Deputy PM Marles visits Solomon Islands and could commit Australia to extended security presence
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has suggested Australian troops and police might stay in Solomon Islands beyond this year, in a sign the federal...
Forum SG Puna to meet with Forum Chair on regional priorities
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, will undertake his first official mission to the Cook Islands this week as part of the...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will...
Solomon Islands leader of independent group of MP’s takes High Court action over election...
Solomon Islands leader of the Independent Group, John Kuku has filed a legal suit challenging the legality of the extension of Parliament to 2024.
Parliament...
New Zealand marks 50 years of Pacific nuclear protests
This Wednesday, New Zealand marks 50 years since the Government sent a frigate to French Polynesia to protest testing of nuclear weapons at Mururoa...
Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna in Cook Islands for Pacific regional high-level consultations
Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Henry Puna, received a warm welcome home on his first official visit to the Cook Islands...
Fiji PM Rabuka to move motion on Political Parties Act, Attempt is illegal, claims...
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will move a motion in Parliament on Friday regarding certain sections of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and...
Illegal narcotics and meth use among youths a concern in Fiji
By Ioane Asioli and Viliame Tawanakoro
When Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua pointed out last year that the use and distribution of...
Forum SG role not for the faint-hearted: Puna
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna says he has learnt the hard way in his role for the last two years in...
Israel applauds Fiji’s decision to open Embassy in Israel
In a significant development, Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has expressed his delight on Monday over Fiji’s decision to open its first embassy in...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...