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Link All about the Pacific
The extensive information and resources available from the site provide students and teachers with a wide range of tools and background knowledge of the geography, history, culture and ecology of the Polynesian island region of the Pacific. As well as examining migration, the site investigates land use, survival of small communities and taking care of the world’s oceans.
Levels 4 to 8

Link Glen Jowitt Photography
Superb photographs of the Pacific from one of New Zealand's top photographers.
Levels 1 to 8

Link Pacific Media
Pacific Island Travel provides a websites of links to Pacific newspapers;. This portal site also provides links to most countries of the Pacific and summaries of their culture and history. There is a link for the most up-to-date news as well.

Link Pacific Islands Report
Not only does this site provide you with daily updates of Pacific news, it also links you through to a huge number of Pacific newspapers, magazines, radio/TV stations and government sites.
Levels 1 to 8

Link Pacific Islands Ring
This is a web ring designed to bring together websites of the Pacific. I didn't find it that useful mainly because there was no categorization of topics.

Link Pacific Islands Studies - Canterbury University
A portal site with lots of different topics to pursue

Link Pacific News
Links to newspapers from around the Pacific. Great for up-to-date information and for Pacific viewpoints on current issues.
Levels 5 to 8

Link Pacific Statistics
This is quite high level from the Auckland University, but if you need statistics, this is the best place to go first. All data is summarised under each country, so easy to use.

Link Teaching the Pacific Forum
A comprehensive set of links relating to Pacific countries and Pacific issues.
Levels 1 to 8





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