New Zealand, Australia reject Solomon Islands claims of withheld budget support
New Zealand has joined with Australia to reject claims that it withheld budget support from Solomon Islands, saying it has asked its top diplomat...
Chinese officials visit Cook Islands amid concerns over police pact
China’s special envoy to the Pacific, Qian Bo, has met with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown who is also chair of the Pacific...
The Loss and Damage of Niue’s history
Ninety percent of Niue’s artefacts housed in the national museum, along with archives and records, were destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Heta in 2004.
The category...
Pacific nations gather in Samoa for first Loss and Damage dialogue
The reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s most authoritative sources of climate science approved by 195 countries, reaffirms the...
Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage articulates vision
The Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage (L&D), Ralph Regenvanu, has lamented what he’s described as “woefully insufficient” levels of climate change...
Loss and damage washing our Pacific Islands culture away
Loss and Damage. It’s a term that has no agreed definition under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change yet, but it’s one...
Melanesian Leaders’ Summit postponed
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit proposed to be held from 17 -21 July is postponed to another date, which is yet to...
UNSG appoints Dirk Wagener as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Dirk Wagener of Germany as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji, with the host Government’s...
China to ‘fill the gap’ in Solomon Islands budget as PM blasts ‘unneighbourly’ Australia...
China will “fill the gap” in Solomon Islands’ troubled budget, after Australia and other traditional development partners suddenly withdrew millions of dollars in promised...
PM Marape announces French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to PNG on 28 July
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, James Marape, announced Monday that French President, Emmanuel Macron, will undertake a one-day visit to...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...