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‘Faceless Eel’ Filmed 13,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean Off the Cook Islands

‘Faceless Eel’ Filmed 13,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean Off the Cook Islands

Smile! Photo: YouTube//Screenshot The ocean is an endlessly fascinating place. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s down there, and there is some serious weirdness. Take, for example, the faceless eel researchers with the E/V...

Owner:  Eric Phung
Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands

Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands

The Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their own choices” and “have a right to their own future development” in terms of seabed mining, according to former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Deep-sea mining was a subject at a panel...

Owner:  Nick Smith
E/V Nautilus arrives in the Cook Islands

E/V Nautilus arrives in the Cook Islands

On Friday, the exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus arrives in the Cook Islands for the first time. Owned and operated by the U.S-based non-profit organisation Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), the 68-meter vessel specialises in scientific exploration...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology
New Zealand Is Pulling Aid From the Cook Islands

New Zealand Is Pulling Aid From the Cook Islands

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom — The relationship between the Pacific Island nation of the Cook Islands and New Zealand has historically been strong. Cook Islanders are entitled to New Zealand passports and residency, with the model of “free...

Owner:  Clint Borgen
Controversial Cook Islands seabed mining plan gets backing from former Australia PM Scott Morrison

Controversial Cook Islands seabed mining plan gets backing from former Australia PM Scott Morrison

Speaking on a panel discussion on the Pacific Islands at the Impact Week conference in Singapore last Friday, the conservative politician acknowledged that deep-sea mining was controversial but said Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their...

Owner:  Jessica Cheam
Farmers in Rarotonga adapt to climate change, Regional Research Agenda's research reveals
The Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Two-Week Research Training for PNGTPA to Strengthen Tourism Data Capacity
The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?
Autonomous Benthic Mini Landers Deployed to Obtain Subsea Data">

Autonomous Benthic Mini Landers Deployed to Obtain Subsea Data">

Odyssey Marine Exploration successfully deployed two ABMLs in the Cook Islands’ EEZ. The systems, engineered by Develogic GmbH for Odyssey, will collect in situ environmental data from ~4,900 meters depth to build long-term datasets supporting the...

Owner:  TSC Strategic
Amplifying farmers' voices - Findings from the Regional Research Agenda

Amplifying farmers' voices - Findings from the Regional Research Agenda

The Regional Research Agenda (RRA) is committed to ensuring that farmers' perspectives and challenges are central to agricultural research and policy development. Through the RRA, researchers across the Pacific have been working closely with local...

Owner:  Pacific Community

RC Blog: Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

Written by Simona Marinescu, Isabella Massa, Guillaume Lafortune After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. Crises in climate, geopolitics...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia To Set Sail For Aotearoa As Part Of The Moananuiākea Voyage
New Zealand seeks U.S help to protect Pacific from China over rare minerals, fisheries
PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking

PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine passport dropped to 79th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI), six slots lower from last year's 73rd ranking The Philippines tied with Sierra Leone for the 79th place out of 199 passports reviewed for...

Owner:  Dante Ang
Pacific entrepreneurs honoured at awards for innovation, resilience

Pacific entrepreneurs honoured at awards for innovation, resilience

Pacific entrepreneurs were honoured at the 2025 Pacific Business Trust (PBT) Awards during a lavish event in Auckland on Wednesday. Auckland-based TROW Group took out the Frances Hartnell Supreme Award for its sustainable approach to demolition,...

Owner:  New Zealand Government
‘One year it could be bushfires and another year flood’ – what drew architect James Davidson to “unsexy” resilience work
"Veterinary Orthopedic Guardian": European Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Hannah Partners With VEC Hong Kong
NZ official says Pacific threatened

NZ official says Pacific threatened

New Zealand Minister for Defence Judith Collins yesterday warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great-power competition for their rare minerals and fisheries wealth, and that more action was...

Owner:  Lin Family
Capstone Unveils WQ Hotel Wellington – A fresh new bleisure brand for the capital

Capstone Unveils WQ Hotel Wellington – A fresh new bleisure brand for the capital

A new chapter in Wellington hospitality begins tomorrow as the city’s Atura Hotel officially becomes the WQ Hotel (Wellington Quarter Hotel). This event marks the property’s transformation under Capstone Hotel Management and the introduction of a...

Owner:  Simon Grover

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