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Cyclone-hit Pacific workers well cared for but worried about work
Seasonal workers from the Pacific are bunking in emergency shelters after Cyclone Gabrielle tore through New Zealand's North Island as they wait to hear if there's still work available for them.
Navigator aiming to discover star names from older Cook Islanders
Traditional navigation knowledge could be hidden in stories and songs, and a Cook Islands master navigator is hoping to unearth them. Audio
Conservationist calls on Fiji govt to preserve rare mangrove
A Fiji conservationist is concerned one of Suva's last remaining mangrove areas will be lost if a large tourism development gets underway.
'Agriculture used to be the backbone of Samoa's economy' says Farmers Association
The Samoa Farmers Association is concerned with the decline in the country's agriculture sector outlined in a new government report.
'It's tough for operators to break even' Cook Islands tourism council says
Cook Islands tourism operators are struggling with an unusually tough off-season, with some worrying they will lose their local population as staff are put on reduced hours. Audio
Businessman joins call for Cook Islands to share time with NZ
Rarotonga resident and businessman, Mike Pero, has called for the Cook Islands to share the same date with New Zealand.
Air New Zealand gets its tax back from the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands Government has paid $5.4 million to Air New Zealand following a High Court case in Rarotonga.
Protected areas have 'little impact' on tuna stocks says study
No-take marine protected areas in the western and central Pacific Ocean appear to offer no benefit to tropical tuna conservation according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science.
Seabed mineral exploration licences approved in the Cook Islands
Five kilometres deep on the Cook Islands seafloor, potato-shaped rocks pave the bottom loaded with expensive minerals like cobalt, copper, manganese and nickel.
