Eleisha Foon

Nov 26, 2024 | teaonews.co.nz | Eleisha Foon

This article was first published by RNZ. A new health report has emphasised that underfunding and a lack of healthcare workers are main challenges facing parts of the Pacific region. The Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems report was released by the Centre for Pacific and Global Health at the University of Auckland and the Centre for Asia Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI).

Nov 25, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Eleisha Foon

A new health report has emphasised that underfunding and a lack of healthcare workers are main challenges facing parts of the Pacific region. The Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems report was released by the Centre for Pacific and Global Health at the University of Auckland and the Centre for Asia Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI).

Nov 18, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Eleisha Foon

A Fijian-American woman has become the Pacific Island nation's first analog astronaut. Pilot and cyber engineer, Neharika Gambhir, 26, is originally from Suva and now based in Washington DC, where she joined the all-female crew of the Analog Expedition 92, wearing the Fijian flag on her uniform. An analog astronaut simulates space missions on earth to help prepare for future crewed journeys.

Nov 14, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Eleisha Foon

The world's largest known coral reef has been discovered in the Solomon Islands to the surprise of locals. The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres, making it larger than a blue whale. It is thought to be between 300 and 500 years old. A team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas made the discovery on 18 October in the Three Sisters island group, when visiting the remote site a few hundred metres off the eastern coast of Malaulalo Island.

Nov 12, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Eleisha Foon

Survivors of abuse in faith and state-based institutions seek meaningful redress that restores their cultural identity, following the New Zealand government's formal apology. Between 1950 and 1999, a quarter of a million children, young people, and adults were abused, the majority Māori and Pasifika survivors, including those who were deaf and disabled. They were stripped of their personhood, heritage, and culture.