Fiji Blooms: New Growth
“My eyes were opened and I now realise that there are different methods I can use to keep my business sustainable.” These were the words of Milika Baikeirewa, one of the pioneer members of the Fiji Bloom Club, which
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Driving Change for Diversity In Golf
Tagging along with her sports-mad parents was the ultimate training ground for world champion golfer, Member of New Zealand Order of Merit and AUT alumna Phillis Meti. With a childhood spent on netball courts, football
Recovering Stronger Together from COVID-19
The role of more inclusive public financial management Inclusion for disability is inclusion for all, says the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF). While this is true in every sphere in life, it is especially important when
Why Is My Poke Bowl $20? Is this the A-poke-lypse?
The answer to this question is not so simple—and one should not be alarmed. The situation is certainly not permanent and tuna stocks around Hawaii are doing just fine. Bigeye and yellowfin tuna (ahi), like any
Resilient, Agile and Smart Infrastructure
Lenovo Event 2022 On April 27th, 2022, VirtualFlex partnered with Lenovo for the Resilient, Agile and Smart Infrastructure Program at GPH, incorporating Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a way to solving
Help from Above: ‘AgWorld’ App Aids Farm Management in Tonga
From the clouds fall the rains that bring much welcomed moisture and nutrients for farmers the world over. But for a group of growers on the island kingdom of Tonga, a cloud of the virtual kind offers a whole new world
SPBD Relocates in the Sigatoka Salad Bowl
South Pacific Business Development’s newly relocated branch in Sigatoka is now open to its members. The office services SPBD members from throughout Nadroga-Navosa and Serua. “As our SPBD membership grows, this new
A Pacific Feminist Agenda
AUT’s latest sponsored exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery’sDeclaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda opened on 26 March Curated by Ane Tonga, Declaration brings together 12 prominent artists from across the Pacific
Niue Launches New Legal Protection Over 100% of Its Ocean Space
Speech by Honourable Dalton Tagelagi, Premier of NiueNiue High School Cultural Day –13th April 2022 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, may I thank you all, the principal, teachers and the students of the Niue
Fire and Space: Forces Driving Innovative Communications Tech
Deep below the Pacific Ocean, the crusts of the earth’s tectonic plates meet in a ring: The Pacific Ring of Fire. Responsible for creating 75% of the earth’s volcanoes and 90% of the earth’s earthquakes, The Ring
Bula Vinaka Ovalau
A Message from SPBD Fiji General Manager, Elrico Munoz In 2015, when SPBD Fiji was barely five years old, we visited Levuka and went around the island with one of the SPBD members – Mrs. Taraivina – who has her
Extending Manaaki to Our Community
A 40-foot container full of desks and chairs has been shipped over to schools in Tonga following January’s volcanic eruption. Several schools in Tonga were devastated by the tsunami that followed the eruption with
Safeguarding Pacific Livelihoods and the Pacific’s Vital Kava Sector
Well before Australia announced it was opening up to commercial imports of kava, cultivation of the crop in Pacific Island nations such as Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands had been
‘PacTow Celebrates ISO Certifications’
Papua New Guinean marine services company Pacific Towing (PacTow) is celebrating three recent and significant ISO certifications – ISO:9001 (Quality), ISO:45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), and ISO:14001
LOIMATA Wins Best Documentary
Loimata – the sweetest tears, won the NZ On Air Best Documentary at the New Zealand Television Awards. The documentary is produced and written by Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication Studies, Jim Marbrook
Investigating Sustainability Challenges in Community-based Midwifery
Researchers from across AUT have received a $1,364,660 grant from the Health Research Council (HRC) to collaborate with Pasifika Midwives Aotearoa, Ngā Maia Māori Midwives Aotearoa, and the New Zealand College of
Access to Energy, Lighting Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Approximately 2 in every 3 people in the Federated States of Micronesia lack access to electricity. As it stands, the country’s Chuuk State has the lowest access to power in the Pacific region. The challenges to
Building Economy – Post-COVID Learning and Strategies
1. Productivity One of the parameters of growth engine starts from improving the productivity of human resources. When human resources productivity improves, naturally machines will be managed well to deliver
AUT to Teach Climate Action
How to change society in order to combat climate change can now be studied at AUT. A new Climate Action course is being introduced together with a reshaped Bachelor of Arts, organised around the United Nations
University of Guam: Centered on Island Wisdom
Islands share similar concerns and similar struggles. But they also share a similar resilience and bring a certain innovation to problem-solving. At the University of Guam, we call this “island wisdom.” It’s a way
PACIFIC PEOPLE: Local Knowledge. International Reach.
AVI Pacific People is the first Pacific-wide specialised end-to-end recruitment service headquartered in Suva, Fiji. We combine deep local knowledge with or broad international reach ensuring the best candidate pool for
‘Celebrating Melanesia’s Newest Maritime Officers’
Melanesian marine services business Pacific Towing (PacTow) is celebrating the recent graduation of 10 female ‘Officers of the Watch’. The Papua New Guinean women represented the first intake of scholarship awardees
KACIFIC: Listening, learning, evolving
Kacific Satellite Technologies listens to its customers. And when those customers are based in some of the Pacific island region’s most remote areas, Kacific’s efforts to improve connectivity and meet their
