Countdown starts to Japan’s first release of treated nuclear wastewater, TEPCO assures the Pacific
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is “not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima waste release.
Japan is set to start discharging...
Greenpeace criticises Japan announcement date for Fukushima radioactive water release
Greenpeace has criticised the Japanese government’s announcement of the start date for radioactive water discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station into the Pacific...
Cook Islands Marae Moana marine park, an example of whole of society buy-in
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Nadi
The government of Cook Islands undertook five years of exhaustive consultation throughout the islands before it set up...
Stop fear mongering on Fukushima issue: Fiji PM Rabuka
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has defended the Japanese Government’s decision to discharge nuclear waste material into the Pacific Ocean.
In a statement, Rabuka said...
COP28 Director General meets with Fiji’s PM, underscores Presidency’s commitment to Pacific Island nations’...
COP28 Director-General and Special Representative Majid Al Suwaidi visited Fiji to meet with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and distinguished leaders of Pacific Island...
Pacific countries urged to take advantage of geopolitical interests to support ocean governance
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Nadi
The Republic of Marshall Islands national ocean policy is premised on working 'smarter' and not 'harder.'
Glen Joseph, the...
Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy addresses some outstanding ocean related territorial disputes
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Nadi
The government of Vanuatu hopes the long-standing joint submission with Fiji and Solomon Islands to extend their outer...
A new chapter for Pacific ocean governance
By Samantha Magick
The new Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni says the support expressed for his office and appointment from Pacific Islands regional agencies,...
Fukushima discharge expected to start Thursday, Pacific remains divided
By Samantha Magick
Discharge of treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan is expected to begin on Thursday, 24 August,...
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water from Thursday
Japan has said it will start releasing more than one million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant...
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Commonwealth leaders commit to climate finance, trade and Pacific resilience
Commonwealth leaders have committed to strengthening climate finance, protecting Pacific maritime boundaries and expanding trade and investment, as they called for urgent action to...
Vanuatu no confidence in motion
The Vanuatu government led by Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat maintains that it continues to command majority support in Parliament despite a motion of...
U.S Midterm results put Pacific military and seabed plans under fresh scrutiny – experts
The midterm elections in the United States could bring closer scrutiny of Washington’s growing military footprint and push to secure seabed minerals across the...