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CHINA LODGES DIPLOMATIC COMPLAINT FOLLOWING AUSTRALIAN MINISTER'S COMMENTS
Eight Pacific nations recognise China Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Tonga, Cook Islands and Micronesia... READ MORE›
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EARTHQUAKE JOLTS NEW ZEALAND; TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
New Zealand emergency services warned that a tsunami was possible and told people near the coast of the South Island to move to higher ground... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S MOST OVERRATED HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS
Today, Tahiti is a Territoire Outre Mer, an overseas territory ruled from Paris... READ MORE›
PACIFIC ISLANDS MAKE LAST-DITCH PLEA TO WORLD BEFORE PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS
Children here in the Pacific talk about climate change like children elsewhere talk about school or TV... READ MORE›
TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER HUGE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEW ZEALAND
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck in the south island of New Zealand... READ MORE›
DEVASTATED VANUATU STARTS TO GET AID
Aid from Australia and New Zealand has begun to reach the island... READ MORE›
2 DEGREES CELSIUS: A CRITICAL NUMBER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Framework Convention on Climate Change said in a statement... READ MORE›
FIRST PICTURES OF NEW ISLAND FORMED BY UNDERWATER VOLCANO
Revealed First pictures of new island formed by underwater volcano... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND ISN'T AN ISLAND AFTER ALL; SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S THE TIP OF A 'HIDDEN CONTINENT'
As measured by human landmarks, Zealandia encompasses New Zealand and the island of New Caledonia about 1,500 miles to the north... READ MORE›
CYCLONE HITS ISLAND NATION OF VANUATU KILLING 8
Vanuatu has a population of 270,000, and about 50,000 live in Port-Vila... READ MORE›
'SEVERE' EARTHQUAKE CLOSE TO CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS IN INJURIES AND CLIFF COLLAPSE
Paramedics responding to calls for help after 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island, which is still recovering from a fatal quake in 2011... READ MORE›
'THIS IS NOT POLITICS, IT'S SURVIVAL'
Sydney Pacific island nations under threat from rising seas have warned that climate talks in Paris represent the last chance to save them from obliteration... READ MORE›
NEW WORLD WAR? CHINA TARGET OF FRENCH SHIPS JOINING US, JAPAN, UK IN PACIFIC
The expected maneuvers were viewed as a way for France to show China it's military's strength, Reuters reported Friday, citing sources... READ MORE›
B.C. WOMAN TRIES TO SMUGGLE HER CAT INTO NEW ZEALAND
He said foreign cats could bring with them ticks and diseases that aren't present in New Zealand... READ MORE›
CYCLONE PAM: VANUATU DEATH TOLL RISES AS AUSTRALIA PLEDGES $5M IN AID AS IT HAPPENED
New Zealand is upping its financial and logistics support for Vanuatu in the wake of cyclone Pam, AAP reports... READ MORE›
PACIFIC LEADERS VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER AUSTRALIA'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Australia and New Zealand are the economic powerhouses among the 16 nations making up the Pacific Islands Forum... READ MORE›
HOW MORE THAN 13,000 PLANT SPECIES HAVE MADE A NEW HOME IN FOREIGN LANDS
This is probably explained by the vulnerability of islands to invasive species caused by their long geographical isolation which was shattered by European exploration... READ MORE›
FLOODING, LANDSLIDES DESTROY HOMES AND CUT POWER IN FRENCH POLYNESIA
The French Polynesia High Commission said three people were injured, one seriously, while more than 100 homes were destroyed... READ MORE›
HEADLINES 'EXAGGERATED' CLIMATE LINK TO SINKING OF PACIFIC ISLANDS
The major misunderstanding stems from the conflation of sea-level rise with climate change... READ MORE›
'MORE THAN 100,000' HOMELESS IN VANUATU AS PRESIDENT MAKES EMOTIONAL PLEA FOR CYCLONE PAM AID
'More than 100,000' homeless in Vanuatu as president makes emotional plea for Cyclone Pam aid... READ MORE›
RELIEF TEAMS REPORT DEVASTATION, DEATH AFTER VANUATU CYCLONE
Formerly known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu is a sprawling cluster of 83 islands and 260,000 people, 2,000 km 1,250 miles northeast of the Australian city of Brisbane... READ MORE›
END OF PACIFIC SHORTWAVE DIPLOMATIC 'MISSTEP' AS ABC PULLS PLUG
The end of ABC shortwave radio broadcasts into the Pacific after 88 years has been criticised as an Australian foreign affairs 'misstep'... READ MORE›
FEMALE ZOOKEEPER DIES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY TIGER
Employee at hamilton zoo in new zealand dies after tragic incident involving sumatran tiger... READ MORE›
ANGER OVER 'FAT' DEPICTION OF POLYNESIAN DEMIGOD
Disney's upcoming film Moana is based on Polynesian mythology with a strong female lead, Princess Moana... READ MORE›
WWII SEAPLANE FOUNDERS IN SURF
Only 316 of the nearly 1 200 crew members survived and many were eaten by sharks in the Pacific Ocean... READ MORE›
CLIFF COLLAPSES AND MANY INJURED AS SEVERE QUAKE STRIKES NEW ZEALAND CITY
Many people have been injured and a cliff has collapsed after a severe earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch... READ MORE›
CYCLONE PAM HITS VANUATU: MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE AT RISK FROM CATEGORY 5 TROPICAL STORM
Photo Plan International Australia The Vanuatu Meteorological Services warned of very destructive winds and very rough to phenomenal seas with heavy swells... READ MORE›
US SPIES ON JAPAN TRADE TALKS
The documents demonstrate intimate knowledge of internal Japanese deliberations on trade issues, nuclear and climate change policy, and Tokyo's diplomatic relations with Washington, it said... READ MORE›
HOW AN ORDINARY NEW ZEALAND TOWN BECAME STEAMPUNK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Earlier this month Oamaru made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest gathering of steampunks in the world... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA TO BEGIN MONITORING FOR ZIKA VIRUS
The Cook Islands are a small group of remote South Pacific islands northeast of New Zealand... READ MORE›
RICH? WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE TRUMPOCALYPSE? TRY NEW ZEALAND
Immigration New Zealand also reported a spike in inquiries from Britain after the Brexit vote... READ MORE›