Marlon Brando's private island is now a living lab breeding mozzies — on purpose
If you want to get rid of mosquitoes, breeding more of them might seem weird. But this scientist, working on a remote tropical island once owned by actor Marlon Brando, has hit on a mosquito...
View ArticleScientists left feeling 'helpless' as French Polynesia's reefs bleach
Widespread coral bleaching is underway in Tahiti and Moorea, despite no El Nino event this year.
View ArticleHalf a world away: Could Tahiti host the surfing competition for the 2024...
It might be on the other side of the world to Paris, but French Polynesia intends to put its hand up to hold the surfing competition in Tahiti for the 2024 Olympic Games.
View ArticlePolice formed human chain to offload $245m worth of cocaine from yacht, court...
A court has heard Border Force and NSW and federal police officers formed a human chain to unload hundreds of bricks of cocaine from a catamaran linked to an international drug syndicate.
View ArticleAs the Endeavour sailed into NZ, Maori people spoke of a great captain. It...
Tupaia left his home in Tahiti to travel on the Endeavour, piloted the ship, navigated with the stars and proved himself a skilled diplomat. Without him, James Cook might have never made it to New...
View ArticleCoronavirus outbreaks recorded on two cruise ships weeks after cruising restarts
Some of the first cruise liners to resume service after months of shutdowns due to coronavirus immediately suffer fresh COVID-19 outbreaks.
View Article'A symbol of France set on fire': New Caledonia to vote on independence at...
Increasingly aggressive campaigns for and against New Caledonia's French rule have pushed the coronavirus pandemic out of voters' minds as the Pacific nation stages another independence referendum.
View ArticleJon Sanders, 81, battles wild waves and pandemic to sail around the world —...
An octogenarian sailing legend has docked in Bundaberg on his 11th circumnavigation of the globe, facing headwinds of a global pandemic and wild weather along the way.
View ArticleTahiti was a COVID-free paradise — then it let tourists in
As the list of COVID-free Pacific countries gets shorter, governments are battling low testing rates and a dependence on international shipping to keep the virus at bay.
View ArticleFrance's worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris
Things are so bad in French Polynesia that the multi-ethnic territory of about 300,000 has stopped counting new COVID infections.
View ArticleWant a slice of tropical paradise? Here's when Pacific countries are likely...
While Fiji prepares to welcome Australian tourists back to its beaches for Christmas, other Pacific countries aren't rushing to follow suit.
View ArticleRare, pristine coral reef found at unusual depth off Tahiti coast
Scientists discover a coral reef at a greater depth than most and seemingly untouched by climate change or human activities.
View ArticlePristine 3 kilometre long reef discovered off the coast of Tahiti
Scientists have discovered a pristine 3 kilometre long reef of giant rose-shaped coral off the coast of Tahiti.
View ArticleTributes flow for former TV giant and major arts philanthropist Neil Balnaves...
Neil Balnaves brought Blue Heelers, The Secret Life of Us and Bananas and Pyjamas to Australian screens — until an accident prompted him to shift gears from TV mogul to philanthropic champion.
View Article'We're going to lose this place': Postcards from the frontlines of climate...
For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.
View ArticleTahitian pro-surfer Mihimana Braye sets his goals
Surfing and Tahiti go hand in hand. Mihimana Braye tells That Pacific Sports Show about the beautiful Teahupo'o and mana in the sport.
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View ArticleFrom 'pipedream' to reality. One Canberra couple made this their Pacific...
Behind the glamour of island ownership, there are risks and controversies, particularly when it comes to the land rights of Indigenous Pacific Islanders.
View ArticleFrom brain injury to victory: Owen Wright's push for surfers to wear helmets
Australian pro surfer Owen Wright says he hopes others will follow his lead and start wearing safety helmets in the surf, yet one neurologist warns of the "super-hero complex" and says helmets are not...
View ArticleAussie surfer Ethan Ewing breaks back, WSL finals tilt in doubt
Ewing's world title hopes appear over after the Australian fractures his back while surfing Teahupo'o ahead of the Tahiti Pro.
View ArticleWhy people are travelling from near and far to get their 'tatau' or tattoo in...
With the body a canvas for breathtaking craftsmanship and the transfer of knowledge, the tatau is etched into stretched skin using needle-sharp animal bones.
View ArticleDive into Wansolmoana — 'one salt ocean' — Australia's new repository of...
The gallery houses artefacts of deep cultural significance to the diaspora in Australia, including a rare 1,000-year-old replica Rotuman headdress.
View ArticleParis 2024 Olympics environmental promises come unstuck on famous Tahiti reef
One of the most famous surf breaks in the world, Teahupo’o, will host the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing competition but locals say construction is threatening the tiny village's marine ecosystem, and...
View ArticleTahiti coral reefs endangered by Paris 2024 Olympic plans
Residents in Tahiti, where Paris 2024 Olympic surfing will be held, are asking why their environment is being compromised to build a three-storey tower on the coral reef.
View ArticleHow a desire for adventure sent this couple 22,000km across the Pacific
Four years ago, Saxon Evans and Holly Knight bought a small sailboat. What followed was a 22,000-kilometre adventure that would show them "how much freedom you can have with little money".
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