Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life
A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown...
Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from...
By Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Margaret Young
Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by...
Macron promotes French interests on a trip to South Pacific where U.S-China rivalry is...
The French president is pressing his country’s interests in the South Pacific this week and trying to make France’s voice heard in a region...
U.S-China competition: Blinken heading to New Zealand, Tonga, Australia
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Pacific this week – his third foray to the region – to discuss security...
‘Multination military exercise in Australia shows unity to China’
United States Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro said the major multination military training exercise launched in Australia sent a message to China that America's...
Congress prodded to finalise Compact package for freely associated states
Defence officials and territorial delegates have pressed both houses of Congress to tie up the proposed new economic packages under the Compacts of Free...
“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all” – Fiji AG...
“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all."
This was the statement by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga while...
Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025
The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls...
Pacific Seabed mining delayed as International Agency finalises Rules
The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international...
Tuvalu launches world-class coastal hazard modelling tool in the face of growing climate impacts
In collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) has handed over to Government of Tuvalu a state-of-the-art online platform...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...