Online child sexual exploitation in the Pacific and why Fiji’s numbers matter for the...
The Pacific is often celebrated for its strong community values, rich cultures and close-knit family networks – social structures that play an important role...
‘Our Nuian language is dying, what makes us unique is disappearing’
When people lose their language, they lose what makes them unique. For Satalaka Petaia, an elder from Nui Island in Tuvalu, it is a...
Statement from Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala for International Women’s Day...
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 and recognising the important contribution of women media...
Protecting over 160,000 children and adolescents in Fiji from the rising drug crisis
The Government of Japan and UNICEF signed a new partnership to protect Fiji’s children, including adolescents*, from the escalating drug crisis.
The initiative will equip...
Pacific security in 2026: key challenges shaping the Blue Pacific
Authors: By Joel Nilon, Henry Ivarature, Akka Rimon
With global tensions sharpening, climate impacts intensifying, and new security pressures emerging across the region, Pacific leaders...
EU supports Digital Media Hub in Samoa
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Samoa has officially launched its first Digital Media Hub located at the Government’s TATTE Building in Apia,...
French Senate votes yes on New Caledonia law, but opposition grows
By Nic MacLellan
Legislation to implement a new political statute for New Caledonia has passed its first hurdle, adopted by the French Senate in a...
Media Interview of ADB President Masato Kanda by Makereta Komai, Manager & Editor in...
President Kanda, the Pacific faces overlapping crises — climate change, debt pressure, and slow growth. What is ADB’s top priority in the Pacific right...
On the Pacific journey to COP31
The COP31 Türkiye – Australia partnership that includes the Pacific is a first in the history of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change....
2026 Tuna RFMO Priorities: A Policy Snapshot of What to Watch
From science on paper to limits on the water, across the major tuna RFMOs (WCPFC, IOTC, IATTC and ICCAT), four common themes are likely...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...