Meghan Did Research Prince Harry and the Royal Family Same Way She ‘Checks Out the Menu Before Going to a Restaurant,’ Insiders Say

Royal family Here's the reason why people who know the Duchess of Sussex believe she did Google Prince Harry before they got together. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making headlines again and not for any reasons they want. The Duke of Sussex...

Canterbury students train Tongan staff to maintain medical equipment

A team of eight biomedical engineering students from the University of Canterbury is heading to Tonga this month to train local staff on maintaining essential medical equipment. Led by senior lecturer Debbie Munro, the initiative aims to address...

Opinion: Tonga’s PM Hu’akavameiliku throws in the towel

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is being held at one of the most difficult moments in recent history. At no time in post-Second World War history has the international environment been as challenging as it is...

Students make medical maintenance trip to Tonga

Eight biomedical engineering students from the University of Canterbury are heading to Tonga to train staff to maintain essential medical equipment. Photo: University of Canterbury A group of eight biomedical engineering students from the...

Undersea volcano near Oregon coast likely to erupt by 2025: scientists

Researchers monitoring Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located approximately 470 kilometers off the Oregon coast, predict it could erupt as early as 2025. Indicators such as ground deformation, increased seismic activity, and magma build-up...

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery

2024 is officially the hottest year ever recorded on Planet Earth, at least while humans have been around, according to the official tallies from meteorological organizations around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association...

Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life

Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The first time Marlon Brando saw Tetiaroa in the early 1960s, all he could make out was a “slender pencil of land” on the horizon in the South Pacific. Later, during a break from filming Mutiny on the Bounty, he...

Biennale Of Sydney Announces Further Artists, Project Highlights And Initial Programming For 2026 Edition: Rememory

Press Release – Biennale of Sydney Announced today are an additional 16 artists and collectives for the 2026 edition, bringing the current number to 53 with a full list to be announced in the coming months. The Biennale of Sydney has today...

Underwater Volcano Off Oregon Will Erupt This Year, Scientists Predict

It brings the BOOM. It, of course, is the Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off Oregon which scientists predict will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount is the most active submarine volcano in its northeasterly swath of the Pacific Ocean,...

ST Explains: S’pore’s 2035 climate target for COP30 and the absent submissions from other countries

SINGAPORE - With just two weeks left until the world meets in Brazil on Nov 10 for UN climate summit COP30, less than a third of countries party to the Paris Agreement have submitted their national targets for curbing planet-warming greenhouse gas...

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...

The deep sea footage scientists filmed in 2024 is jaw-dropping

An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet, with over 70 percent of its surface covered in seas. With deep-sea robots, scientists regularly reveal new insights into the most mysterious realms of these expansive waters. Many alien...

When a Volcano Cut This Country's Fragile Internet Cable, Life Snapped Back to 1880

It all started with an underwater volcanic eruption. Debris shot into the air, gathering force as it cascaded down the volcano's flanks, plunged back into the ocean, and sliced Tonga's only international internet cable in two places, like cutting...

Building a culture of accountability: Tonga’s Anti-Corruption Office

The Anti-Corruption Commissioner of Tonga, Chris LaHatte, marked Christmas with a message outlining the office’s achievements and future plans since its July 2024 launch. The Commissioner reaffirmed the office’s commitment to fostering integrity...

India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team

New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...

Meet the humble Tongan sailor who won NZ Defence Force's top 2025 awards

Joe Mataele from Tonga has been named both Sailor of the Year and New Zealand Defence Force Person of the Year Photo: NZDF "[Joining the NZDF] was a clean slate - no one cares where you're from or what you have. Everyone starts equal, works hard...

Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat

Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into this year, sparking fears that the climate crisis could be moving faster than previously thought. Is it the clouds? Or shipping?...

The ‘dangerous’ detail in BOM’s new website as Aussies blast the revamp

Forecasters have hit out at design changes to the Bureau of Meteorology’s brand new website that make it harder to see hail in major storms, as the revamp continues to draw backlash from users. The website, which received 2.6 billion page views a...

Second honour for Tongan named New Zealand Defence Force Person of the Year

A Royal New Zealand Navy sailor who works to instil the ‘why’ in young recruits has been named the New Zealand Defence Force’s Person of the Year. This is a second honour for Leading Marine Technician (Electrical) Joe Mataele, from Tonga, who is...

Cook Islander completes prestigious research programme

Policy and research officer Mata Rakanui, second from left, was selected from over 400 applicants to participate in the Pacific Research Colloquium (PRC) held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from November 25 to December 6....