Monthly Archives: January 2019

Earlier this month journalist, Christine Rovoi, wrote an article for Radio New Zealand about how Pasifika students at Otago University in New Zealand have joined forces to form a collective voice and feel empowered to speak up. The Pacific Islands Students … Continue reading →

Let’s stay with news from the UNESCO Pacific Islands States… A Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Integration of the Cultural Property Protection (CPP) and the Hague Convention took place in Suva, Fiji, from 12 to 14 November 2018. Organized … Continue reading →

The UNESCO Office of the Pacific States recently reported on how field research is important for disaster needs assessment on the island of Ambae, Vanuatu, to better protect its Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The Ambae community, with a total population … Continue reading →

Papua New Guinea’s only museum, which was facing possible closure, has been re-opened after a major refurbishment. The PNG National Museum and Art Gallery in Port Moresby was an independence gift from Australia 43 years ago, but it had become … Continue reading →

Journalist Rashneel Kumar of the Cook Islands News wrote an article about how eleven artists took part in a local art exhibition that began this past weekend at the newly-built Tavioni Gallery and Vananga located on the back road at Atupa, … Continue reading →

I’ll kick-off the new year by sharing news from Radio New Zealand about fourteen Pacific people who have been named on the New Year Honors List for their services to New Zealand’s community. They have been honored for their work … Continue reading →