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...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

Seabed Mining Under the Microscope: A Techno-Economic Reality Check

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a...

Wellington’s Atura Hotel transforms into WQ Hotel

Wellington’s Atura Hotel has officially become the WQ Hotel (Wellington Quarter Hotel), marking the property’s transformation under Capstone Hotel Management and the introduction of a fresh urban brand to the capital. The rebrand to WQ represents...

Half of Australian children, adolescents might be overweight by 2050: research

SYDNEY, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Half of Australian children and adolescents aged five to 24 are forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050, with a third expected to fall into the obesity category, according to new research published on Tuesday, the...

From Japan to the Pacific: How innovation and community action power climate solutions

Japan is taking major steps to address climate change, from its busy cities to quiet coastlines. The country is not only tackling local issues but also developing solutions that can help the entire Pacific region, which faces challenges like...

Te Ipukarea Society: Citizen science to guide turtle conservation

Citizen science data highlights one of Avaavaroa’s regular residents spotted earlier this month, and in the same passage back in 2021. TIS/25022101 Turtles are an integral part of marine ecosystems, and the Cook Islands is home to a few species,...

SBMA Expands Global Collaboration for Marine Research

Ocean Mining Intel Science 17 February 2025 (Image credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration) The Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) participated in a State Visit to China from February 10–14, 2025, alongside the Cook Islands Government...

Iran charges 17 tanker crew members after oil seizure

Iran has charged 17 seafarers from a tanker seized over alleged oil smuggling in July. The foreign nationals now face a trial, according to the head of Hormozgan province’s justice department. Mojtaba Ghahremani was cited by Iran International as...

Why is China funding the Russian war?

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin For the first two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China presented itself as an independent arbiter. In 2023 it even proposed a 12-point peace plan that was mainly...

Iranian Oil Exports to China Come Under Renewed Pressure

Iranian oil exports to China, which over the previous three months averaged 1.52m bpd, fell to 1.4m bpd in September. From January to August, the average monthly figure was 1.45m bpd, so the figure for September shows a fall below this average,...

A Pacific reflection on Women, Peace and Security

This year marks 25 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), a global commitment to elevate women’s voices in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and recovery. For the Pacific,...

BSP, banking tech firm NCR Atleos to roll out new ATMs in region

NEW deposit automatic transaction machines (ATMs) will be installed throughout the country after the Bank South Pacific Financial Group Limited signed a K90 million investment deal with a banking technology company last week. The machines will be...

Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed...

Letter: Science, ideology and politicking

Dear Editor, In reply to PM Mark Brown’s comment that he takes a scientific approach as opposed to our ideological approach. Dear readers, this issue of Science vs Ideology is best answered by you. Try this quiz while you have a cuppa. Circle – S...

Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Can’t Be Accident, EU Tech Chief Says

The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental, as leaders from the region prepare to gather for a NATO summit devoted to the topic. “It...

Who were the early settlers of Kiritimati Island? 

Our Islands Our People By Raque Bagnol Let’s take a trip to Kiritimati Island, also known as Christmas Island, the world's largest atoll. Kiritimati is one of the islands in Kiribati, located about 2,500 kilometers south of Hawaii. The first...

These cities will see the last partial solar eclipse of 2025 on Sunday

Days after the Moon turned blood-red during a total lunar eclipse, stargazers are ready for the next celestial event, the partial solar eclipse. This will be the last solar eclipse of the year, offering a spectacular celestial event visible in...

India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team

New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefireThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, floated the idea of nominating the US president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel peace prize in a briefing to reporters,...