Air Tahiti Announces The Launch Of A Regional Center Of Excellence For Atr Maintenance With The Support Of The French State And The French Polynesia Government

Air Tahiti serves 48 destinations across five archipelagos in French Polynesia – The islands of Tahiti – as well as the Cook Islands, covering a territory as vast as Europe or North America. Due to its geographical isolation and extensive...

"Overall, the new season crop is looking promising"

Planting conditions were mixed this year across the potato-growing regions of New Zealand. Some areas experienced wet and cool soil conditions, which slowed early planting progress, while others had more favourable, settled weather allowing for...

UH Mānoa anthropologist receives California Academy of Sciences’ highest honor

Reading time: 2 minutesAnthropology Professor Patrick V. Kirch The California Academy of Sciences (CAS) has bestowed its highest honor, the Fellows Medal, to Anthropology Professor Patrick V. Kirch of the College of Social Sciences (CSS) at the...

Visitor spending increased in September 2025

ʻĪao Valley flood restoration. File photo by Wendy Osher. Twenty-five months after the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires, there were 184,201 visitors to Maui in September 2025 compared to 165,322 visitors (+11.4%) in September 2024. Visitor spending was...

Donald Trump Orders Resumption of United States Nuclear Weapons Testing Amid Escalating Global Tensions

Busan, South Korea – In a dramatic escalation of nuclear posturing, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has directed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing of US nuclear weapons, breaking a 33-year moratorium that has been a...

Franco-Azerbaijani Relations: New Caledonia, “Baku Initiative Group,” and Energy Diplomacy

Azerbaijan: Fuels and Dictatorship Against the backdrop of allegations made in the ARTE documentary “Azerbaijan: Fossil Fuels and Dictatorship” about Baku’s interference in France’s internal affairs, relations between the two countries have grown...

New Caledonian business delegation visits PNG

THERE are already three New Caledonian businesses operating in the country and there are hopes of more establishing in Papua New Guinea, an official says. New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christopher Lorho told the Port...

Deep Sea Mining and Space Mining 2025: The Next Frontier in Critical Minerals

Deep sea mining and space mining 2025 have become the twin frontiers of a global race for critical minerals, redefining how—and where—humanity extracts its future resources. A race to secure critical minerals is moving off‑planet — and under the...

Affirmations for Ponant in the Americas

Driving greater awareness of Ponant Explorations Group in the Americas by being highly active and visible and being a good partner to the trade have been priorities for Sam Chamberlain since becoming CEO for the Americas in mid-2024. He's also...

Air Tahiti Adds 40 Extra Flights for Polynesia’s Biggest Canoe Race

Air Tahiti will operate more than 40 additional flights between October 29 and November 1, 2025, to support the Hawaiki Nui Va’a, French Polynesia’s largest canoe race. The airline expects to carry over 2,600 passengers during the four-day event,...

It is an emerging trend in travel. But what exactly is micro-retirement?

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

What’s the ‘micro-retirement’ trend – and where should you go?

Many people see retirement as an opportunity to finally do some travelling for longer than a week or two – but a new trend emerging is proving not everyone wants to wait that long. Coined ‘micro-retirement’, travellers are taking an extended...

11 best beaches worldwide you need to see - including an 'otherworldly' black sand one

As someone who grew up in the UK and spent childhood holidays in places like Cornwall and Norfolk, I've long had an appreciation for the coast. Come rain or shine, there's something about the sea air and a crashing wave soundscape that grounds you...

Why The Ultra-Wealthy Are Gifting Travel Experiences Over Objects

The well-heeled traveler is looking to gift an experience that also gives something back to the land and community. getty Travel industry experts are documenting a growing trend among the world’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals for gifting...

Pacific news in brief for 28 October

Angau Memorial Hospital (file image) Photo: RNZI Papua New Guinea Power outages in Papua New Guinea is affecting Angau Memorial General Hospital in Lae, Morobe province, the regional hospital's chief executive says. The National newspaper reports...

French Navy Falcon 50M Triton maritime patrol aircraft deploys to Indo-Pacific

The French Navy says a Falcon 50M Triton from Flottille 25F is operating in the Asia Pacific under Mission Himantura, after joining Exercise Sama Sama 25 in the Philippines from 6 to 17 October and then moving to Japan for Enforcement Coordination...

SPTO Board of Directors Convenes in Vava’u, Tonga

Key Resolutions Passed to Advance Regional Tourism Governance and Strategic Planning The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Board of Directors convened its annual meeting on Monday, 20 October 2025, at Puataukanave Hotel, Vava’u, Tonga....

Rotorua Labour weekend: Thousands of mountain bikers in town for Whaka 100

“This year we are hoping to increase that number even more with a record number of participants and more countries represented this year.” Competing riders were from New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, China, Taiwan, Japan, the UK, Puerto Rico,...

Ep. 782: Pearl Farming, Hinge Fishing Spots, and Worst Game Agency Logos | MeatEater Radio Live!

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell us now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia mea podcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Theater Radio Live. It's eleven am Mountain Time. That's noon o'clock for our friends in Mitchell, South Dakota. Happy opening...

She lost her husband, then LA fires took her home. How will she shape her future?

The women on stage line up and bow to applause, celebrating a moment of triumph. These dancers from Westside School of Ballet have completed their summer showcase, eight months after dozens of families at the school lost their homes in the Los...