Fiji PM re-assigned Lenora Qereqeretabua as Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister
In an effort to continue to strengthen governance and enhance Cabinet’s performance, Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced a minor reshuffle within the...
Pacific leaders and institute questions Australia’s climate engagement
Pacific island leaders and institutes are concerned whether Australia’s engagement to tackle climate change is genuine.
The Australia Institute, a left-wing public policy think tank...
NZ Defence Minister to meet with Fiji counterpart in Suva
New Zealand Defence Minister Andrew Little departs for Suva Tuesday to meet with his Fiji counterpart, Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration Pio Tikoduadua,...
SODELPA not happy: Fiji coalition partner calls for urgent sitting
The Social Democratic Liberal Party SODELPA), one of the coalition parties in the Fiji Government, has expressed disappointment over the non-fulfilment of certain promises...
Our ocean is under attack
Pacific is yet again raising concern on the “unconscionable” plan by Japan to release water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into...
Top diplomat denies U.S trying to militarise the Pacific
The U.S Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs tells 1News in New Zealand that America’s aim is to create a...
Forum SG Puna to discuss AUKUS with Australian PM
The AUKUS trilateral security pact will be on the agenda for discussions between the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
UN office in Fiji skirting around reports of local staff sackings
The United Nations multi-country office in Fiji is refusing to confirm or deny reports it has sacked up to 40 local employees and is...
PNG Parliament passes Ombudsman bill
A Member of Papua New Guinea Parliament found guilty under the Leadership Code and dismissed from office will stay out for five years before...
Putting the ocean first
Fijians were reminded that the “ocean is our single greatest natural endowment and a gift from God.”
“We are inextricably linked to the oceans,” said...
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World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate...
Countries are being “held hostage” by their reliance on fossil fuels, a former UN climate chief has warned, describing the health impacts of climate...
New Zealand asks U.S to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused...
New Zealand has called on the U.S to send fuel tankers to the Pacific to help alleviate some of the significant economic and fuel...
Winston Peters tells US secretary of state Marco Rubio of Iran war impact on...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says it's time for "cool heads" as the US President escalates his rhetoric on attacking Iran.
Peters met U.S...