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Elderly US novelist and husband embroiled in scandal involving shipwreck's stolen treasure
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
An elderly novelist and her husband embroiled in a scandal over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from a shipwreck are facing a possible trial in France over their alleged involvement. Eleonor 'Gay' Courter, 80, and her husband Philip, 82,...
Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?
The Diplomat
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June 27, 2025
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...
The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
Asia Pacific Report
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July 3, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate....
US couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck gold
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck after French prosecutors requested that the case go to court. Eleonor...
US couple risk France trial over stolen shipwreck gold
The Local - France
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July 3, 2025
An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck, after French prosecutors requested the case go to court. Eleonor...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia reach ancestral home in French Polynesia
KITV - Hawaii
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RAʻIĀTEA, French Polynesia (Island News) -- Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia made landfall on Wednesday, June 24 in French Polynesia. Polynesian Voyaging Society crews onboard the two traditional canoes were joined by crews on Tahiti's canoe Fa'afaite,...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025 || Part 1: French State Terrorism And The End Of Innocence
Scoop
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Immediately after murdering Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents went on a ski holiday in New Zealand’s South Island to celebrate. Such was the contempt the French...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make landfall at French Polynesia’s Taputapuātea
Maui Now - Hawaii
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On Tuesday, at approximately 9:45 a.m., the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Fa‘afaite, arrived at their first stop in French Polynesia: Taputapuātea. Located on the...
Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia
Forbes
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The limestone caves and sapphire seas of Rurutu make it a unique island to visit in French ... More Polynesia.© Michael Runkel, courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my...
Te Koutu Nui hosts public seminar on effective ra‘ui conservation
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Joshua Jim (left) from Atiu, an executive member of Kōrero o te 'Ōrau, participated in the Rāhui (Ra'ui) Workshop in Kauai, Hawai'i last year. Picture: Kōrero o te 'Ōrau/24032011 Traditional leaders from Te Koutu Nui will host a public seminar...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
New book details family's two-year sailing journey to the Caribbean islands
Tri-City News
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July 1, 2025
What happens when you trade your house keys for a boat anchor? For Annie Jomphe and her family, it meant rediscovering joy, connection, and purpose—now captured in her new book. A Penticton mother has turned a life-changing experience into a new...
10 beautiful islands in the world you must visit in July 2025
The Times of India
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It's time to hit the beach! The hot summer breeze is suffocating you in your homes and you can't spend the entire season within the walls of your abode. Thus, with the Fourth of July weekend coming soon or even later in July, you can plan an...
French Polynesia creates world’s largest MPA
Dive Magazine
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June 18, 2025
Bora Bora, one of French Polynesia’s Society Islands, will be included in the new MPA (Photo: Shutterstock) By DIVE Staff The government of French Polynesia has announced the creation of a marine protected area (MPA) that will extend around the...
France should apologize for decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia: Parliamentary report
Yeni Safak
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A new French parliamentary report urges Paris to apologize for its decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia. "The investigation reinforced the conviction of the parliamentary commission of inquiry that France must issue an apology to French...
Thousands gather in Papeʻetē to celebrate the arrival of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive in Papeʻetē. PC: 2025 Polynesian Voyaging Society / Jonathan “Sav” Salvador Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeʻetē yesterday to a celebration that brought together thousands of people from across...
Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia arrive at center of Pacific voyaging heritage, Taputapuātea
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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June 30, 2025
Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Fa‘afaite, arrived early last week at their first stop in French Polynesia: Taputapuātea. Photo Courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging...
French Navy vessel makes first visit to American Samoa
Samoa News
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July 8, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 28, the American Samoan community was welcomed onto the French Navy vessel Teriieroo a Teriierooiterai during its first time in the territory with a reception and tour, hosted by Captain Philippe Dumee....
Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
The Daily Blog
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June 29, 2025
David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific From: Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face...