Pacific Islands Forum Members lend diplomatic support to Tongan Government’s recovery efforts at UN...
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) ambassadors to the United Nations gathered virtually on the 21st of January 2022 to pledge their governments’ solidarity and coordinate...
‘We must all stand and work for our country’, King Tupou VI tells Tonga
“The people that can withstand difficulties are those that stand together,” Tongan King Tupou VI said in an address to the nation that was...
European Union brings relief to victims of Tonga’s volcanic eruption and tsunami
In response to the violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 near the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, the European...
UN coordinator in Tonga: ‘Resources on the ground are not enough’
As news coverage of the eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga starts to fade away, the United Nations Coordination Specialist in the country has...
UK aid heads to Tonga as Pacific nation continues the clean-up after eruption and...
UK-funded aid is being sent to Tonga, almost a week after parts of the island nation were devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The...
Six million voters for poll
It is expected that around six million eligible voters in Papua New Guinea will take part in this year’s general election, with an updated...
Samoa Cabinet approves medical transfer of former PM to New Zealand
The Samoa Cabinet has approved the medical transfer to New Zealand of opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegoai.
A Cabinet minister said the former prime minister...
Vanuatu loses UN voting right
Vanuatu’s right to vote in the 193-member United Nations (UN) General Assembly has been suspended over unpaid dues.
It still owes VT90,000 to the UN.
This...
Cable repair ship to set sail from PNG to restore communications to Tonga
Preparations are being made to send a specialist cable repair ship from Papua New Guinea to Tonga to fix breaks in the Tonga Cable...
New Zealand prepares to send support to Tonga
New Zealand is ready to assist Tonga in its recovery from Saturday night’s undersea eruption and tsunami, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence...
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Make it easier and cheaper’: New Zealand eases visa restrictions for Pacific Island nations
New Zealand is easing visa restrictions for visitors from Pacific Island nations, the New Zealand foreign affairs and immigration ministers announced on Friday.
From early...
Indigenous groups from the Pacific, Brazil and Canada hand demands to COP30 Presidency to...
Pacific Climate Warriors Thursday joined the largest mobilisation of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, and handed a strongly worded letter from civil society to the...
Rising seas threaten nation’s survival as Pacific gears up for UN Ocean talks: Tuvalu...
Tuvalu Prime Minister and chair the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Feleti Teo didn’t hold back Thursday as he opened the Oceans Ministers...