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The author of a major new essay collection reflects on the shifting cultural and political realities in the Pacific, and why it remains an ‘unequal ocean’.
When Pacific Forum economic ministers meet today in Vanuatu, the region’s troubled airline sector should be high on their agenda.
This Sunday marks the start of Tokelau Language Week, recognising how an endangered tongue survives in a culture dominated by English.
Desperate for visitors to return, tourism-reliant Pacific nations are racing to re-open borders before Christmas. But will tourists feel safe enough to travel?
After months of constitutional stalemate, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has prevailed. But her predecessor remains in parliament, and his power base will present a major challenge for her leadership.
With a recent election declared void and another snap election called, the Pacific nation seems to be spiralling away from democracy once again.
Despite indications the Samoan government was out of favour, few predicted it could lose power.
After recent suspected COVID-19 cases and with repatriation flights postponed, Samoa takes no chances.
Research reveals a desire by Pacific tourism workers for genuine change once travel starts again, including better wages and conditions and greater local control of operations.
A reliance on local customary knowledge and practices helped people make a living and strengthened relationships with family and friends.
Tourism is vital to NZ and small economies in the Pacific. But as the Samoa Tourism Authority’s CEO says, “we can always get money back, but once there’s a loss of life you’ll never have that back”.
For more than a month, Samoa has been battling a measles outbreak of huge proportions. Things are very slowly starting to improve.
International tourism is a booming business, with tourists spending US$1.4 trillion each year. Who’s benefiting from this outlay of cash?
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University
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Professor of Development Studies, Massey University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Senior research fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Law Lecturer and Convenor of Pacific Engagement, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor in Criminology Programme, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Doctoral Candidate in Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Vice-Chancellor, Auckland University of Technology
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
