Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping
Pacific Island states cannot and will not allow key climate shipping agreement to be watered down.
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Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in Fiji, farmers read nature's warning signs to predict hurricane season.
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Kanaky New Caledonia’s ongoing path to self-determination
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Second PNG Media Summit elevated to regional event
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) is proud to announce that the 2nd PNG Media Summit 2026 has been elevated to a...
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In an interview with the Magazine, Ambassador Jesoni Vitusagavulu explained the strategic - as well as spiritual - reasons behind Fiji’s support for Israel....
Leadership That Mirrors the World: The UN’s Next Great Test
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This year, for the first time in a decade, the United Nations will select its new...
Solomon Islands on the edge, again
A court has ordered parliament to convene with a no-confidence motion in the air. The PM is appealing. Here’s what happens next.
By Connor...
Pacific islands face a connectivity shock as oil prices surge
By Jake Hamstra
The Pacific’s energy crisis isn’t just economic – it’s a geopolitical opening that outside powers will be competing to fill.
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
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