New Zealand heads to Tonga to talk Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Tonga next week to meet with Pacific leaders on priority...
Diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China ‘a positive outcome’, first-time Kiribati MPs says
A newly elected MP in Kiribati says the incumbent government's decision to re-establish bilateral relations with China in 2019 at Taiwan's expense has so...
Arkansas lawmakers approve emergency rule to grant SNAP benefits to Marshallese migrants
A legislative subcommittee on Thursday approved an emergency rule to comply with a new U.S federal law that extends certain public assistance programme benefits...
Tonga’s meth crisis: Impact on children, families becoming evident
As Tonga grapples with its meth crisis the true impact on children and families is becoming evident.
It comes as police continue to investigate drug...
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital...
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders arriving in Nuku’alofa
The Pacific Islands Forum’s new Secretary General, Baron Waqa, arrived in Tonga Thursday, ahead of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which opens...
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting: Why does it matter?
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM53) kicks off next week in Nuku’alofa, and it has some Tongans asking what is...
Venue of the Forum Leaders meeting launched by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala
Thursday marked the grand opening of the Tonga High School Indoor Stadium, the main venue of the Forum Leaders Meeting - a state-of-the-art facility...
Indonesian President elect Prabowo wants to respect indigenous rights
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto says he wants to work with Papua New Guinea to seek advice and insights on how to respect the rights...
‘New Caledonia is France’: French diplomat says ‘this is how it is’ in tit-for-tat...
The French Ambassador to the Pacific wants to set the record straight reminding people the France is the “administering power” and in control of...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...