Where I come from, our culture is very strong, and no one ever did what I did. Some people told me to forget about it and go do something…
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Tahiti
How did you come to be part of the Te Mana? Well, when Uto Ni Yalo came to Fiji in 2009, I did not know about it until 2011,…
Sep 13, 2021
10th anniversary of Te Mana O Te Moana – Memories from the Pacific Voyagers Marumaru Atua diary
We arrived into Nukuhiva late Saturday night, yesterday (Sunday)we got up at 5.30am to prepare for the welcome ceremony. We changed our rig to the traditional Sails. All the…
Although almost three quarters of our planet are covered by water bodies and oceans are the largest ecosystem on earth, humans are largely terrestrial beings. While we slowly realize…
Jan 25, 2021
Female seafarers and their stories
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has declared it a humanitarian crisis – one that hardly gets any attention: Due to Covid-19, hundreds of thousands of seafarers are stranded on…
The S/pacifics of Salt Water Humanity emerged from the oceans, as did all life on this planet. Our bodies are 60 percent brine—we carry this marine heritage with us…
May 15, 2020
Pacific tourism must go green post Covid-19
The future of tourism in the ‘blue’ Pacific must be green, according to the head of South Pacific Tourism, Chris Cocker. Pacific economies are reeling from the impact of…
A traditional vaka leaves Tahiti today for New Zealand with its crew retracing the pathways of their Pacific ancestors. The Tahitian double-hulled canoe, Fa’afaite, is part of a flotilla…
« One small step for local island governments, but one giant leap for our environment » Imagine 5 million km² of ocean, and spread all across that huge area, 118 tiny…
Jul 14, 2017
French Polynesian marae gets World Heritage status
A marae on Raiatea in French Polynesia has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO’s 41st meeting in Poland accepted the bid by France to give Taputapuatea marae…