Scientists to set sail for Tonga to map sea floor following eruption
NIWA scientists are sailing to Tonga next week to survey the ocean around the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano after the devastating eruption in January.
Thousands of...
SPREP farewells Kosi Latu as Director General
Commemorating over a decade of achievements made, the staff of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) had a special virtual farewell...
UN chief hails net zero pledge plan for partners in climate change fight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Guterres’s comments...
To protect vast area of Pacific Ocean from seabed mining, International body should strengthen...
By Megan Jungwiwattanaporn
KINGSTON, 31 MARCH 2022 (PEW TRUST) --- Seabed mining operations are likely to have impacts beyond the area of a specific...
New Zealand giving ‘green light’ to sea bed mining in ungoverned Pacific waters
The New Zealand Government is being accused of taking a weak stance at an international meeting to finalise the rules for mining the deep...
New Zealand, Fiji partnership agreement to strengthen bilateral, regional cooperation
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and New Zealand’s Minister of foreign affairs, Nanaia Mahuta met in Suva, Tuesday signing the Duavata Partnership: Aotearoa Whenua...
Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our...
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to...
Palau’s President fronts up on PIF rift, Covid-19 and climate change
RNZ Pacific's regional correspondent, Kelvin Anthony spoke to President Surangel Whipps Jr, of Palau, on a range of issues including.
*The response and recovery from...
Climate change in the Pacific – what Australia needs to do
By Peter Hooton
Canberra’s insipid approach to climate action undermines trust and endangers vital interests close to home.
Australia has long claimed a special relationship...
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...