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Cook Islands expands international footprint
Cook Island News
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May 5, 2025
In recent weeks, the Government has advanced a series of key bilateral and regional initiatives aimed at enhancing connectivity, boosting trade and labour mobility, and deepening collaboration on climate resilience, development, and regional...
Pacific news in brief for 4 April
RNZ
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April 3, 2025
Air Vanuatu's new Airbus A220-100 Photo: Airbus Vanuatu - airline The Vanuatu government has received assurances that funds paid to Airbus for the purchase of A220 aircraft will be returned once the matter of domestic services of Air Vanuatu is...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Jan. 24–30, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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January 30, 2025
Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security FSM Embassy issues urgent advisory for citizens in the US amid new immigration policies (The New Atoll) Immigration crackdown begins in Hawaiʻi as advocates, lawmakers push back (Honolulu Civil...
I'm in French Polynesia enjoying uncrowded islands and farm-to-table dining
Toronto.com
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The breakfast bounty is set up on a shaded patch of grass: luscious fruit salad served in pineapple bowls and dressed with flamboyant flowers; chia pudding rich with creamy coconut milk; and the most delicious version of poisson cru, Tahiti’s...
New Zealand urges U.S engagement with Pacific Island States
Pacific News Service
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged President Joe Biden to engage more with Pacific Island states amid China’s concerted push to increase its clout in the region when she met with the U.S leader at the White House on Tuesday. “We’ll be...
Air France Increases Tahiti Service For Christmas & New Year's
Simple Flying
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May 3, 2025
Air France has scheduled additional frequencies between Paris and Tahiti, with the island-serving flights stopping in Los Angeles, the United States. The flights, operated by Airbus A350-900, will go from five weekly to daily during the holiday...
Pacific Ministers endorse Port Moresby Declaration on Regional Aviation Safety and Security
Pacific News Service
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Ministers responsible for civil aviation and senior aviation officials from 14 Pacific Islands States convened virtually this week to endorse the Port Moresby Declaration formalising their shared commitments to progressing important Pacific...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Jan. 17–23, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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January 23, 2025
Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security Samoa PM addresses parliament amid political turmoil (RNZ) Tongan King officially appoints new Prime Minister (PMN) Vanuatu faces possible return to all-male parliament after snap election...
This Ontario spot is the 'world's third-best water destination' and it beat the Amalfi Coast
Narcity
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May 3, 2025
You don't need to go far to discover one of the world's top water destinations. This Ontario spot offers breathtaking views, natural beauty and more, drawing millions of visitors each year. A recent study by GoPro Alternatives revealed the...
Fijian Flying circus to tour French Polynesia
Fiji Sun
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February 26, 2025
“This is an incredible opportunity to showcase the vibrancy and artistry of Fiji on an international stage,” said Navitalai Waqavotuwale, VOU’s artistic director. The Nadi-based VOU’s Fijian Flying Circus. Nadi-based VOU’s Fijian Flying Circus...
A splendid new biography of Gauguin separates man from myth
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 6, 2025
For much of his life, Paul Gauguin railed against the deadening effects of bourgeois domesticity. But as Sue Prideaux writes in “Wild Thing,” her terrific new biography of the artist, for about a decade early in his career the self-proclaimed...
China Is Still Winning the Battle for 5G—and 6G
Foreign Affairs
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May 1, 2025
When Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei in 1987, the Chinese telecommunications company had a few thousand dollars in the bank and an eye on reverse-engineering advanced foreign technology. By 1994, Huawei was producing switching equipment, the hardware...
For years, I dreamed of overwater bungalows in destinations like the Maldives and Tahiti. Then, I found one just a 6-hour flight away in Belize.
Business Insider
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May 1, 2025
Waking up to ocean waters lapping underneath me, a breeze rustling through a thatched roof, and sea salt coating my skin is my vision of an ideal tropical vacation. I believed the best place to create that experience would be an overwater bungalow...
This Fish Doesn’t Chase You—But Step on It, and You Could Die
AOL
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The reef stonefish (synanceia verrucosa) is camouflaged at the bottom of a tropical aquarium in its natural habitat among rocks, corals and algae with blurred background© Denis Kabanov/Shutterstock.comImagine you’re walking along the ocean floor...
2025 Long Island party boat rentals, fishing trips, sailing tours and more
Newsday - New York
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May 1, 2025
PADDLE PUB This 35-foot pontoon boat holds up to 26 passengers with 12 paddle stations, where guests sit and help power the vessel via a giant paddle wheel in the rear. The boat, which is helmed by a master captain and party host, allows food and...
France and the Philippines should anchor their maritime partnership
East Asia Forum
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March 28, 2025
Listen to this article France and the Philippines, both prominent maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, are well-positioned to foster a security partnership rooted in shared priorities to sustain maritime security. Their common interests,...
Suite dreams: 67 ports, five months at sea — and a £166k price tag
The European Magazine
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April 30, 2025
For those whose definition of remote working includes Polynesian sunsets, Peruvian ceviche and Kimberley Coast cruising — but little actual work — a new 145-day ultra-luxury voyage from Miami may be the most extravagant out-of-office reply...
Opinion: Our biggest complaint isn’t prices, it’s repeat itineraries and complacent lines
Cruise Passenger
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May 2, 2025
While Royal Caribbean excitedly announced the return of Quantum of the Seas, Aussies have been left flat by where they will be going. Across the major cruise lines, cruisers want more variety in destinations. It’s driving some cruisers to consider...
Roundtrip Cruise From Miami Will Visit Hawaii, Bora Bora and Australia
Cruise Fever
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April 29, 2025
If you ever wanted to visit Hawaii, Bora Bora, Australia or New Zealand but don’t want to get on a plane, there’s a new cruise from Miami, Florida that’s just for you. This new 145-day cruise will sail roundtrip from Miami in 2027 departing on...
SEABOURN ANNOUNCES 145-DAY 2027 WORLD CRUISE: AUSTRALIA & SOUTH PACIFIC PANORAMA ON SEABOURN QUEST
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The voyage will feature two maiden calls, five overnight stays, four immersive optional Seabourn Journeys, and signature Seabourn experiences and exclusive events. "We invite travelers to embark on our 2027 World Cruise and...