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Last update: 3 hours agoOcean Protection Push: Cook Islands PM Mark Brown used the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit to spotlight “Marae moana” — a near-2-million sq km marine park with strict protected zones and a science-first stance on seabed minerals, while also floating ideas like whale migration corridors with Tonga and Niue. Digital Risk Shock: A new international report warns what happens when digital systems fail — from mobile money and hospital data to exam platforms — with Kampala offered as a real-world “what if” scenario. Volcano Climate Twist: Fresh research on the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption says the plume didn’t just release methane; it helped destroy some of it for about 10 days, tracked via formaldehyde in satellite data. Pacific Tech & Security: Australia plans to embed a cybersecurity adviser in Samoa’s communications ministry, as regional threats keep rising. Local Tech & Society: USP engineering degrees have gained global accreditation through 2028, and Tonga’s media freedom is again in focus after an armed threat against a journalist at Kele’a Voice.
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