Pacific Islands Archive

  • David Clendon

    Protect Our Pacific from climate change - by David Clendon



    On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of attending a meeting to hear from Pelenise Pilitati a well known community leader and climate activist from Kiribati. As you can see from this Youtube clip, hearing Pelenise talk brings home the stark reality of the ways that climate change is already affecting Kiribati. She described how [...] read more
    March 12, 2010 11:22 am - 33 Comments
  • frog

    Songs of Freedom - by frog



    Songs of Freedom reverberated through Karanghape Rd’s St Kevin’s Arcade as two Pacific Island icons launched Auckland’s Heritage Festival. Reggae musician Tigilau Ness (pictured right) and Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua (left) performed poetry and music in Kura Kōrero/Tautala – The Gift of Speech, presented by the MikaHaka Foundation. Reverend Mua, Green Party Pacific Issues Spokesperson and [...] read more
    September 18, 2009 12:32 pm - 1 Comment
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Bouquets and Brickbats – the good wood - by Catherine Delahunty



    GOOD WOOD: Green MP Catherine Delahunty and Paula Makabory (along with Maire Leadbeater, far left, and a supportive cassowary bird) congratulate The Warehouse on sound business practices relating to illegally logged hardwood. On Wednesday Green MP Catherine Delahunty and West Papuan human rights activist Paula Makabory visted two timber products outlets in Petone. After some [...] read more
    August 13, 2009 10:15 am - 47 Comments
  • frog

    The Niue Declaration - by frog



    The Niue Declaration on climate change signed last week at the Pacific Islands Forum contains all the usual statements you would expect from a bunch of poor islands with very few carbon emissions to reduce, yet facing the very real threat of global warming caused by other countries.  There were calls for international recognition and [...] read more
    August 25, 2008 4:17 pm - 21 Comments
  • frog

    Tonga and Fiji - by frog



    Don’t you love today’s South Pacific news? The Prime Minister of Tonga is advising Fiji’s military coup leader Commodore Bainimarama, on democracy. Take this quote from Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele in his role as the Pacific Islands Forum Chairman, “We also added that, if having taken all reasonable steps towards holding the [...] read more
    July 22, 2008 8:35 am - 2 Comments