NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Mahuta reacts to reports of potential United States, PNG security...
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says she takes a “country-agnostic” view to the militarisation of the Pacific amid reports that the United...
Blinken: US$7billion commitment to COFA nations critical to national security goals
The Biden administration’s US$7 billion pledge to extend Washington’s economic engagement with the freely associated states and an additional US$2 billion for other allies...
Four women feature in new French Polynesian government
French Polynesia's newly-elected president Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women.
Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as...
Biden’s Papua New Guinea no-show deals blow to U.S credibility in Pacific, analysts say
U.S President Joe Biden's cancelled visit to Papua New Guinea, which had declared next Monday a public holiday in honour of his arrival, has...
Disappointment in Papua New Guinea after Biden cancels first visit by a U.S leader
Papua New Guineans have reacted with disappointment to the news that U.S president, Joe Biden, has cancelled his visit to the capital, Port Moresby,...
Former Fiji’s ruling party FijiFirst among four political parties temporarily suspended
Fiji's Acting Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa has suspended four political parties for 30 days with immediate effect for contravening Section 26(2) of...
Fiji PM jets into Port Moresby today
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka jets into Port Moresby Thursday ahead of the Pacific leaders to kick off bilateral meetings on trade and regional...
Climate crisis is creating an increasingly uncertain future in our Blue Pacific: Tuvalu PM
Tuvalu's Prime Minister Kausea Natano says as Pacific nations recover from the socio-economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, “we face the single greatest existential...
Tongan Foreign Minister ‘Utoikamanu accepts Chair of the ESCAP 79th Session
Tongan Foreign Minister Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu is the new chair of the ESCAP 79th Session underway in Bangkok, Thailand this week.
In her acceptance speech,...
U.S President Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus...
U. S President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in...
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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...