Five to Seven Named Tropical Cyclones Expected In their Tropical Cyclone (TC) season outlook, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) say five to nine named tropical cyclones could occur in the...

All Vessels Must Meet the Requirements The first step for yachts arriving into New Zealand is to ensure the vessel meets the requirements of the Craft Risk Management Standard for...

Mosquito-borne Virus Dengue Fever is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about half of the world’s population...

Increased Drug Trafficking Across the South Pacific A search of the Internet finds many current stories from media in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji about the escalating drug crisis in...

Cyclone forecasters at the Fiji Metservice have confirmed that the tropical low pressure system named Seru is expected to intensify into a Category 2 system overnight Tuesday February 25 and...

Nautical Tourists Stay Longer Because of a lack of data on the yachting industry in Kiribati, Market Development Facility (MDF), the Kiribati Tourism Office and the Kiribati Customs Administration and...