Pacific

Court of Inquiry launched into Manawanui sinking – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 October 202430 October 2024

The New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry into the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa. A […]

Manawanui sinks off coast of Samoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202430 October 2024

New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground near the southern coast of the island Upolu in Samoa before sinking on […]

No genomic evidence for ‘ecocide’ on Rapa Nui – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 September 202419 September 2024

New genomic research rejects a contentious theory that ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) experienced population declines due to […]

Deep-sea critters attracting patents – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 August 202414 January 2026

Patents to exploit deep-sea marine organisms are increasing, according to a new study in Nature Sustainability. A new database of marine genes in […]

Greenhouse gases are ocean pollution, international court rules – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 May 202430 October 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has ruled that greenhouse gas emissions are a form of marine pollution. The ruling is […]

Samoa’s dengue outbreak – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 April 202426 May 2025

Samoa will fumigate schools and hospitals in an effort to kill mosquitoes carrying the potentially life-threatening dengue virus. The Pacific Island country […]

Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary plans scrapped – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 March 202430 October 2024

The government removed the long-contested Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill from Parliament’s order paper this morning. The news comes almost a decade after former Prime […]