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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A coalition of U.S. territories is rallying behind American Samoa's opposition to deep seabed mining, highlighting what advocates call a persistent pattern of federal decision-making that bypasses territorial voices on issues affecting their waters, lands and futures....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite repeated concerns from civil society, youth advocates, and legal experts, Tonga has signed a revised sponsorship agreement for deep sea mining.
The deal was signed with Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), a subsidiary of The Metals Company (TMC), on Monday.
In 2021...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Tuesday.
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls. The country in 2021 had a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine through the Pacific.
Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets transport their product through the Pacific...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — The unemployment rate for Pacific people is 12.1 percent, more than double the national average, and the Salvation Army says it may get worse.
Stats NZ released its quarterly labor market figures on Wednesday (6 August- NZT), according to RNZ Pacific.
For the June quarter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 2-year-old boy died just days after his 9-year-old brother, the fifth recent death from the disease at the Pacific island nation, all of whom have been children.
A family member paid tribute on social media, with the boy's aunt posting the word “Aisea?” - Why?
Samoa...
(Pacific RNZ) — Monday, August 4, 2025 — Authorities in French Polynesia are claiming another "historic" drug haul for a total €331 million street value.
The catch initially took place on 14 July in Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands, about 1,400km North of Tahiti), aboard a transiting sailboat traveling...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific Islands still face tariffs from the United States, but some rates are lower than originally announced in April.
The White House announced last week that the "universal" tariff for goods coming into the US will remain at 10 percent the same level that was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ceremony and fanfare for the new Fono building set for September of this year has once again been delayed — this time to October 3, 2025, according to an unconfirmed report.
The delay is said to be due to unfinished interior projects, such as bathrooms, lighting,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa media outlets are reporting a fourth child has died of dengue fever. A nine-year-old boy from Mulifanua is the latest confirmed fatality in the current outbreak affecting Samoa.
The child died at the Faleolo District Hospital around 2 am on Thursday, July 31....