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New Zealand: Digital Innovation Powers Maritime Navigation
OpenGov Asia
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June 19, 2025
The New Zealand Government is making a significant move to modernise its maritime infrastructure through the largest upgrade to navigation services in more than 30 years. With NZ$ 28.6 million allocated in Budget 2025, this investment focuses on...
US Travel Ban: Countries Have The Right To Decide Who Can Cross Their Borders, Peters Says
Scoop
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RNZ Pacific Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the Trump administration is planning to impose travel restrictions on three dozen nations, including three in the Pacific. But...
US travel ban on Pacific 3 – countries have right to decide over borders, Peters says
Asia Pacific Report
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June 17, 2025
RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the Trump administration is planning to impose travel restrictions on three dozen nations,...
U.S travel ban: ‘We’ve got the right to decide who comes to our country’, Peters says
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 17, 2025
WELLINGTON, 17 JUNE 2025 (RNZ PACIFIC): New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the Trump administration is planning to impose travel restrictions on...
Largest Maritime Navigation System Upgrade In Decades
Scoop
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Hon Chris Penk Minister for Land Information Hon James Meager Associate Minister for Transport The Government is making New Zealand more attractive to international shipping lines with the first major investment in navigation services in more than...
US travel ban: 'We've got the right to decide who comes to our country', Peters says
RNZ
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June 17, 2025
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters says countries have the right to choose who enters their borders in response to reports that the Trump administration is planning to impose travel restrictions on three dozen nations, including three in...
Rare 65-Night Cruise Revealed: Japan to Patagonia, with 10 Days in Australia
Cruise Fever
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June 19, 2025
Costa Cruises is turning some heads with this one. The Italian cruise line just released details about a 65-night repositioning sailing that departs from Tokyo, Japan and crosses the Pacific to end in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In between these two...
Florida State of Recruiting: Official visitor preview for June 20 weekend
Tomahawk Nation - Florida
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June 20, 2025
The summer months are upon us, and that means official visit season has arrived in the new, sped-up recruiting calendar. June has quickly become on of the hottest months of the recruiting calendar, which aligns fairly well to how Florida State and...
New Zealand’s best snow-free winter adventures
The New Zealand Herald
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June 19, 2025
Crossing the South Island from Christchurch to Greymouth, it is regularly dubbed one of the most scenic train rides in the southern hemisphere, and throughout the winter it certainly delivers with views of snow-dusted mountain ranges, forests and...
Pacific media freedom:an update on rankings
The National
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Media freedom is a crucial element of a functioning democracy. In the Pacific Islands, media freedom levels differ. This post analyses is the latest media freedom rankings for Pacific nations and suggests two ways the re-elected Albanese...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 finals set for Denver, Utah
ColoradoBiz
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June 18, 2025
DENVER — World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has announced the full schedule for the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, marking the second edition of the revitalized international tournament. In Brief: Denver to host PNC 2025...
Florida summer heatwave: No heat advisories so far this year. Here's why.
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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FLORIDA - While Florida is no stranger to summer swelter, 2025 has been pretty quiet in one key way: the National Weather Service (NWS) in Melbourne has issued zero heat advisories this year — a dramatic contrast to the previous two summers when...
The Key Role of Journalists in Amplifying Women’s Issues by SPC Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women and Girls
Pacific Community (SPC)
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"Two in every three Fijian women experience some form of violence in their lifetime from their spouse or partner… Two in three... That could be you. The woman sitting beside you. Someone in your newsroom. In your family. In your village. You, as...
How India moves: Varanasi, the ‘eternal city’, has transformed from pilgrimage to tourist centre, with consequences for its mobility
Down to Earth
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Varanasi, or Banaras as it was known earlier, is considered ‘India’s eternal city’, given its sacred status in Hinduism. One of the oldest continually inhabited cities of the world, time itself used to stand still in its maze of narrow lanes,...
15 Dining Experiences So Unique, They Belong on Your 2025 Bucket List
AOL
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Culinary tourism is booming! It was valued at $11.5 billion in 2023, and experts project a 20% annual growth through to 2030. When planning trips, travelers now factor in unforgettable sights in addition to unforgettable meals. The dining...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own armed forces, rely on the U.S. military for...
Special report: Saffa beasts rule the east
SA Rugby magazine
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June 17, 2025
Jesse Kriel, Johan Ackermann and Frans Ludeke provide unique insight into a Japan Rugby League that’s stronger than most think, writes SIMON BORCHARDT in SA Rugby magazine. Six seasons in Japan have boosted Jesse Kriel’s bank balance, but it’s...
#opinion The graves of those long gone should not be forgotten
Waatea News
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June 15, 2025
Role Funding: If you’ve been reading about the Kaupapa ive been involved in over the last few years youll know of the stance I took on the unmarked graves in Tokanui. Tokanui, located in the Waikato region of Aotearoa New Zealand near Te Awamutu,...
Wellbeing grants boost recovery across Tāmaki Makaurau
Our Auckland
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Community and iwi-led initiatives are continuing to play a vital role in supporting the long-term wellbeing of people affected by the 2023 weather events – with a new round of grants now helping to sustain this momentum. Building on the 19 mental...