Category: Environment
Kite surfer attacked by shark
by Ted Wood | May 30, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia, Sports
The attack took place in Arue on Sunday May 28. After New Caledonia, Polynesia… A young woman kite-surfing on the Arue lake “was bitten quite seriously on the buttock by a shark at around 2:35 pm”. The...
Read MoreNations of water: the reality of climate change
by Ted Wood | May 21, 2023 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Wallis and Futuna
The University of New Caledonia and the Pacific Islands University Research Network (PIURN)...
Read MoreSwimming banned until the end of the year in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Mar 18, 2023 | Area, Business, Environment, New Caledonia
The Noumea town hall has banned swimming at the beach until the end of the year. This decision comes after the three shark attacks that took place in one month. They caused the death of an Australian tourist and seriously...
Read MoreNew Caledonia’s armed forces help Vanuatu after the cyclones
by Ted Wood | Mar 6, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics
The ship d’Entrecasteaux has arrived in Port Villa to provide assistance to the territory...
Read MoreEight pilot whales stranded
by Ted Wood | Feb 25, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia
Eight dead pilot whales were found lifeless on Nessadiou beach in Bourail in central western New...
Read MoreShark attack: images banned!
by Ted Wood | Feb 22, 2023 | Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific
The public prosecutor in Noumea has challenged the broadcasting of images of the shark victim being taken care of by rescue workers. A 59 year old Australian tourist died on Sunday 19 February. He said the images were...
Read MoreAustralian tourist reportedly killed by bulldog shark
by Ted Wood | Feb 22, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific
Two hands were found in the shark’s abdomen The shark that killed an Australian tourist on...
Read MoreAustralian tourist killed by shark in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Feb 19, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific
The swimmer attacked by a shark on Sunday at around 4pm on a beach in Noumea is an Australian...
Read MoreNew shark attack in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Feb 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Sports
This is the second attack in a week The attack occurred at 6:30 pm on Saturday 4 February, in the bay of Anse-Vata. At around 6.30pm, a person was attacked while practising wing-foil in the bay of Anse-Vata. The victim was not...
Read MoreDengue disappears…
by Ted Wood | Feb 4, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia
The Wolbachia bacterium succeeds in its mission. Dengue almost disappeared in 2022 The World Mosquito Program is a success. The principle is to release mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium into the wild. These mosquitoes...
Read MoreFrench astronaut Thomas Pesquet is in Tahiti
by Ted Wood | Jan 29, 2023 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia
He accepted the invitation of the students of the Mission school The students of La Mission school...
Read MoreShark attack in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Jan 29, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific
It happened on a beach in Noumea on Sunday 29 January 2023. A woman was swimming quietly on...
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- Covid returns to Tahiti
The Covid-19 epidemic is back on the rise in French Polynesia. Sixty-six new cases were confirmed last week, according to Tahiti Infos. According to the health watch bulletin, the cases are mainly concentrated in Tahiti (46), then in the Tuamotus (11) and the Leeward Islands (6). The XBB.1.5 sub-variant, responsible for this upsurge, appears to be more contagious, but has so far caused very few serious cases.