Monthly Archives: November 2020

I came across an interesting article written by Sally Round of Radio New Zealand about how honey is helping to keep Pitcairn Islanders afloat after the global pandemic stopped cruise ship visits, a growing source of revenue for the island. This … Continue reading →

The anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, in then Japanese-controlled Kiribati, has been marked in the Pacific nation today. 20 November marks the 77th anniversary of the start of the US Marines invasion. The … Continue reading →

I came across an interesting article from the Fiji Times and written by Shweta Vandana that I would like to share. It was about how the Haus of Koila launched its inaugural Sustainable Fashion in Suva last week celebrating resilience and … Continue reading →

  Journalist Mavuku Tokona of the Vanuatu Daily Post recently wrote an interesting article about how the customs and traditions of the Internally Displaced People (IDP) of Vanuatu could be at risk if said traditional knowledge is not practised constantly … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago The Cook Islands News ran an article written by Katrina Tanirau that I have been meaning to share. It was about how there was no better place for future generations of Cook Islanders to learn … Continue reading →

I came across some interesting news from Tonga where Tonga’s Parliament has unanimously voted to change the constitution to allow Tongan tradition and custom to be applied in the courts. Under the legislative change, introduced by the acting Justice Minister, … Continue reading →

Radio New Zealand journalist, Koro Vaka’uta, wrote an interesting article a couple of weeks ago about a Samoan author who wrote a book during a week of New Zealand’s Covid-19 national lockdown. She hopes her new project will show the … Continue reading →