AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDiplomacy in Auckland: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets Niue PM Dalton Tagelagi today in his first in-person talks since Tagelagi’s May re-election, alongside Fiji’s Sakiasi Ditoka and Samoa’s Afioga Fata Ryan Schuster, as Peters pushes closer Pacific connections in “uncertain geostrategic times.” Pacific languages in print: A new multilingual poetry anthology, The Ocean Remembers, puts Cook Islands Māori, Niuean, Sāmoan, Tongan and Solomon Islands Pijin stories at the centre, backed by Tala: Sharing Pacific Stories and featuring 29 contributors. Ocean and tourism focus: The Pacific Tourism Organisation joins Niue Ocean Wide and other regional partners at the Australia-Pacific Ocean Business Leaders Summit, arguing tourism can be a strategic partner in ocean protection and climate adaptation. Health workforce boost: ProCare awards Pacific nursing scholarships to Unitec graduates, including Niuean recipient Michael Kapisi and Grace McCormick (Tongan/Niuean/Māori), to strengthen primary care in the region. Cyclone season reminder: Pacific communities are urged to stay alert and follow daily guidance from national meteorological offices as cyclone risk continues.
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