

Relatives of World War II veterans march along the Strand as part of the Parade of Veterans on August 16, 2025 in Townsville, Australia. Photo: AFP On October 24, 1943, on the beach of Aitape in northern New Guinea, Australian soldier Leonard...