“CLIMATE CHANGE IS OCEAN CHANGE” AT COP26, GLOBAL LEADERS SHOULD CONSIDER THE PACIFIC WAY
Climate change is ocean change. This is a reality that has escaped much of the world’s attention, but is daily life in the Pacific Islands. Today’s ocean is warmer and more acidic, sea levels are rising, and extreme
Pacific Conversation – Flex for 1.5: Amplifying our Pacific Voice at COP26
The Twenty-Sixth Conference of the Parties is held in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October – 12 November 2021 this year. Man made climate change is affecting the way of life as we all know it, and while our Pacific
CHANGING WEATHER HEIGHTENS STROKE RISK
New data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study shows that low ambient temperature is an increasing stroke risk factor around the world. Global warming not only produces hotter summers and extreme weather events
Pacific Conversations – Scaling Up Pacific adaptation to climate change
Impact methodology: Learning from the past, making sense of impact to inform the future. About GCCA+ SUPAThe Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling up Pacific Adaptation (GCCA+ SUPA) is about scaling up climate
DRINKABLE WATER EVEN WHEN YOUR DAMS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH ALGAL BLOOMS
While our global diplomats flood the COP26 media cycle, the climate crisis continues to stress natural capital and adversely impact our island communities. One of the negative impacts Island communities will experience
AUT CLIMBS UP THE GLOBAL RANKINGS
AUT has climbed yet again up the global university rankings, now joining the top 250 and further improving its place in the top group of world universities. This is according to the prestigious Times Higher Education
Reeves Envico supports a COVID-safe environment in the Pacific
Reeves Envico is committed as an employer in supporting a healthy and COVID-safe environment across all our project sites and in the local communities we operate in. Our recent initiatives have helped workers access
AUT Pacific youth mental health study
Almost 1000 Pacific youth living in South Auckland, New Zealand, will be invited to take part in newly funded research to explore how cultural identity, family and employment affect their mental health and how their
MANGROVES for the Pacific Future
Mangroves are trees or shrubs that are found in the intertidal zone of coastlines, or that area between the coastal environment and the terrestrial environment. Mangrove trees are equipped with impressive filtration
The Future of Green Entrepreneurship in the Pacific
August 21st was World Entrepreneurs’ Day, a day to celebrate innovation and empowerment of entrepreneurship and leadership to acknowledge entrepreneurs’ achievements and contributions towards job creation and
A Nuclear Engineer’s Solar Company
When Dawn Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Paul Huang was looking to move on from his role with a nuclear power plant, he looked at Australia, Canada and Dubai before his pastor suggested “why don’t you think about
BSP Life: Record Breaking $32m Bonus Allocation
BSP Life recently declared its highest ever bonus allocation in its 145-year history. $32million has been distributed to eligible customer’s policies for the 2020 financial year, which is backed by a strong and
Pleass: Celebrating 25 years of innovation
From supplying Fiji cinemas with frozen soft drinks 25 years ago, Pleass Global Limited has grown into a diverse company that is looking to new markets, new products and new opportunities. Co-founders Catherine and
Using ‘FOOD HAVENS’ to reduce obesity among Pacific and Māori peoples
A new concept in food environments, the food haven, aims to reduce high obesity rates among Pacific and Māori peoples. Researchers at the AUT Child and Youth Health Research Centre are proposing a new term, the
Get our best TT rates for importers and exporters!
Fexco Pacific Business Payments help importers and exporters with great rates on international business payments. The Fexco Pacific Business Payments service enables businesses to quickly and easily pay for goods and
14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women
OUR OCEAN, OUR HERITAGE, OUR FUTURE: EMPOWERING ALL WOMEN IN THE BLUE PACIFIC CONTINENT The Pacific Ocean lies at the heart of Pacific women’s identities, ways and knowledge, and is a source of cultural and material
Ocean storytelling and ocean action
Celebrating World Ocean Day “This expedition gave me the opportunity to see depths from the shallows, all the way down to the deep and just showed me that everything is connected, even from the mountaintops. What we
Walking the Talk
Sustainable Niue Ocean Wide – Conservation, Management and Development Niue continues its voyage on a chartered course to highest global standards in sustainable ocean governance. Over the last five years, Niue has
BUSTING the MYTHS around STROKE
A Pacific language video series by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is highlighting key facts around stroke, in an attempt to bust the myths around this neurological disease. Stroke is a disease of the brain
Working together to increase the number of Pacific and Māori midwives
Under a new government initiative, New Zealand’s five midwifery education providers will work together to support the success of Māori and Pasifika students and increase the number of midwives in our Pacific and
Decolonising possibilities: the path to advancing trans-Indigenous possibilities
A program driven by the School of Culture, History & Language at the Australian National University Across the world, the university system has advanced colonial modes of education and research through its intrinsic
Dynamic Shift in Teaching Methodology at the University of Fiji
The University of Fiji has recognized the need to adjust to the ‘new normal’ where minimal physical interaction and an increased reliance on technology have become necessary in educational institutions and
MEET THE MENTOR NEELAM MAHARAJ: BUSINESSWOMAN AND MENTOR
Businesswoman Neelam Maharaj is a mentor with South Pacific Business Developments’ Fiji Bloom program. With her sister Neelma, she has built up three businesses from scratch learning many valuable business lessons
