All Blog Posts Tagged 'Kiribati' (115)

Theresa Ralogaivau Thursday, July 01, 2010 FIJI TIMES ONLIN

Make sure you check out the samples of Niki Taxidis Banaba Collection that is now available via Flickr. These first samples were taken on Rabi. Can't wait to see her full collection that will be exhibited throughout Australia next year. Fantastic Niki and this collection will be wonderful legacy for future Banaba generations.…

Pacific Scoop: Report – By Taberannang Korauaba.

A small Pacific island community in Hamilton, New Zealand, is experiencing an adverse impact of a legal battle.

In August last year, several members of the Kiribati Waikato Association brought their case before the court to challenge the election of new office bearers.

Last week, the High Court formally closed the case after lawyers from both parties agreed to settle…

02 June 2010 by Wendy Zukerman - NEW SCIENTIST Magazine issue 2763. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide

Not drowning but growing? (Image: George…

We would encourage all Banabans to read the updated report - BANABA REHABILITATION PROJECT and to see that Stage 1 of this project has now been completed. This is a historical moment in Banaban history and the turning of a long held dream of Banaban Elders into a reality. We now have a full report of the Banaba Rehabilitation Project Objectives available.

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ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated May 18, 2010 17:05:32

Solomon Islands farmers are backing an ambitious plan to sell their crops in Kiribati. John Bakeua from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Home Affairs says more than 20 farmers have expressed interest in the proposal. Local farmers traditionally have no avenues available to them to sell their crops - but now, they'll be given the opportunity of becoming exporters. Mr Bakeua says they'll be loading their…

Bay of Plenty Times NZ 11 May 2010

More New Zealanders are working…

CNN Top Stories 11 May 2010

Residents of Kanton Island said they were malnourished and starving because a government supply ship hadn't been able to get there.

A British sailor delivering a yacht from Hawaii to Australia may have been a life-saver for 24 inhabitants of a remote Pacific island.



Yachtsman Alex…

NZ Radio International Posted at 05:16 on 21 April, 2010 UTC

The European Union is set to expand its solar power project into two new countries.

The EU has announced it will inject 37 million US dollars into the project that began five years ago in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue, Nauru and Palau.

The project aims to bring solar power to remote outer islands, and to improve energy efficiency through grid-connected renewable…

Monday, 19 April 2010 12:07 SOLOMON STAR

IMAGINE being forced out of your island due to rising sea level as a result of global warming and climate change.

Its not an easy decision to make, but rather a new a phenomenon that will soon emerge facing vulnerable pacific Island nations.

The challenge from climate change will soon impact on islanders and their livelihood, including their vital natural resources: underground water, food crops, and even infrastructure, are at risk…

Nations around the Pacific Ocean are on full alert as a tsunami triggered by a 8.8 magnitude earthquake in central Chile brings higher than normal waves. Tsunami warnings have been sounded in an area affecting about a quarter of the globe. Waves have spread from the epicentre of quake and may strike land bordering the Pacific in the next 24 hours.Warning systems have improved since the 2004 Indonesia quake sparked a tsunami that killed nearly 250,000…