Pacific Islands

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 […]

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 February 202204 February 2022

After successfully holding Covid-19 at bay, some Pacific Island countries now face new outbreaks – including Omicron spread. This week […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 May 2021

New Zealand-based companies are earning more from increased exports of sugary drinks to the Pacific, while Kiwi taxpayers are helping […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 202015 June 2020

With no active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, the next frontier is our borders. While the concept of a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ […]

In the News | Published: 03 June 2010

Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about a study of Pacific Islands over the last few decades which […]

In the News | Published: 03 June 2010

Low-lying Pacific islands may not have as much to fear from sea level rise as previously though, according to Auckland […]