NZ Acting PM Sepuloni ‘unaware’ dawn raids would continue after 2021 apology
New Zealand Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she was “unaware” dawn raids would continue after the 2021 Government apology.
“I thought they'd already ended,”...
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Nuclear watchdog gets New Zealand government support amid concerns over Japan’s Fukushima plan
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China’s Xi Jinping pledges economic, tech aid for Solomon Islands
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged economic and technical aid with “no political preconditions” for Solomon Islands – Beijing’s first close security partner in...
Xi expounds on China’s policy toward Pacific island countries
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with visiting Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare in Beijing.
Xi said as China and Pacific...
Crunch talks due on deep-sea mining controversy
Controversial proposals to allow deep-sea mining will be centre-stage at global talks in Jamaica from Monday.
It comes after a two-year ban on the practice...
Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO
Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just...
Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversy
Nauru is a small Pacific island 4,000km (2,485 miles) off the coast of Australia. It is so small, it has no capital city and...
North Korea calls on international community to stop Japan’s release of treated Fukushima wastewater
North Korea has called upon the international community to stop Japan from releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
“The just...
Going broke and sinking, Nauru wants to mine the ocean floor
Nauru wants permission to mine the ocean floor for critical minerals used to make batteries for the global transition to net zero, saying it...
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Lord Fakafanua elected Tonga’s new Prime Minister after parliamentary vote
Tonga's Legislative Assembly has elected Lord Fakafanua as the kingdom’s new prime minister following a secret parliamentary ballot this afternoon.
Interim Speaker Lord Tangi...
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TD03F upgraded to tropical depression, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Fiji
Tropical Disturbance TD03F has been upgraded to a Tropical Depression and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong northerly winds to Fiji over...