Cook Islands well-positioned to demonstrate and uphold strong regional leadership: Puna
Cook Islands is well-positioned to demonstrate and uphold the strong regional leadership that we need to ensure that we, as the Blue Pacific, are...
Pacific group pushing for global shipping to act on climate target
A group of Pacific states, known as the 6-PAC, is leading the call for the shipping industry to align itself with the 1.5 degrees’...
Broke and hungry, Pacific Islanders are abandoning Australian farms in droves
Pacific Island nationals brought to Australia under a workforce scheme to bolster regional economic and diplomatic ties have abandoned the programme by a nearly...
Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert
An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change,...
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...
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Wong backs Pacific-led regional security talks, says Forum will shape region’s future
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed discussions on a Pacific-wide security framework, saying regional security should be driven by Pacific nations as Forum...
Pacific ministers to debate China missile statemen as diplomats meet in Fiji
Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China’s July missile launch, with New Zealand...
Nuclear justice, climate resilience top Marshall Islands president’s parliamentary agenda
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...