Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 13 October

Manu Samoa team bows in prayer after their 31-12 loss to Chile on Sunday morning. Photo: Supplied/Manu Samoa Rugby Manu Samoa has missed out on playing Italy in a rugby international clash on 22 November. The Samoans were originally billed to meet...

Making waves in America

How the Velella Project sets new rules for U.S. aquaculture Last June when anti-aquaculture groups appealed a key U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit for Ocean Era’s Velella Epsilon demonstration project in the Gulf of Mexico, CEO...

A Pacific reflection on Women, Peace and Security

This year marks 25 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), a global commitment to elevate women’s voices in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery. For the Pacific,...

Saint Lucia, Cambodia Establish Diplomatic Relations

Saint Lucia’s foreign ministry is touting its new diplomatic ties with Cambodia as a step toward deeper cooperation on tourism, climate resilience and investment. The formal agreement, signed on September 26 during the 80th session of the United...

Iranian Oil Exports to China Come Under Renewed Pressure

Iranian oil exports to China, which over the previous three months averaged 1.52m bpd, fell to 1.4m bpd in September. From January to August, the average monthly figure was 1.45m bpd, so the figure for September shows a fall below this average,...

Who were the early settlers of Kiritimati Island? 

Our Islands Our People By Raque Bagnol Let’s take a trip to Kiritimati Island, also known as Christmas Island, the world's largest atoll. Kiritimati is one of the islands in Kiribati, located about 2,500 kilometers south of Hawaii. The first...

Heavy industry must ‘set the course’ for net zero

The research ship MV Anuanua Moana is pictured at a port in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, during an expedition to far-flung South Pacific waters in June 2025, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. -...

Anchors Away

Case dismissed! At Helsinki District Court, a pivotal trial involving three international seafarers has just ended. The three officers were in charge of the shadow tanker that struck at least five undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December...

Mwawi returns to Australian club Waves

Malawi Queens shooter Mwawi Kumwenda-M’bwana will return to netball action in the 2026 season after signing for her former Australian club Peninsula Waves. Both Waves and Mwawi’s manager Hlupikile Chalamba have confirmed the lofty shooter will...

The Difficulty of Bringing Criminal Cases for Submarine Cable Damage – the Eagle S Case

[co-author: Avi Marcus] A recent decision from a Finnish district court has cast light on the legal and operational challenges surrounding damage to submarine infrastructure, particularly in contested or sensitive maritime zones. The case...

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefireThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters,...

Abercrombie & Kent Reveals 2027 Lineup of Private Jet Journeys

Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) has announced the 2027 collection of Private Jet Journeys. Following the success of A&K’s 2026 Private Jet collection, which is almost sold out, the luxury adventure travel company has unveiled the four itineraries being...

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefireThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters,...

Finland’s trial of men charged over Baltic Sea cable damage hits choppy waters

The trial in Finland of three senior officers of the Eagle S, a Russian-linked oil tanker that damaged multiple cables in the Baltic Sea last December, has been halted due to a court challenging Finland’s jurisdiction over the case. On Thursday,...

Letter: Balancing global goals with local needs

Dear Editor, I was reading this article published on 20 August 2025 “Cook Islands disappointed over stalled global talks to combat plastic pollution” and I’m thinking, a plastic treaty, a noble idea, but where’s the economic balance? So, the Cook...

Super League plans revealed

PAPUA New Guinea Kumuls head coach Jason Demetriou has unveiled plans to bring some of the country’s top rugby league talent with him to the Super League next season, aligning with his long-term vision to prepare PNG for the 2026 Rugby League...

New Travel Guide for American Samoa Marks Major Leap for Tourism

160+ In-Depth Articles Now Live on AmericanSamoaPocketGuide.com, Providing the Ultimate Encyclopedia for Traveling in American Samoa The tourism industry in American Samoa has taken a leap forward with the launch of American Samoa Pocket Guide,...

New Travel Guide for American Samoa marks major leap for local Tourism

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tourism industry in American Samoa has taken a leap forward with the launch of the American Samoa Pocket Guide, a comprehensive online travel guide created for the U.S. territory. With more than 160 articles...

Pacific atoll nations receive NZD13m boost for critical water security

Representatives from seven Pacific atoll nations gathered in Nadi, Fiji, this June with an urgent message. Rising seas and prolonged droughts are pushing their communities toward a water crisis that threatens tens of thousands of lives. These...

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READERS NAME PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES 'BEST SMALL CRUISE' FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2025 -- For the second year in a row, Paul Gauguin Cruises has been voted Best Small Cruise in Condé Nast Traveler's2025 Readers' Choice Awards. French Polynesia's destination expert received the top honor based on more than...