Pacific risks becoming a ‘fortress’ under new security deals: PANG
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has warned Pacific Islands Forum Leaders against approving negotiations on two proposed...
Pacific Islands need more than Climate Finance — They need the capacity to use...
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
For Pacific Island countries, the challenge of climate finance is not simply about securing more money.
It is also...
Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Over the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum.
For...
Forum struggles with missile dilemma
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
AS they gather in Palau this week for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, regional leaders want development partners to...
Helping Pacific fishers adapt to a changing ocean
A UNSW-led partnership is using ocean temperature sensors to help Pacific fishers navigate changing tuna behaviour, while providing vital data for fisheries management and...
Fifth SPREP Executive Board Meeting advances journey to build a resilient Pacific environment
The journey to build a resilient Pacific environment to sustain our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our Pacific cultures for the Secretariat...
Who controls the Pacific’s communications?
By Sue Ahearn
The Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social media.
The region covers almost one-third of the Earth’s surface, with small...
‘Teeming with life’: Cook Islands officials enthuse over NOAA deep dive
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific journalist/presenter
A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information...
While Australia avoids the ‘C’ word, NZ is unafraid to speak up
By Peter Hartcher, Political and international editor
New Zealand’s spy agency has dared utter in its formal annual threat report the word that Australia’s does...
Creating pathways for Pacific climate solutions
Despite the capacity and resource constraints Pacific Small Island Developing States face in accessing global climate finance, communities across the region are already developing...
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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.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
- Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among...