UNBELIEVABLE: South pacific - The Untold Story

Climate change driving child marriages and teen pregnancies, study finds

The charity Plan International said on Monday that global warming has increased the risk of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and violence against girls. Its report coincides with talks in the South Pacific nations of Fiji and Tuvalu, where climate change is affecting all aspects of daily life.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5

Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific

Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Sperm whale sinks 52-foot yacht in South Pacific; mysterious organ may explain how it can deliver such powerful blows

In a startling incident in the South Pacific, the yacht named Tai Tam was collided with by a sperm whale, which caused extensive damage. The strike led to significant flooding and failure of the steering system. After hours of battling to keep the yacht afloat, the crew had to evacuate…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

One of Earth's biggest supereruptions that could have buried New Zealand finally makes sense

Around 350,000 years ago, the centre of New Zealand's North Island looked nothing like the mountainous, scrub-covered landscape familiar today. Vast beech and podocarp forests covered the region during a cold glacial period, providing habitat for abundant native birdlife, right up until one of the most explosive volcanic events ever…

The Times of India · Jul 7

A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Trump admin strained emergency funds during scramble to rescue American woman during Hantavirus outbreak

The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak

The Independent UK · Jun 11

‘A Pavarotti rebirth’: the Samoan tenor taking over the world’s most gilded opera stages

Born on a tiny, impoverished South Pacific island, Pene Pati remembers going to school without food. Now he is performing in operas at La Scala and the Met

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4

Pacific island climate fund invests in fossil fuels

SYDNEY - A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific island nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.

Bangkok Post · May 28

The long half-life of France’s nuclear tests in Polynesia

Thirty years ago this week, on an island in the South Pacific, France conducted its final nuclear test – ending a programme that exposed thousands of people to radiation over decades. The islands of French Polynesia are still living with the fallout.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 31

Dodo’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest

Manumea’s first sighting since 2013 raises hope critically endangered species can be saved from extinction

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025