Lack of investigation into cocaine vessel could hamper regional drug mapping, Pacific expert warns
A lack of investigation into the vessel intercepted with 4.87 tonnes of cocaine may hamper cross-border efforts to track and map criminal drug networks,...
Tokelau heads to the polls after storm delays
Polling is underway today in Tokelau.
The election was postponed last month after severe weather conditions delayed the ferry carrying the ballot boxes.
Voting will take...
Niue PM calls for realm leaders to discuss constitutional ties
Niue’s Prime Minister, Dalton Tagelagi, has proposed a formal leaders’ meeting between Realm countries.
Tagelagi says a frank conversation about constitutional arrangements is “overdue”.
Niue and...
German Foreign Minister Wadephul urges Europe to support climate-threatened Pacific islands
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday said Europe should step up support for small island nations in the Pacific whose existence is threatened...
Pacific UN operations ‘unaffected’ by global budget crisis despite Guterres warning
The head of the United Nations in the Pacific says UN operations across 15 countries in the region will not be affected by a...
U.S-Tonga relations remain “strong” despite new US visa bond rules, Crown Prince says
The Tongan government says bilateral relations with the United States remain robust despite new U.S visa requirements that will affect Tongan passport holders from...
Pacific at the centre of a changing global Tuna Trade, New FFA report finds
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has released a new report examining current global tuna markets and trade trends in the Western and...
UN peacekeeping patrols suspended along Lebanon-Israel Blue Line
UN peacekeepers temporarily suspended patrols and other activities along parts of the ‘Blue Line’ in southern Lebanon after the Israeli military said it would...
High Court defeat piles pressure on ’embarrassed’ Fijian PM Rabuka’s leadership – expert
A court ruling in favour of Fiji's dismissed anti-corruption chief has "embarrassed" Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a New Zealand-based Fijian politics expert says.
University of...
Herzog welcomes new Fijian Ambassador to Israel
Fiji’s first resident Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu was one of two ambassadors who, on Tuesday, presented credentials to President Isaac Herzog.
The other was...
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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...