Voting with their feet: demographic shifts in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan
For months, New Caledonia has been wracked by conflict between the independence movement and French security forces. A key trigger for the...
Pacific family deserves Australia’s backing on New Caledonia
By Blake Johnson and Adam Ziogas
Following unrest among pro-independence Kanaks in New Caledonia, Australia needs to back the diplomatic intervention of other members of the...
Pacific land reclamation deserves support
By Mike Copage
Pacific island countries, and low-lying lands globally, are on the front lines of climate change. From rising sea-levels to intensifying cyclone impacts,...
Fiji’s emigration boom: will it last?
By Stephen Howes and Huiyuan Liu
The spike in migration out of Fiji since the end of COVID has been widely commented on. It is...
Breaking Barriers: Mavis Podokolo’s Journey to Editorial Excellence
Mavis Podokolo, a young female editor of the Island Sun Newspaper, has emerged as a trailblazer in the Solomon Islands’ media industry. From humble...
Pacific Island nations owe ‘astronomical’ debts to China. Can they repay?
By Doug Dingwall, Marian Kupu
It wasn't long ago that rain would stop Martha Kapalu from travelling to the southern reaches of her island in...
Massive U.S-led naval exercises in Hawaii and Pacific islands reflect over a century of...
By Kate Lewis Hood
Since the last week in June, navies and naval assets from 29 countries have been taking part the world’s largest naval...
PALM10 and the New Caledonia Problem
By Rieko Hayakawa
On 16 July, exactly two months after the New Caledonia riots that began on May 13, The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders...
GCF Approves US$22.6 Million for Tonga Coastal Resilience Project
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a US$22.66 million grant for Tonga’s Coastal Resilience Project, supplemented by US$1.2 million in co-financing from...
Island nations fight climate change in unity with Japan
The Pacific islands cover nearly a fifth of the Earth’s surface, and Japan and the greater international community depend on these territories, primarily because...
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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...