NZ Navy chief on China: We can’t stand aside and say ‘nothing to see...
New Zealand Navy chief David Proctor warned an Anzac service in Hawaii of an “increasingly coercive state” challenging freedom and prosperity in the Pacific.
Rear...
Tonga’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Tonga’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S territory.
As of Tuesday, there has been...
UNSG Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline
More than half the world is being left behind at the midpoint for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
New Ireland’s bid for autonomy goes before PNG parliament
New Ireland Province’s aspiration of attaining autonomy is slowing coming into fruition with the first reading on the proposed amendment to the Constitution on...
Cook Islands calls for ambitious targets to reverse and end plastic pollution
“Saying No to single-use plastics” is not enough, much more must be done by our global community to address the plastic crisis we now...
WHO says contaminated cough syrup made in India found in Western Pacific
Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on...
Climate Change fight calls for more collaboration
The Pacific Islands Forum has developed the Blue Pacific 2050 Strategy, which is a bold growth plan for our region.
It lays out a thorough...
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El...
Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO
The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives...
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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...