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Windstar Cruises Doubles Down on Tahiti With Two Yachts Sailing Year-Round From 2027
Rus Tourism News
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September 5, 2025
Windstar Cruises is making its biggest-ever commitment to French Polynesia. Beginning March 2027, the newly refreshed sailing yacht Wind Star will return to Tahitian waters to join the all-suite Star Breeze, giving the line its most expansive...
Movers & Shakers: DAFF secretary out, AIATSIS welcomes chair
The Mandarin
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September 4, 2025
NZ Reserve Bank officials dash for exits, Australian diplomats to Pakistan, Portugal, French Polynesia, TCorp announces chief executive. Senior Executive Service Band 3 Treasury has promoted Katrina Di Marco to deputy secretary of the ATO’s...
Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum
Christian Daily International
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The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...
Spouses of PIF leaders visit Art Gallery
Solomon Star
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September 8, 2025
Spouses of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders took time on Monday to visit the National Art Gallery in Honiara as part of the official program for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting engaging with local artisans and traditional...
23 of the world’s best adventures for thrill-seekers
National Geographic
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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Dream up an activity and it probably exists somewhere around the world, with something to suit every level of physical ability. The super-fit can tackle a 155-mile race across the...
No waiting as Pacific leads
Islands Business
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September 8, 2025
A GAME-CHANGING commitment has been forged in the Pacific Region with European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, boldly declaring a new era of partnership. With an investment strategy in focus in the Pacific...
Silicon Valley wanted to build floating libertarian paradises on the ocean. The plan failed — but now seasteading is back
The Independent
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September 6, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The best UAE communities for first-time home buyers
The National News
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Buying a property in Al Hamra Village in Ras Al Khaimah offers the highest rental yield of 8 per cent in the UAE, according to a study by listings portal Property Finder. The community offers resort-style amenities, is fully freehold and free of...
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda - former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou
RNZ
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September 6, 2025
New Caledonia President Louis Mapou in the Tonga island group of Vava'u. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia, but the wider Pacific....
Climate change may have led to the complete colonisation of Polynesia 1,000 years ago
Down to Earth
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Climate change may have led to the complete colonisation of Polynesia by indigenous Polynesians, a new study has found. The researchers from the University of Southampton and University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom found that a major shift...
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda says Mapou.
RNZ
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September 6, 2025
New Caledonia President Louis Mapou in the Tonga island group of Vava'u. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia but the wider Pacific....
Our pick for the French setting of ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4
Gourmet Traveller
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September 5, 2025
Our editors handpick everything we recommend. We may receive revenue for sharing this content or when you shop through our links. Read more here Since its inaugural opening in 1961, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has become the epitome of luxury,...
Rise Of The Slow Traveller: For Some, The Rarest Commodity On Any Journey Is Time
MENAFN
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September 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) There's a certain kind of traveller who doesn't run for planes, who never sets an alarm to“catch the sunrise”, and who can spend an entire afternoon with a cool beverage watching the light shift across a single hillside. In...
Accor and AFL kick off playful new campaign encouraging Aussies to ’Stay Where the Players Stay’
Hospitality Net
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September 5, 2025
To celebrate their long-standing partnership, Accor - the AFL’s Official Accommodation Partner - has teamed up with the league to launch a bold new campaign, Stay Where the Players Stay, playfully positioning its hotels as the preferred choice for...
Top destinations Aussies visited this winter - with one city standing out
Nine
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September 1, 2025
Winter may now officially be over, but it wasn't all hibernation and hot chocolate, with Aussies still out and about, embracing culture, coastlines, and crisp air across the country. And one Aussie city stood out among the rest as the most popular...
Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
IUCN
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The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...
Incredible Finalists of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest
My Modern Met - California
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August 20, 2025
Name: Luis Arpa Location: Indonesia “This is an image of a juvenile Pinnate Batfish captured using a slow shutter speed, snooted light, and deliberate camera panning to create motion and drama,” says Arpa Toribio. “Juveniles are known for striking...
EU plans to more than double funding for Greenland in 2028–34 budget
EUToday
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September 4, 2025
16The European Commission has proposed a substantial increase in EU support to Greenland in the next seven-year budget, earmarking about €530 million for the 2028–2034 period. The envelope—reported by several outlets following the Commission’s...
Apocalypse now? Why tech billionaires are suddenly hoarding doomsday mega-bunkers: ‘Don’t take the stripper poles out’
The Independent
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September 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
We Asked 5 Americans: What Is It Really Like to Retire Abroad?
AFAR
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September 2, 2025
The move to retire abroad—whether full-time or even just for part of the year—is no light undertaking. After all, there are many things you don’t learn about a place and its inhabitants, bureaucratic woes, and myriad other idiosyncrasies until...