Submarine cable

Through its ongoing partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and recent induction to the World Bank, Nauru intends to participate in this multi-million dollar project which will transform the nation, bringing an end to the overreliance on current, unreliable digital satellite systems.

Talks on the development were held in New Zealand recently, and engaged the leaders of the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue and Tokelau.

The Cook Islands finance minister, Mark Brown, who was at the meeting, said they heard from two vendors for the cable - Auckland-based Hawaiki, and Bluesky.