NZ Government harpoons proposed South Pacific trawling restrictions
Following orders from the new Government, New Zealand successfully blocked consensus on a measure to restrict bottom trawling in the South Pacific at an...
PNG Marape unfazed, solid opposition keeps government in check
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the recent transition of a number of Government MPs to the Opposition.
He described this movement...
Tongan Government remains tight lipped about King’s withdrawal of consent for Cabinet Ministers
Just days after the appointment of Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola as Tonga’s new Minister of Health, the King has withdrawn his consent for two other...
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announces
King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is already receiving treatment that will prevent him from undertaking public duties for the immediate future,...
Tropical Cyclone Nat: TD06F upgraded, alert in place for Southern Cook Islands
A tropical depression (TD06F) has been upgraded to category 1 Tropical Cyclone Nat near the Cook Islands.
In its latest special weather bulletin at 8.40am...
Tonga signs Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
Tonga becomes the 85th country to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement to protect two-thirds of our ocean, or the Agreement under...
Pacific celebrate 4th anniversary of the Teieniwa Vision
At the Teieniwa Talanoa Event on Pacific Unity Against Corruption in Suva today, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna delivered a powerful message,...
PIF and PINA forge new partnership with MOU signing
The region’s premier political body the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Kainantu MP quits PNG Government on own conscience
Kainantu MP William Hagahuno Sunday abandoned his United Resources Party in the Papua New Guinea Government coalition and crossed the floor to the Opposition,...
Fiji Military Commander dismisses claims on human rights violations
There’s nothing to prove that Colonel Penioni Naliva was involved in a number of human rights violations, says Commander of the Republic of Fiji...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...