Leatherback turtles are difficult to see from boats, often raising only their heads from the water. Photo / Nathan Pettigrew Experts from the United States, Australia and Aotearoa are taking ...

A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smyrna Beach. The nest marks the earliest in a year on record that a turtle has laid a nest on a county-managed beach. Turtle nesting season ...

Vanuatu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific, has recently drawn international attention after its Prime Minister, Jotham Napat, ordered the cancellation of fugitive businessman Lalit Modi ...

Hit the wide open Zone in the largest update to Pacific Drive yet! Set off from the garage on new continuous drives—Expeditions. Dangerous and filled with their own unique rewards, these ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Welcome to the Super Rugby Pacific Casualty Ward, the hub of all ...

Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters In February 2025, China expanded its influence in the Indo-Pacific through diplomatic outreach, infrastructure investment, and coordinated security efforts—hosting ...

Each month, ACLED’s Asia Pacific Team collects information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events in the region. Details ...

hirty years ago, the world made a promise: gender equality for all. The Beijing Declaration set an ambitious agenda, urging governments to accelerate progress. Nowhere was this more crucial than ...

March 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s top spy has warned of the security risks posed by China’s growing influence in the Pacific and said his agency would ramp up scrutiny of the Cook Islands ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A record-breaking bid by three Scottish brothers to row across the Pacific Ocean is finally back on track after their state-of-the-art boat ...

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