Concerns heighten as Japan takes another step toward dumping nuke wastewater into Pacific Ocean
Environmental concerns were high on the list of issues to be addressed at the recent three-day Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, held in Honolulu...
VT150 million for Vanuatu snap election
The total budget to run the upcoming Vanuatu snap election is VT150 million (US$1.2 million).
Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Edward Kaltamat, confirmed this Tuesday.
In...
Guam to join Pacific Islands Forum
Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has announced that Guam would apply for membership in the Pacific Islands Forum.
“The Pacific Islands Forum is seen as...
Cook Islands PM Brown gets U.S Secret Service in flap
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown had the United States Secret Service “scrambling” after travelling on a public train from New York to Washington...
Marshall Islands takes U.S nuclear legacy to the Human Rights Council
Health and environmental problems linger on decades after the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands.
It will be the second environment-related...
Cook Islands says new U.S partnership will complement regional diplomacy including relations with China
Cook Islands Prime Minister says a new partnership with the United States is compatible with its relations with China and will enhance diplomacy in...
New Zealand hosted Solomon Islands foreign minister in Parliament’s ‘rainbow room’
When Solomon Islands foreign minister Jeremiah Manele was hosted at New Zealand Parliament for a bi-lateral meeting, he was ushered into the “rainbow room”.
Same-sex...
Solomon Islands unhappy with indirect China references in draft agreement with Washington, insists it...
Solomon Islands foreign minister Jeremiah Manele said veiled references to China in an American-led Pacific declaration were one of the reasons his country was...
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
As government representatives begin the finalise the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic...
Solomons-New Zealand meeting ‘significant’ – Pacific security expert
Solomon Islands says consultation between Pacific nations could be improved, ahead of a foreign affairs bilateral meeting in New Zealand.
The Solomons' Foreign Affairs Minister...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...