Pacific Waves

Locals threaten armed campaign against Papua New Guinea seabed mine; new SPC office in Tonga to lead Pacficic's renewable energy push; public school teachers in Hawaii get hefty pay increase after protracted negotiations; Tuvalu's prime minister hopes Donald Trump will keep US in the Paris agreement; Pacific's trade advisor remains confident about benefits of PACER PLUS.

A campaigner against deep sea mining says locals have threatened to take up arms if a seabed mining project in Papua New Guinea goes ahead.

There are hopes increased access to modern, affordable and reliable energy will come out of a new Pacific Community office open in Tonga.

Public school teachers in Hawaii last week voted in favour of a contract that will give them a significant pay hike.

Tuvalu's prime minister hopes Donald Trump will keep US in the Paris agreement; The Pacific trade advisor remains confident about PACER PLUS; More funding for researching the mental health of New Zealand's young Pacifika and Maori; Mixed feelings in the region about Murray McCully's tenure as New Zealand's foreign minister; Rare vintage photographs feature in a new book of Germans in Samoa.

Tuvalu's prime minister says if the United States leaves the Paris climate agreement, it will be disastrous for his country - and the world.

An advisor to the Pacific throughout the negotiations on the PACER Plus trade deal says he thinks it will bring significant benefits for the island countries.

A campaigner against deep sea mining says locals have threatened to take up arms if a seabed mining project in Papua New Guinea goes ahead.

New book contains rare private photograph collections of Germans in Samoa.

A funding grant worth $2 million is on offer to do research into Maori and Pacific youth mental health in New Zealand.A campaigner against deep sea mining says locals have threatened to take up arms if a seabed mining project in Papau New Guinea goes ahead; New Zealand gets a new foreign minister this week after eight years of Murray McCully; . A campaigner against deep sea mining says locals have threatened to take up arms if a seabed mining project in Papau New Guinea goes ahead; new book contains rare private photograph collections of Germans in Samoa; A seminar held at A.U.T (Auckland University of Technology) this week focused on tourism and development in the Pacific. This was led by NZ's ambassador for Pacific Economic Development Matua Shane Jones.