The Pacific Islands in the 21st Century

Climate change and global warming are two of the biggest issues facing Pacific nations. Other issues and initiatives these resources cover include aid, sustainability, cultural and economic progress, self-sufficiency, education, health, security and the retention of culture. SCIS no: 1935814

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Maintaining culture
Maintaining culture
Senior members of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (CCCS) in Sandringham, Auckland, listen to speeches farewelling their pastor in 2008. Power in churches with a parent church in the Pa...
Articles
Foreign policy and diplomatic representation: Decolonisation and representation in the Pacific
South Pacific Commission The South Pacific Commission (SPC) was an important focus for New Zealand foreign policy from the 1940s to the 1960s. The SPC was established in 1947 by six powers that adm...
Articles
Aid landscape in the Pacific is changing
Aid spending has boomed in the Pacific over the past decade but almost all the island nations remain unlikely to graduate from being recipient countries. While on the global scale...
Images
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :Kiribati. 9 September 2013
A floating island
Kiribati is a country made up of 33 islands or atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is a country most affected by climate change. Already it is being impacted by rising sea levels, increas...
Videos
Challenges for Pacific Islanders in New Zealand
Sione Tu’itahi speaks about problems faced by Pacific Islanders in New Zealand.
Videos
China’s power play in the Pacific
Fears of China’s influence in the South Pacific.
Audio
Threatened by emigration
Elders in Niue fight to preserve language and pass on cultural traditions.
Articles
Tuna fisheries are vital to our blue continent
Collective efforts to manage the harvesting of the four main tuna species.
Articles
Pacific possible
Seven key themes identified by the World Bank that can transform growth and development.
Audio
Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing members
Deputy SG of Pacific Island Forum speaks about developing policy relevant to people in the region.
Articles
Towards sustainable futures
Pacific challenges towards a sustainable future.
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Winter, Mark, 1958- :Paciflick. 8 April 2015
Winter, Mark, 1958- :Paciflick. 8 April 2015
Commentary from the cartoonist reads "Fiji want to kick New Zealand out of the Pacific Forum and bring China in." Two cartoons. Both cartoons depict a large kiwi on the right side of the frame, lo...
Stories
Global warming and the Pacific Islands
Global warming and the Pacific Islands
A range of resources on the impact of global warming on the Pacific Islands.
Articles
UNESCO urges Pacific to protect its culture
Pacific Island countries are being urged by UNESCO to sign its convention on the protection and preservation of cultural properties.
Articles
Sustainable energy projects to make Marshall Island self sustainable
The Asian Development Bank says energy projects in the Marshall Islands will make the country less reliant on imported fuel. The ADB and the Marshall Islands signed a deal for...
Articles
European Union to assist Niue aid relief but amount still under discussion
The European Union Aid Commissioner says they will give money towards relief aid for Niue, following its devastation from Cyclone Heta last month, but the amount is still being discussed.
Articles
Environment officials talk sustainable tourism in Samoa
Environment officials are in Apia to begin talks starting with a focus on sustainable eco tourism.
Stories
Sustainability in the Pacific Islands
Sustainability in the Pacific Islands
Sustainability is crucial to the Pacific Islands. Here are some images, articles and audio on sustainable development, energy and tourism.
Audio
Pacific communities must take more responsibility
Pacific communities must take more responsibility
The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs is calling for Pacific communities to take more responsibility for their children's education and for speaking their own languages.
Videos
Cash crop farming in Samoa
Talk Business travels to the heart of Polynesia to showcase the success story of farmers who have embraced good soil fertiliser to yield good harvest.
Videos
Tattoo and tapa
Reclaiming Pacific symbols.
Websites
WWW
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California.
Articles
NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific
A significant boost in New Zealand's foreign aid budget has been heralded as part of a transformative shift in the country's relations with Pacific islands.
Videos
Overfishing in the Pacific Ocean
Overfishing, habitat loss and pollution threaten Pacific Ocean.
Articles
China in the Pacific Islands
China’s economic and diplomatic influence in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Inequality and human rights
Speech by Prime Minister of Vanuatu to Pope Francis on inequality and human rights issues in the Pacific Islands.
Videos
World Tuna Day
Two Majuro eighth grade students awarded a special mention prize by PNA Office for their short documentary film titled "Smart Tuna - Smart Ocean".
Articles
Sustaining water supply on a Pacific island
Conservation practices and development of groundwater resources by American Samoa Power Authority.
Websites
WWW
UNICEF
Actions by UNICEF in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Destruction by climate change
Former President Anote Tong on climate change in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Destruction by climate change
Former President Anote Tong on climate change in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Pacific challenges
Pacific challenges towards sustainable futures. Articles
Articles
Renaming the Cook Islands
Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence.
Articles
Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum: what is it and why have some media been banned?
Articles
Desert island dump
How does rubbish from New Zealand end up on a deserted Pacific island beach 5000km away?
Articles
Moruroa nuclear site could collapse, MP warns UN
