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Tongan Story Makes Waves at Sundance Film Festival

Posted on 26 January 2024

The short film "Lea Tupu'anga" by two Tongan-New Zealand filmmakers has made a significant impact at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world's biggest film festivals. Chosen from a pool of…
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Two years since Tonga Volcano Eruption - ongoing impact and learning

Posted on 18 January 2024

15 January marked two years since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption caused immense devastation to the Kingdom of Tonga. The biggest explosion of this kind in over 100 years, the eruption…
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UN Agencies launch Anticipatory Action Programme in Philippines

Posted on 11 January 2024

Last week, United Nations agencies in the Philippines established an ongoing Anticipatory Action (AA) Programme, aiming to protect at risk communities from typhoons before they hit.
 
More typhoons enter the Philippines’ area of…
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New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister visits Fiji on first overseas trip

Posted on 21 December 2023

From 15-16 December, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters visited Suva, Fiji to meet with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna. Discussions centred around economic resilience,…
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Backlash from Pacific nations as Global Stocktake report released at COP28

Posted on 14 December 2023

On Monday, the draft text of the Global Stocktake was released, and has since come under criticism from the global community for its inaction on progressing towards a fossil free future.
 
Minister Cedric…
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France hosts South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting in New Caledonia  

Posted on 08 December 2023

On Tuesday, the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) kicked off in Nouméa, New Calendonia. The meeting brings together Australia, Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga plus the US, UK and…
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Samoa joins call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP28  

Posted on 08 December 2023

On December  4 in Dubai at COP28, President Fiame Naomi Mata’afa announced Samoa would be the 11th nation state pushing to secure a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
 
The call for…
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Concerns for Falepili Union at Tuvalu parliamentary session

Posted on 30 November 2023

Questions regarding the recent Falepili Union were raised during Tuvalu's final Parliamentary session held last week, before parliament dissolved on November 27. 

The Falepili Union treaty, announced by Australian and Tuvaluan Prime Ministers at the PIF Leaders…
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Alarming prevalence of gender based violence in the Pacific

Posted on 30 November 2023

As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence begins, it is important to acknowledge the extent of the problem in the Pacific region. The Pacific has one of the highest…
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Useful Outsiders Double Episode: Civic Space, Localisation and Partnerships in the Pacific

Posted on 24 November 2023

Useful Outsiders Podcast brings you two new episodes, both facilitated by Rachel Mason Nunn, Director at Mandela Partners and Founder of Good Will Hunters (Australia's biggest development podcast).

The first episode…
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