AGP Executive Report
Last update: 27 minutes agoTahiti 2027 Pacific Games: The Pacific Games Council has given Tahiti the thumbs-up after a week of meetings and facility tours in Pape’ete, with organisers saying venues should be ready by the end of Q1 2027. Surf Spotlight: Kelly Slater, 54, delivered a near-perfect 19.06 at the Tahiti Pro in Teahupo’o, beating Gabriel Medina and describing the moment as emotional after his comeback. Expedition Travel (French Polynesia): National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions announced its 2028–29 deployment, including new 7- and 14-day itineraries returning to French Polynesia with rare access to Makatea and routes linking Easter Island, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and the Tuamotus, with select departures guided by Pwo navigator Tua Pittman. Sound & Nature Tech: Nature sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly is using a custom 3D hydrophone setup to capture spatialized humpback whale recordings from expeditions in Hawaii and French Polynesia, with Sennheiser gear supporting monitoring during extreme acoustic sessions. Arts & Culture (Photography): Helene Havard, based in French Polynesia, is behind a new series, “End of the Road,” photographing roadside diners, motels, and service stations in the American West through a pastel, cinematic lens. Local News (Road Safety): A trike crash in Westbrook, Maine killed a 41-year-old woman from French Polynesia and left another woman seriously injured; the truck driver was not hurt.
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