New Caledonia’s controversial constitutional reform will not go ahead: French PM
New Caledonia's controversial constitutional reform, which triggered violent unrest after a vote in the French National Assembly, will not go ahead, French Prime Minister...
Kanak senator says independence ‘only solution’ for New Caledonia
A Kanak pro-independence senator from New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, stated that the island’s only solution is to gain independence in...
South Pacific Defence Ministers meet in Auckland
Partnership and looking to the future are key themes as Defence Ministers from across the South Pacific discuss regional security challenges in Auckland today,...
Kiribati calls for UN reform and collective action to face global crises
Kiribati’s Permanent representative to the United Nations, Teburoro Tito, used the platform of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly to call for...
OACPS rallies for financial sustainability, appoints Botswana’s President Masisi as champion for Resource Mobilisation
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) recently concluded a high-level meeting in New York, combining the Troika Summit with a gathering...
Paris Agreement, a failure: Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Agovaka
Solomon Islands believes, the Paris Agreement is failing humanity and so the world needs a stronger legally binding framework on Climate Change.
The Paris Agreement...
More arrests in besieged New Caledonian pro-independence stronghold
Five individuals wanted by French authorities have surrendered in besieged New Caledonia's pro-independence stronghold of Saint Louis.
The village, which is part of the town...
Road to COP29: Call to act in hope as Pacific countries gather to advance...
The death toll from floods and landslides across Nepal, which has claimed more than 150 lives and counting, is a reminder of the devastation...
Australia’s ‘immoral’ coalmine decision akin to drowning its Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu’s climate minister declares
Tuvalu’s climate minister says Australia’s decision to approve three coalmine expansions calls into question its claim to be a “member of the Pacific family”,...
Pacific Islander elected to COP29 Presidency Scientific Council
Leading Pacific Islands academic Dr George Carter has been appointed to the COP29 Presidency Scientific Council.
He joins an elite group of scientists from around...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...