Record visitors shield Cook Islands from global fuel crisis
Cook Islands Prime minister Mark Brown says the country has managed to avoid a five percent Gross Domestic Product shrinkage that has not happened...
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
One of Solomon Islands’ most senior ministers has called for security and policing co-operation with China to be sidelined in a boost for Australia’s...
Forum DSG Solofa calls for deeper regional integration as economic pressures mount
Pacific Islands Forum Deputy Secretary General, Desna Solofa has warned that the Pacific faces mounting economic pressures from global geopolitical instability and rising fuel...
3.2 million leaflets for New Caledonian voters
By Nic Macllellan in Noumea
Millions of leaflets with candidate lists and party propaganda have been collated for distribution to voters across New Caledonia, in...
PNG PM directs nationwide preparedness as EL Nino threatens prolonged dry season
Prime Minister James Marape has directed all Provinces and Districts across Papua New Guinea to immediately prepare for the possibility of an extraordinary and...
New World Rugby Rankings criteria
With effect from 01 July, 2026 the ‘home weighting’ aspect of the World Rugby Rankings will be removed to reflect an evolving competition landscape...
El Niño declared as drought and cyclone risks increase: Tonga Meteorological Service
Tonga has declared that El Niño conditions are now in force, with meteorologists warning of increased drought risk, reduced rainfall and a potentially more...
UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms...
SPREP urges Pacific Communities to prepare as El Niño declared across the region
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has urged Pacific communities to begin preparing for the impacts of El Niño after the...
Tuvalu calls for urgent global action on Climate Mobility at Berlin Forum
Tuvalu's Governor-General, Reverend Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, has called for urgent global action on climate mobility, telling an international gathering in Berlin that Tuvalu...
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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...