What to Do in Vanuatu: A Day Trip Primer.
Source: Thyblackman Vanuatu is one of the most popular island destinations for Australians in search of a relaxing holiday. If you’ve already planned your visit, or you’re thinking of heading here at some point, you may be wondering what to see and do during your...
Japan gives millions for Vanuatu port development
Source: Radio New Zealand Japan has committed $36 million dollars for a multi purpose wharf being built in the Vanuatu capital, Port Vila. This latest funding comes on top of $US54 million already granted for the project. The Japanese Ambassador, Takuji...
New Vanuatu Feature Film – “Tanna”
Source:Sydney Morning Herald Tribal film ... Dain and Wawa in Tanna which depicts a controversial relationship For seven months last year, Australian filmmaker Bentley Dean and his family lived with one of the South Pacific's last traditional tribes. With regular...
What’s new in Vanuatu: Flight Centre Expecting Post-Cycle Tourism Boost
Source: Flight Centre A cyclone may have struck a few months ago, but a boost to tourism is well and truly back on the agenda in Vanuatu. Head of Flight Centre Australia Tom Walley says now is a great time to head to Vanuatu with all but five of its contracted hotels...
Rising Superstar: Ronaldo finding his feet
Source: August 3, 2015 Daily Post, Compiled by Raymond Nasse This young football star trained at the soccer academy behind Pacific Haven Resort The Phoenix Academy would like to welcome Vanuatu young superstar, Ronaldo Wilkins to Wellington, New Zealand....
Air Lease Corporation places new Boeing 737-800 with Air Vanuatu
LOS ANGELES, CA - Air Lease Corporation announced a long term lease agreement with Air Vanuatu, an international airline based in Port Vila, Vanuatu, for one new Boeing 737-800. The aircraft is from ALC’s order book with Boeing and will deliver in January 2016. “ALC...
Pacific tourism to nearly double to US$4 billion by 2019
By Thompson Marango, Nadi Fiji Tourism in the Pacific Island countries grew about 3.5 per cent per year between 2008 and 2012. The total value of Pacific tourism is forecast to nearly double to US$4 billion by 2019. The above statement is taken from a joint press...
More local contents on hotel plates, more income and employment
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 12:00 am Vanuatu Daily Post, Thompson Marango, Nadi Fiji “More local content on plates and more local agrifood products on offer for visitors, tourists and the hotel industry means more income and employment opportunities for our...
NZ announces Cyclone Pam tourism recovery package
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 12:00 am The New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, has announced a $26 million package, aimed at helping the tourism sector in Vanuatu recover following Cyclone Pam. “Tourism accounts for 20 per cent of the Vanuatu economy and...
Linking Agriculture to Tourism
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 12:00 am By Thompson Marango, Nadi, Fiji Agriculture and Tourism are two of Vanuatu’s biggest sectors but the whole new concept of Agritourism is almost non-existent. While regional and international partner organisations are pushing...
PNG’s Airline Air Niugini To Fly Into Vanuatu Capital Port Vila
Posted by PNG Today on Monday, June 22, 2015. Papua New Guinea's National Flag Carrier, Air Niugini is set to make its maiden commercial flight into Vanuatu capital Port Vila, this Wednesday 24th June. This comes as Air Niugini seeks to open up new routes in the...
Vanuatu confirmed as host of 2016 Oceania National Olympic Committees General Assembly
By Nick Butler Cyrille Mainguy has been re-elected secretary general of the Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) during the body's Annual General Meeting in Port Vila, while it was also confirmed the Pacific nation will host next...
Vanuatu signs US$59.5 million aviation agreement with World Bank
The FINANCIAL -- The Vanuatu Government on June 3 signed a US$59.5 million credit agreement with the World Bank to improve the safety and efficiency of its aviation sector – a critical pillar in Vanuatu’s continued social and economic development, and a key part of...
Japan helping Vanuatu
Vanuatu Prime Minister received the assurance from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Minori Kintchi, that Japan will fund some of the Cyclone Pan Reconstruction programme. Both Prime Minister Natuman and State Foreign Affair Minister Kintchi exchanged notes...
Trade and investment vital for Vanuatu recovery – Lini
Radio New Zealand International Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Ham Lini, says trade and investment is vital for the country in the wake of Cyclone Pam. He has welcomed delegates for the PACER Plus trade negotiations in Port Vila, saying that in...
