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Why Raiatea, French Polynesia is a must visit for New Zealanders wanting to trace their lineage
The New Zealand Herald
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July 14, 2025
Roughly twice the size of Waiheke Island, Raiatea is believed to be the ancestral homeland of Māori and the starting point for migratory journeys that followed the track of Matariki – the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) constellation – and led to the...
Hokulea, Hikianalia crew members receive warm welcome at sacred site
Hawaii News Now
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July 14, 2025
On June 24, 2025, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived at their first stop in French Polynesia after relaunching the Moananuiākea Voyage’s four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. HNN’s Mahealani Richardson and photographer Jon Suyat were there to...
Forty years after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, activists sti...
Modern Ghana
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Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service operatives. The bombing, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira, was intended to halt Greenpeace's campaign against French...
Ponant Explorations expands offering in French Polynesia
Travel Weekly
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July 2, 2025
Ponant Explorations Group has expanded its offering in French Polynesia with a brand-new travel experience aboard Le Jacques Cartier between October to December 2026 and January 2027. This entirely new approach is designed for travellers seeking...
PONANT EXPLORATIONS’ Le Jacques Cartier offers new adventures in French Polynesia
Travel Daily Media
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July 1, 2025
PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP announced the expansion of its offerings in French Polynesia through a slew of new voyages today, 1st July. The renowned experiential cruise company presents a brand-new travel experience aboard Le Jacques Cartier,...
Review: The Westin Bora Bora Resort and Spa, French Polynesia
The New Zealand Herald
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June 29, 2025
Honeymooners, a once-in-a-lifetime blow-the-budget trip, or rich listers escaping from the hustle and bustle of daily life. First impressions: Bora Bora has long been my dream destination, and I desperately hoped it wouldn’t be a “never meet your...
Education Ministry receives an increase in budget allocation
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to dialogue.” That’s Emmanuel Tjibaou, president of the independence party Union Calédonienne (UC) and one of New Caledonia’s deputies in the French National Assembly. On Wednesday this...
Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia
Forbes
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The limestone caves and sapphire seas of Rurutu make it a unique island to visit in French ... More Polynesia.© Michael Runkel, courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my...
French Polynesia creates world’s largest MPA
Dive Magazine
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June 18, 2025
Bora Bora, one of French Polynesia’s Society Islands, will be included in the new MPA (Photo: Shutterstock) By DIVE Staff The government of French Polynesia has announced the creation of a marine protected area (MPA) that will extend around the...
Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening
Daily Herald - Utah
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Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....
Mataiea stop offers profound reconnection with ʻohana, place for Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia crews
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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July 13, 2025
Photo Courtesy: Danee Hazama Crews of traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia resumed their journey through French Polynesia this week, beginning with a meaningful and emotional 4-day stop in Mataiea, Tahiti. The double-hulled waʻa...
Heiva I Keaukaha celebrates Tahitian dance, culture through competition
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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June 21, 2025
Merahi Productions under kumu Tiffany Dela Cruz dances at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on April 2, 2024. (File photo: Kelsey Walling) Pulsating rhythms, sensual movements and graceful gestures are essential to the unique traditional art of ‘ori Tahiti,...
United Nations Ocean Conference: Indigenous peoples and local communities dialogue in the framework of the Ocean Decade
Pacific Community (SPC)
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During the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025, various traditional knowledge experts and representatives from Indigenous communities gathered for a workshop to shape key objectives for the second half of the United Nations Decade of Ocean...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 10, 2025
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of Rongelap, the...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
BY David Robie THE bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July, 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of...
Black Jack (Bidens Pilosa)
Medscape
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The aerial parts of Bidens pilosa, a species originating in South America that is found in tropical and subtropical regions, are traditionally used in French Polynesia for skin and hair care. B pilosa, a member of the Asteraceae family, has also...
Ooh La La! Tahiti Is Closer Than You Think
Seattle Magazine - Washington State
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July 8, 2025
From the Bounty to Brando, French Polynesia stirs our most primal escapism. Lush, verdant peaks teetering above gin-clear lagoons, filled with a brilliant, sapphire menagerie — it only begins to describe the allure, as does the scent of gardenias...
It’s Alive! Iris Van Herpen’s Latest Innovation? A Dress Made From 125 Million Bioluminescent Algae
Vogue - New York
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July 6, 2025
As fittings were underway on Saturday, Van Herpen and her latest collaborator, Chris Bellamy, gave Vogue a preview of the creation. Like some kind of otherworldly specimen on display, the dress and pant ensemble hung inside a box carefully...
Global Voices: 40 Years on from the Bombing of Rainbow Warrior
Samoa Global News
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July 10, 2025
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace, By: David Robie. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energizing for global peace
The Pacific Island Times
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July 10, 2025
French Pacific Regiment troops at a Bastille Day parade in Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1985. Photo by David Robie The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on July 10, 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy....