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The Government of Vanuatu, alongside legal and youth climate leaders, has urged the global community to prepare for a key moment in international climate law as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares to deliver its first-ever advisory opinion on climate change. Speaking at a virtual media briefing ahead of the upcoming UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Vanuatu’s Minister...

Michelle Rowland, whose mother is Fijian has been announced as the new Australian Attorney General. She is a lawyer by profession and has served as Communications Minister. Speaking in the Australian Parliament in 2016, Rowland outlined her Fijian heritage. “My Fijian heritage is something I am very proud of. My mother was born in Fiji. One of my brothers and my sister...

The world’s only multilateral tuna fisheries treaty has achieved a 2025 milestone and is headed for a final vote before it becomes law in the United States. Since 1998, the U.S Tuna Treaty, as it is usually known in the Pacific, has provided negotiated access for U.S tuna fishing fleets to operate across the EEZs of the Pacific FFA members. It's...

United States President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry is a ‘contemporary militarisation of the Pacific region yet again’, says an advocate for ocean conservation and protection. Trump signed the “Unleashing America's offshore critical minerals and resources” order late last month, directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take steps to facilitate...

The leader of Samoa's main opposition party claims that Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is holding on to the top job because of the “big salaries”, while the country is “suffering” Human Rights Protection Party leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told RNZ Pacific that Mata’afa no longer has control of her own party and cannot continue leading a minority government. “I have...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has hailed the strong and enduring partnership between PNG and Australia as the two nations marked the launch of Australia’s “Yumi Stap Wantaim” campaign, a year-long celebration commemorating PNG’s 50th anniversary of independence. Speaking at the official ceremony Wednesday, PM Marape described the campaign as a timely initiative that not only reflects on...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track new deep sea mining efforts, but half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked mineral-rich nodules from the seafloor off the U.S east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal. By Sofia Quaglia Plunging to the ocean's abyss on the Blake Plateau, a deep-sea mountain range off...

Moana Pasifika has named a strong side to face the Blues in their final home game of the regular season on Saturday night, at North Harbour Stadium. Head coach Fa’alogo Tana Umaga has made only two changes to the starting 15 that defeated the Highlanders 34-29 two weeks ago. This includes Patrick Pellegrini earning a start at first-five eighth and Feleti...

Fijian Drua half back Philip Baselala has continued to impress and will get his first start this weekend in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific’s Round 14 clash against Western Force in Lautoka. The youngster has gotten the nod from Head Coach Glen Jackson to where the number nine jersey in this week’s game. Baselala will partner Kemu Valetini in...

Australia’s recent election, described as a ‘Labor landslide’, has been received positively as a sign of stability in Pacific policy. But an international relations expert warns that shifting global trade deals and tariffs may pose challenges for New Zealand exporters. Speaking on Pacific Mornings, Geoffrey Miller said Anthony Albanese’s re-election as Australia’s Prime Minister emphasises that the continuity of key cabinet...