A consortium has established a new undersea cable connecting Niue, Cook Islands, Tahiti, and Samoa to a regional network.

The entities involved

• Niue →

  island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand

  Nothing else this week.

• Cook Islands →

  country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand

  • Ewan Smith discussed the tourism industry leadership structure in the Cook Islands.Sun 00:06
  • High Commissioner and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands led a visit to an island, where an Ambassador discussed deep history.Sun 00:06
• Samoa →

  sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean

  • The Asian Development Bank emphasizes that solar panels are an insufficient solution for Pacific countries, noting the high cost of fossil fuels.Sun 07:55
  • Fiji's experience is being used as a cautionary tale for Samoa.Thu 01:16
• Tahiti →

  island in the Southern Pacific Ocean

  • The British Museum restored data access to Tahitian communities, a topic also discussed by Greenlaw.Thu 12:04
  • The new event concerns Henri Matisse and his inspiration from a trip to Tahiti.Thu 02:14