IOC president Bach visits cyclone-hit facilities on Vanuatu
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visited cyclone-damaged sporting facilities on Vanuatu and discussed with officials how some of the $500,000 aid money pledged by the IOC might be spent to repair the venues. Bach also met...
2017 Commonwealth Heads meeting in Port Vila still on
Len Garae, Daily Post Vanuatu's Ambassador to the European Union Roy Mickey Joy has assured the Commonwealth secretariat in London that plans have not changed and Vanuatu will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2017. The Ambassado made the...
2015-04-30: Could House-sitting be your lifestyle choice?
Last weekend was a highlight for hundreds of thousands in this country. The annual day when Australians, New Zealanders and others in the South Pacific remember those who fell in conflicts since WWI. This year there was some controversy over whether real estate...
Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu Sign Codeshare Agreement
A new codeshare agreement between the national carriers of Fiji and Vanuatu. Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu will see seven flights a week between the two island nations. Fiji Airways and Air Vanuatu will now offer their customers code-share access on flights to and from...
Cruise Passengers Returning to Vanuatu After Cyclone
2015-4-1: The Pacific Dawn will be the first ship to go ashore on Vanuatu since the devastation of Cyclone Pam. (PHOTO Courtesy of P&O Cruises) Cruise passengers are returning to Port Vila on Vanuatu this weekend following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in...
2015-04-15: “Blessing in disguise” says PM
Hi There! Who would have thought that such a magnificent building with such a price tag for a penthouse would be built in Melbourne, Australia? Listen to this week's show to get the details of the price and comments about where this is taking us. What about Prime...
“Post post-Pam” priorities
Editor's Comment: "Prioritising education is certainly the way to maintain forward movement for Vanuatu in the post-post-Pam period. This is one of the few places in the world where authorities truly look further ahead than the next election, keeping the overall good...
Coast buys safe water for Vanuatu village
Our Site Editor's Comment: "This type of spontaneous assistance occurs because of the high level of interest in and feeling for Vanuatu. It means that those with business interests here are somewhat cushioned from the effects of a rare natural disaster" SUNSHINE COAST...
2015-04-02: Disaster Recovery Expert Outlines Way Forward
Hi There! I can hardly believe it and I live here! Three weeks in a row now, Sydney property auctions have averaged more than $1M. As an example I reveal details of a house that has been owned by the same family for just on 100 years. Purchased in 1915 for a 388...
2015-03-26: Cyclone creates opportunity in paradise
Hello, Yes, you've seen the disaster images of the devastation from Cyclone Pam just two weeks ago today in Vanuatu. What you need to know is that these people are amazing... They are rebuilding the damaged part of their country with gusto and smiles! You will be...
2015-03-19: Vanuatu Rebuilding Paradise
Hello! Last week has been the worst in the history of one of the smallest countries of the world, Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu on March 13 and caused massive disruption to the country spread over 83 islands. As per reports from Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu,...
2015-03-12: Mission Impossible for Sydney Families?
You're alone when you're by Yourself! Short show this week Richard is preparing for a live broadcast from the first week of April so has suspended the regular format till first week of April 2015. Even though the show is changing, that doesn't mean Richard has stopped...
25 Feb 2015 Show Topic: Mission Beach and Rainforest – What is a cassowary?
Richard provides the roundup on Sydney prices which again this week and averaged a unbelievable but true $1.1 million of the combined auctions, and we have recorded a actual auction taking place last week. You will be surprised not only a the eventual sale...
New Partnership to reap rewards in Vanuatu
SOURCE: AIR VANUATU NEWS AIR VANUATU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines that will not only provide direct links between all three carriers’ states, but also open up visa free alternative routes to to/from the Asia, including...
18 Feb 2015 Show Topic: Volcanos don’t erupt, but the Auckland real estate market does
It’s another snowy and cold blowy week in Massachusetts where Brian Thomas is holed up. Meanwhile summertime continues in the southern hemisphere where Richard Butler lives along the eastern Pacific coast in Australia. Butler kicks things off with the Aussie real...
Diane Kennedy Interview Exclusive!
Out of the Box Thinking! Escape Plan interview... Recently, famous author and accountant Diane Kennedy was interviewed on Lifestyles and Real Estate of the South Pacific heard on the Overseas Radio Network, by co-hosts Richard Butler and Brian Thomas. Our own Randy...
