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Atiu’s Areora Hard Courts reopen for sports
Cook Island News
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June 25, 2025
The newly resurfaced Areora Hard Courts in Atiu are set to be officially opened today, celebrating an important occasion for sports and youth development on the island. Plexipave New Zealand/25062310 The newly resurfaced Areora Hard Courts in Atiu...
Bay News: Century-old notebook reveals early UV water sterilisation method
Northern Advocate
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“It’s Purdie’s observations of a method of water sterilisation that are particularly remarkable,” says Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Northland manager Bill Edwards. “What he describes is sterilising water using ultra-violet light generated...
Majestic fusion of Pacific dance, couture takes centre stage
Pacific Media Network
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The Māngere Arts Centre will come to life this weekend with an exhilarating fusion of Pacific dance and fashion in a show called ARIKI. ARIKI is the latest edition of annual events presented by Auckland-based Pacific collectives - the traditional...
Thomas Wynne: Why a Rā‘ui must be meaningful consultation
Cook Island News
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June 14, 2025
Thomas Wynne. In recent weeks, the Cook Islands declared a rā‘ui toroa — a national whale sanctuary — expanding protection across vast swathes of our moana and Ocean, Thomas Wynne writes. On the surface, it appears a gesture of environmental...
Deep Rising: Who Owns the Deep Seas?
Deeper Blue
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June 24, 2025
Have you ever wondered about who owns the deep seas? I never gave it much thought until I watched ‘Deep Rising’ at a UNOC3 side event. Narrated by Jason Momoa, the film explores the topic of undersea mining and the concept of a ‘common human...
Finland accuses senior crew of Russia-linked vessel in damage of undersea power cable in...
Journal News - Ohio
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The Eagle S is flagged in the Cook Islands, but has been described by Finnish customs officials and the European Union's executive commission as part of Russia's shadow fleet of fuel tankers. Those are aging vessels with obscure ownership,...
Letter to Prime Minister Carney: Canada's Position on Deep Sea Mining
MiningWatch Canada
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The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Marc Carney by 20 Canadian and international civil society organizations, coalitions, and unions, including MiningWatch Canada. The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada...
Vast new areas of the seafloor mapped in latest Seabed 2030 update
Hydro International
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Marking World Hydrography Day, the Seabed 2030 Project – a collaboration between The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO – has revealed that over a quarter of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. With an additional four million...
BEN MORGAN: Iran. A win for the US?
The Daily Blog
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June 24, 2025
Holy shit look at what NZDF could have been like: Detail structure and equipment for a NZ Defence Force in 2030 if military spending had been constant at 5% GDP since 2015 ChatGPT said: If New Zealand had maintained military spending at 5% of GDP...
Letter: Cannabis research
Cook Island News
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June 12, 2025
With the announcement in the Cook Islands News that a freight hike is set to drive up Cook Islands prices possibly by 30 per cent, there has never been a better time to legalise the personal cultivation of medicinal pakalolo by patients in order...
PAC recommends Infrastructure CI secure funding for waste management initiatives
Cook Island News
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June 11, 2025
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) waste management team sorting recyclables. ICI/ 25061010 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) secure funding for waste management initiatives, in particular...
Tobacco kills 1.3 million non-smokers yearly — WHO
Punch
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June 24, 2025
Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year, according to a World Health Organisation report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025. The report released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin warned that action is...
Poplar poised for historic partnership with Papua New Guinea
Superior Telegram - Minnesota
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June 24, 2025
VILLAGE OF POPLAR — A global partnership aimed at sparking friendships, connecting students and highlighting a shared history between the village of Poplar and the city of Madang, Papua New Guinea, will formally begin next month. Kory Gilderman, a...
Tobacco Control Protecting 6.1bn People, Says WHO in New Report
Nigerian Current
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June 24, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising...
CIFA Youth Coaching Certificate Course empowers local coaches
Cook Island News
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June 10, 2025
Thirteen passionate participants representing various local clubs across Rarotonga took part in the recent Youth Coaching Certificate Course, hosted by the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) on Rarotonga. CIFA MEDIA/25060905 The growth and...
Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people
New Business Ethiopia
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June 24, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts. This is stated in WHO’s new report on the...
Mission Critical: Korea bets US$84m on ocean mining
Azzet
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June 17, 2025
Just as the sector is facing mounting regulatory headwinds and environmental opposition, perhaps the most significant endorsement yet of deep sea mining's commercial viability has been inked as Seoul-based Korea Zinc announced a strategic US$85.2...
Deadly disease outbreak sees urgent travel warning issued in dream holiday hotspots
Daily Express
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June 10, 2025
There is an increasing risk of developing severe dengue in the Pacific after a number of nations reported outbreaks, a medical expert has warned. Idyllic holiday destinations including the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji have all been hit by...
Seabed 2030 announces millions of square kilometers of new seafloor data on World Hydrography Day
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 22, 2025
On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced that 27.3% of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. The increase in data represents more than four million square kilometres of...
Over 6 billion people worldwide are exposed to at least one key anti-tobacco measure
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 23, 2025
From: World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people – WHO’s new report 23 June 2025, Dublin/Geneva—The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World...