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Tahiti digs in to protect ‘most beautiful wave’ ahead of Olympic surf event

World famous break Teahupo’o to host the 2024 competition but residents are fearful of damage to the pristine environment

The Guardian - AU

Gauguin’s ‘child-wife’: in search of the muse that inspired a masterpiece

Who is the young girl in Paul Gauguin’s painting Spirit of the Dead Watching? On a trip to Tahiti, the film-maker and novelist Devika Ponnambalam finds out the troubling truth

The Guardian - UK

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

Financial Times

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Surfing great Kelly Slater to retire after Paris Olympics in 2024

Eleven-time world champion says he will call time on his long and decorated career if he appears at the Games, when he will be 52

The Guardian - AU

Highs and lows: 4 ideas to frame your holiday travel around Washington state

SEATTLE — While summer travel gets lots of love in Washington, the holiday season also brings many time off work and school, making the end of the year a prime time to travel — beyond the usual rounds for family, friends, turkey and presents. You can roam far and wide…

Tribune News Service

Tiffany jewellery boss dies after falling into sea from cruise at 3am on dream holiday

Dilek Ertek, 71, is believed to have died after plunging into South Pacific off the coast of Tahiti from the Norwegian Spirit ship on 26th October

Daily Mirror

Underside of one of the world's biggest waves takes out Ocean Photographer of the year award

An image of a surfer held down by one of the heaviest waves in the world in Tahiti has won a prestigious ocean photography award.

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Australian wildcard Hedge stars in Tahiti

Australian wildcard Nathan Hedge has knocked off the top two surfers in the world to secure a quarter-final berth at the Tahiti Pro.

AAP

Big WSL finals step for Gilmore in Tahiti

Stephanie Gilmore has taken a big step towards qualifying for the WSL finals after breezing into the quarter-finals of the Tahiti Pro at Teahupo'o.

AAP

WSL awaits 'epic' waves in Tahiti

Another lay day has been called for the Tahiti Pro due to small conditions at Teahupo'o.

AAP

Lay days called for WSL event in Tahiti

Two lay days have been called for the Tahiti Pro due to small conditions at Teahupo'o.

AAP

Tyler Wright needs huge effort in Tahiti

Two-time world champion Tyler Wright will need to produce her best in Tahiti in order to qualify for the season-ending finals.

AAP

Big south swell could produce 10 foot waves at San Diego beaches

SAN DIEGO — A storm that originated off New Zealand and sent historically large waves to Tahiti and Hawaii will produce breakers in the 4 to 7 foot level, with sets up to 10 feet, at some San Diego County beaches through early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Tribune News Service

Kim Kardashian to reunite with Pete Davidson in Australia after battling 'split' rumours

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson were last pictured together during a trip to Tahiti last month and have been separated ever since due to the former Saturday Night Live star's work commitments

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The Independent UK

Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers

A new exhibit at Bishop Museum in Honolulu is drawing attention to a more than 500-year-old story about four high-ranking visitors from Tahiti who healed the sick

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian's and Pete Davidson's trip to Australia is exposed as a hoax

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a holiday in Tahiti before Kim returned to LA and Pete travelled to Australia to film. However, there were false claims that the couple enjoyed lunch together in a cafe in Queensland

The Guardian - UK

Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery

Benoît Magimel’s French high commissioner confronts the end of his personal Eden in Tahiti, in Albert Serra’s distinctive film

The Guardian - UK

Gift bag v freebie lounge: backstage rivalry sums up the Oscars’ opulence

From luxury watches to trips to Tahiti, the big names needn’t spend a cent. But how will such decadence be received in a time of crisis?

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Radio France Internationale

Pristine coral reef discovered near Tahiti, unaffected by climate change

Scientists have discovered a coral reef off the coast of Tahiti, untouched from the effects of warming oceans – a discovery that shines a light on how oceans could be adapting to climate change.

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a work of art’: rare stretch of pristine coral reef discovered off Tahiti

Scientists say find shows importance of mapping deep ocean where coral can escape effects of global heating

Reuters

Pristine coral reef unblemished by warming oceans found off Tahiti

Scientists have discovered a pristine, 3-km (1.8-mile) long reef of giant rose-shaped corals off the coast of Tahiti, in waters thought to be deep enough to protect it from the bleaching effects of the warming ocean.

The Independent UK

Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast

A team of scientists has explored a rare, pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti

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