Niue names Cabinet after tight election, maintains gender balanced government
Niue has confirmed a new four-member Cabinet following its recent general election as the country’s post-election political landscape begins to take shape.
Tuesday's announcement follows...
WHO Pacific chief pushes global action on oral health crisis
World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific regional director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala has called for stronger global investment and political commitment to tackle oral...
WHO regional director Dr Piukala launches Climate and Health push ahead of COP31
World Health Organisation Western Pacific regional director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala says the health impacts of the climate crisis are now a central issue...
Pacific Police Ministers unite against rising transnational crime threat
Pacific police ministers have agreed to strengthen regional cooperation against transnational organised crime, warning that drug trafficking and criminal networks are threatening the security...
Pacific leaders push stronger rules on deep Seabed mining
Pacific leaders and regional partners have called for stronger Pacific-led governance of deep seabed minerals, stressing sustainability, environmental protection and respect for international law...
Pacific NGOs say deep-sea mining benefits corporations more than Pacific nations
Pacific civil society groups have warned that proposed deep-sea mining under the International Seabed Authority (ISA) framework would shift environmental and social risks onto...
Pacific civil society condemns exclusion from the ISA deep-sea mining workshop in Fiji
Pacific civil society organisations have condemned their exclusion from a regional International Seabed Authority (ISA) workshop in Fiji, warning that decisions on deep-sea mining...
Pacific nations divided over deep-sea mining expansion
Pacific nations are grappling with growing divisions over deep-sea mining as regional leaders, experts, and global partners gather in Fiji for a major workshop...
WHO regional director Dr Piukala backs calls to Declare Climate crisis global health emergency
World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific regional director Saia Ma'u Piukala has backed growing calls for the climate crisis to be formally declared a...
Forum SG warns Pacific crime networks are becoming more sophisticated
Regional systems must better connect intelligence and operations to disrupt growing transnational crime networks.
This was highlighted during the Police Ministers Meeting at the 2026...
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Tuvalu says attaining global prosperity goals requires boost for poor nations
While vowing its commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Tuvalu cited the challenges hindering its progress.
For Tuvalu, sustainable development is inseparable...
New Zealand Foreign Minister to meet Ministers from Fiji, Niue and Samoa
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet Pacific counterparts from Niue, Fiji and Samoa in Auckland today.
“In these uncertain geostrategic times in our...
PM Wale sets to travel to U.S & Japan on eight-day trip
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will leave for the United States this weekend on an eight-day overseas visit that will also take him...