FBI opens first office in New Zealand ‘to counter China and cybercrime’ in the...
The director of the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, has opened the bureau’s first ever office in New Zealand, in what...
Waitt Institute founder honoured in Vanuatu as coral reef study released
Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu has awarded the country’s highest civilian honour to international ocean conservationist Ted Waitt, coinciding with the release of Blue Prosperity...
Pacific Elders hail ICJ Climate ruling, slam Australia’s “hypocrisy”
The Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) historic advisory opinion on climate change, describing it as a turning...
Pacific calls for bold climate-health action in Belem Plan
The Pacific has emphasised the urgent need for the Belem Health Action Plan to address climate change challenges in Western Asia and the Pacific.
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Australia, Pacific cops to discuss regional deployments
Pacific police chiefs are scoping areas where additional assistance can be deployed as Australia helps scale up regional security responses by training local officers.
The...
NZ reaffirms strong ties with Solomon Islands
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in Wellington Thursday, reaffirming New...
Nine found guilty in Fiji’s largest methamphetamine case
Nine accused persons charged in relation to the 4.1 plus tonnes of methamphetamine have been found guilty by the Lautoka High Court Thursday.
Justin Ho,...
Solomon Islands updates concessional entry list, Taiwan dropped
The Solomon Islands Government has removed Taiwan from its list of countries eligible for concessional entry arrangements, a move that may deepen regional tensions...
UN experts welcome recognition from International Court of Justice that all States must protect...
The historic Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has unequivocally concluded that international human rights law is part of the stringent...
Cook Islands Climate change director welcomes ICJ ruling
The recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on climate change could mean that the Cook Islands' interactions with all states can be ‘prefaced...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...