Tuvalu
Tuvalu Language Week focuses attention on climate change
This week New Zealand is marking Tuvalu Language Week - Te Vaiaso o te 'Gana Tuvalu, for the fourth time.
Tuvalu language week in New Zealand
New Zealand has launched its Tuvalu language week, with an MP saying the Tuvalu community is "thriving".
Tuvalu language week in New Zealand
New Zealand has launched its Tuvalu language week, with an MP saying the Tuvalu community is "thriving".
Tuvalu med graduates to train in Kiribati
Students from Tuvalu who graduated from medical school in Cuba are expected to undergo their internship training with Kiribati's Health Ministry next year.
Smaller Islands group wants better Pacific air services
Leaders of the Pacific's Smaller Island States want to see improvements made to air transport services in the region.
UNDP says new project should help boost fish stocks in Tuvalu
The United Nations Development Program is confident a project to restore marine ecosystems in Tuvalu will help boost declining fish stocks. Audio
Regional shipping under spotlight
The reliability and affordability of vital shipping services for Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu is being discussed in Fiji this week. The meetings of the Central Pacific Shipping…
Work underway on stronger seawall in Tuvalu
A United Nations Development Programme-commissioned project to build a 500-metre-long seawall is underway on the Tuvalu atoll of Nukufetau.
Giant barcode on Tuvalu to raise awareness about climate
A Taiwanese artist is hoping his giant living artwork on Tuvalu will raise awareness globally and particularly among Chinese people about the effects of climate change.
Insight: Fighting the Pacific's Rising Seas
Chris Bramwell visits nations in the Pacific facing an uncertain future due to sea level rise. Video, Audio
Pacific atolls ‘could be underwater by 2050’
The government is being warned to prepare for an impending stream of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise.
NZ to include Fisheries in RSE scheme for Tuvalu and Kiribati
New Zealand has extended its Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme in Kiribati and Tuvalu to include the fisheries sector. Audio
EU and Tuvalu sign visa-free waiver
Tuvaluans visiting European Union countries won't need visas for short stays under a new agreement signed in Brussels.
Former Tuvalu PM to serve jail term on weekends
Tuvalu's former prime minister Apisai Ielemia has been convicted and jailed on corruption and abuse of office charges.
Tuvalu to intoduce new early warning system
A new early warning system to be introduced in Tuvalu next month aims to help outlying communities better prepare for natural disasters.
Solar power brings big changes for Tuvalu: PM Sopoaga
Over the past two years New Zealand and the European Union have helped make solar energy a reality for much of Tuvalu. Audio
Challenges remain for Kiribati and Tuvalu
The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, says New Zealand aid money going into the Pacific is making a real difference, but there are still huge challenges in the region. Audio
Pacific visit an 'eye-opener' for Bennett
Visiting small island states affected by sea-level rises has been "a dose of reality", Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says.
Tuvalu's filled in borrow pits 'beautiful'
Tuvalu's government has thanked New Zealand on the completion of the project to fill in the 70-year-old borrow pits on Funafuti.
Tuvalu airport upgrade gets more World Bank funding
The World Bank is giving more funding to Tuvalu to extend an aviation project aimed at boosting the economy.
