AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFashion & Identity: As Matariki nears, a New Zealand designer is warning shoppers about a webstore called Polynesian Pride that sells “rep” Pacific designs—Māori patterns, flags and motifs—while critics say the items aren’t authentic and may be copied. Digital Life in Kiribati: Kiribati’s Minister for Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs, Ruth Cross-Kwansing, says the Pacific’s fast digital transformation is reshaping community life, bringing chances for young people but also risks like misinformation and online manipulation—especially across Kiribati’s many islands and huge ocean space. Pacific Security & Health: Pacific leaders are also sounding alarms on transnational drug trafficking, saying illicit networks exploit the region’s maritime borders and are turning the crisis into a regional security, health and social problem, with seizures already reaching large totals this year.
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