It is only a matter of time before the French nuclear weapons test site at Moruroa collapses.
Websites
WWW
Tabu Tok
Tabu Tok is an online platform that unpacks and addresses the sometimes sensitive issues that Pacific peoples face.
Images
Maintaining culture
Maintaining culture
Senior members of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (CCCS) in Sandringham, Auckland, listen to speeches farewelling their pastor in 2008. Power in churches with a parent church in the Pa...
Articles
Foreign policy and diplomatic representation: Decolonisation and representation in the Pacific
South Pacific Commission The South Pacific Commission (SPC) was an important focus for New Zealand foreign policy from the 1940s to the 1960s. The SPC was established in 1947 by six powers that adm...
Articles
Aid landscape in the Pacific is changing
Aid spending has boomed in the Pacific over the past decade but almost all the island nations remain unlikely to graduate from being recipient countries. While on the global scale...
Images
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :Kiribati. 9 September 2013
A floating island
Kiribati is a country made up of 33 islands or atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is a country most affected by climate change. Already it is being impacted by rising sea levels, increas...
Videos
Challenges for Pacific Islanders in New Zealand
Sione Tu’itahi speaks about problems faced by Pacific Islanders in New Zealand.
Videos
China’s power play in the Pacific
Fears of China’s influence in the South Pacific.
Audio
Threatened by emigration
Elders in Niue fight to preserve language and pass on cultural traditions.
Articles
Tuna fisheries are vital to our blue continent
Collective efforts to manage the harvesting of the four main tuna species.
Articles
Pacific possible
Seven key themes identified by the World Bank that can transform growth and development.
Audio
Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing members
Deputy SG of Pacific Island Forum speaks about developing policy relevant to people in the region.
Articles
Towards sustainable futures
Pacific challenges towards a sustainable future.
Images
Winter, Mark, 1958- :Paciflick. 8 April 2015
Winter, Mark, 1958- :Paciflick. 8 April 2015
Commentary from the cartoonist reads "Fiji want to kick New Zealand out of the Pacific Forum and bring China in." Two cartoons. Both cartoons depict a large kiwi on the right side of the frame, lo...
Stories
Global warming and the Pacific Islands
Global warming and the Pacific Islands
A range of resources on the impact of global warming on the Pacific Islands.
Articles
UNESCO urges Pacific to protect its culture
Pacific Island countries are being urged by UNESCO to sign its convention on the protection and preservation of cultural properties.
Articles
Sustainable energy projects to make Marshall Island self sustainable
The Asian Development Bank says energy projects in the Marshall Islands will make the country less reliant on imported fuel. The ADB and the Marshall Islands signed a deal for...
Articles
European Union to assist Niue aid relief but amount still under discussion
The European Union Aid Commissioner says they will give money towards relief aid for Niue, following its devastation from Cyclone Heta last month, but the amount is still being discussed.
Articles
Environment officials talk sustainable tourism in Samoa
Environment officials are in Apia to begin talks starting with a focus on sustainable eco tourism.
Stories
Sustainability in the Pacific Islands
Sustainability in the Pacific Islands
Sustainability is crucial to the Pacific Islands. Here are some images, articles and audio on sustainable development, energy and tourism.
Audio
Pacific communities must take more responsibility
Pacific communities must take more responsibility
The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs is calling for Pacific communities to take more responsibility for their children's education and for speaking their own languages.
Videos
Cash crop farming in Samoa
Talk Business travels to the heart of Polynesia to showcase the success story of farmers who have embraced good soil fertiliser to yield good harvest.
Videos
Tattoo and tapa
Reclaiming Pacific symbols.
Websites
WWW
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California.
Articles
NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific
A significant boost in New Zealand's foreign aid budget has been heralded as part of a transformative shift in the country's relations with Pacific islands.
Videos
Overfishing in the Pacific Ocean
Overfishing, habitat loss and pollution threaten Pacific Ocean.
Articles
China in the Pacific Islands
China’s economic and diplomatic influence in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Inequality and human rights
Speech by Prime Minister of Vanuatu to Pope Francis on inequality and human rights issues in the Pacific Islands.
Videos
World Tuna Day
Two Majuro eighth grade students awarded a special mention prize by PNA Office for their short documentary film titled "Smart Tuna - Smart Ocean".
Articles
Sustaining water supply on a Pacific island
Conservation practices and development of groundwater resources by American Samoa Power Authority.
Websites
WWW
UNICEF
Actions by UNICEF in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Destruction by climate change
Former President Anote Tong on climate change in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Destruction by climate change
Former President Anote Tong on climate change in the Pacific Islands.
Articles
Pacific challenges
Pacific challenges towards sustainable futures. Articles
Articles
Renaming the Cook Islands
Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence.
Articles
Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum: what is it and why have some media been banned?
Articles
Desert island dump
How does rubbish from New Zealand end up on a deserted Pacific island beach 5000km away?
Articles
Moruroa nuclear site could collapse, MP warns UN
It is only a matter of time before the French nuclear weapons test site at Moruroa collapses.
Websites
WWW
Tabu Tok
Tabu Tok is an online platform that unpacks and addresses the sometimes sensitive issues that Pacific peoples face.

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