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Tonga brings traditional knowledge to television weather forecasts
Tonga's weather service has begun incorporating traditional environmental indica...
Rebekah Rasmussen 16 Jul 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas
Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back p...
Andrew Mathieson 18 Jun 2026
International Seabed Authority says Pasifika nations have the power to shape future of seabed mining laws
The influence of Pacific nations shaping seabed mining regulations should not be...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jun 2026
Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand's North Island
Cyclone Vaianu ‌has made landfall on New Zealand's North Island, triggering floo...
Christine Chen 13 Apr 2026
Cat-five Maila set to weaken before Queensland crossing
Tropical Cyclone Maila has surged to become one of the strongest storms so close...
Ben McKay 9 Apr 2026
Cyclone Maila grows to a category five monster

Tropical Cyclone Maila has surged to become the season's strongest storm, growing in intensity in the warm waters of the Solomon Sea. On Wednesday morning, Maila was upgraded to a category five system...

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Ben McKay Apr 8, 2026
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ

Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.

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Ben McKay Apr 7, 2026
Sacred Chaco Canyon lands at risk as protections face rollback

A proposal to remove federal protections around Southwest USA's Chaco Culture National Historical Park has drawn renewed opposition from Indigenous leaders, who say a sacred cultural landscape is agai...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 7, 2026
Warnings as Fiji braces for strengthening cyclone

Authorities in Fiji are warning of heavy rain, flooding and strong winds after rapidly intensifying Tropical Cyclone Vaianu strengthened into a category two cyclone, prompting precautionary closures o...

All-women crew helping solar energy push in Pacific

A group of Fijian women are being celebrated for a Pacific milestone, with hopes that upskilling female workers could solve the region's energy and emigration challenges.

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Ben McKay Mar 26, 2026
Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam

Hawaii officials are urging thousands of people to evacuate due to the state's worst flooding in more than 20 years, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a...

Taiātea symposium to centre moana protection for Waitangi

Waitangi in Aotearoa / New Zealand will become a focal point for Indigenous ocean leadership next month with the return of Taiātea: Gathering of the Oceans Voices, Views and Leadership Symposium...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 27, 2026
Fiji moves to overhaul biodiversity finance as BIOFIN workshop begins

Fiji is moving to reform how it finances biodiversity protection, with a BIOFIN validation workshop currently underway to shift from fragmented projects to a coordinated national system.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jan 15, 2026
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