Fiji is in an HIV crisis situation. and the international community could do more to help

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/574429/hiv-national-crisis-in-fiji-assistant-health-minister

#HealthCareForAll #Pasifika

HIV 'national crisis' in Fiji - assistant health minister

The country's assistant health minister says HIV cases could surpass 3000 by the end of the year.

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it has been nearly a year since the HMNZS Manawanui sank off the southcoast of Upolu in Samoa.

people living in affected coastal communities say their calls for fair compensation and the removal of the wreck continue to fall on un-listening ears.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/574033/samoa-village-elders-still-seeking-compensation-want-manawanui-wreck-removed

#Pasifika #NZ #MassiveMilitaryFuckUps

Samoa village elders still seeking compensation, want Manawanui wreck removed

Almost a year on, Samoa village elders still seeking compensation want Manawanui wreck gone.

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Free course helps Pasifika factory workers future-proof their careers

A new government-funded training programme in Ōamaru is helping Pasifika factory workers future-proof their careers, as economic uncertainty…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #dunedin-otago #Education #NewZealand #NZ #pasifika
https://www.newsbeep.com/137211/

Joint initiative helps more Pasifika people own homes in Auckland

A joint initiative between the Government and Penina Trust aimed at boosting Pasifika home ownership has delivered a…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #auckland #housing-and-infrastructure #NewZealand #NZ #pasifika #Politics #property
https://www.newsbeep.com/135385/

Chief of War S01E07

shows how brutal white people can be

In this phenomenal series Jason Momoa has a Black American ally. They are both loyal to each other.

There are predominantly white movies / tv that still won't show Black People and POC positively.

#tv #indigenous #hawaii #blackamerican #blackpeople #pacificislanders #pasifika #blackmastodon

this isn't suspicious *at all*, going after the hearts and minds of Cook Islands *children* /s

"A charity founded by a deep sea mining company sponsored a children's book about polymetallic nodules, the rocks that could be mined."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/571758/cook-islands-children-s-book-on-deep-sea-nodules-is-about-facts-says-author

#ResourceExtraction #ProfitMotive #CookIslands #Pasifika

Cook Islands children's book on deep sea nodules is about facts, says author

A charity funded by a Cook Islands seabed mining company backs children's book on deep sea mining materials.

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The Metals Company pushes ahead with deep sea mining plans in Pacific waters

The Metals Company is advancing deep sea mining ambitions with Nauru and Tonga, bypassing UN oversight by leveraging a United States regulatory pathway.

RNZ

edit: the Marshall Islands Parliament buildings including the library and archives burned down. 👀

unfortunately the Marshall Islands does not have much capacity in firefighting and fire inspection processes, making it difficult to determine the cause of the fire.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/571088/fire-engulfs-marshall-islands-parliament-building

#Pasifika

'All destroyed': Fire engulfs Marshall Islands parliament complex

Fire engulfed the Nitijela just after midnight on Monday, with firefighters risking their lives as they battled the blaze into early Tuesday morning to save the parliament complex.

RNZ

magic ❤️ 🐋🌈

''The whales came by, they jumped out of the water to meet us. They breached and splashed into the water. And then right after that, just before we came into the [Rarotonga] harbour, the rainbows came out"
— Tua Pittman, Cook Islands master navigator

Moananuiākea crew reaches Rarotonga on four-year Pacific Ocean voyage:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/570716/moananuiakea-crew-reaches-rarotonga-on-four-year-pacific-ocean-voyage

#CookIslands #Pasifika #VakaMoana

Moananuiākea crew reaches Rarotonga on four-year Pacific Ocean voyage

A Hawaiian navigator-in-training taking part in a 47-month voyage of the Pacific Ocean says it is a heavy responsibility knowing her job is to keep navigation stays both relevant and sacred.

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