La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm....
By Shayne McGregor
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands and atolls across the western equatorial Pacific last week, with widespread damage to buildings and food...
Strengthening a nuclear-free Pacific — Rarotonga Treaty 2021 talks
States Parties to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, the Treaty of Rarotonga, are advancing efforts to secure the entire Blue Pacific as...
New Zealand Government eyes ‘Pacific preference’ in immigration to boost region
By Sam Sachdeva
The Government has marked the first anniversary of a polarising Pacific trade deal with talk of expanding a seasonal worker scheme into...
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought...
Bringing the Indian and Pacific Oceans together on IUU fishing
By Anthony Bergin
The issue of IUU fishing provides ample scope for Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean fishing management to collaborate and mitigate these...
Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’
Corruption spreads through societies and erodes people’s trust in leaders and institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an anti-corruption conference on Monday, stressing that...
The reopening of schools is good news for children, parents and the rest of...
By Jonathan Veitch, UNICEF Pacific Representative, and Dr Mark Jacobs, WHO Representative to the South Pacific
School is an important time for children’s learning...
Massive referendum boycott highlights ongoing division in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan
Provisional figures in the New Caledonia referendum on self-determination show an overwhelming No to independence. But this result only comes from...
The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM
By Megha Mohan and Yousef Eldin
There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world,...
Many voters to boycott New Caledonia referendum
By Nic Maclellan
Many New Caledonians will go to church this Sunday, or visit family or go fishing, and some of them will also...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...