NZ ForeignMinister Winston Peters to visit Cook Islands
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will visit the Cook Islands on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Brown.
A statement from Peters' office...
Fijian Media Association elects new executive
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has elected a new executive unopposed and wrapped up its Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a review of a...
Tonga Media Association elects new leadership team
The Media Association of Tonga (MAT) has a new executive, with Katalina Uili Tohi elected President to lead the organisation.
The new team brings together...
Climate talks address Pacific’s growing security risks
Funding for fighting climate change across the Pacific is not keeping up pace with the urgency of the crisis amid complex systems, slow approvals...
Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...
Bougainville Constituent Assembly set to debate final chapters of draft Constitution
Bougainville's draft independence Constitution is now in its final stages, with debate set to resume when the Bougainville Constituent Assembly reconvenes.
Vice President Ezekiel Masatt...
Marshall Islands declared a state of economic emergency amid global criss
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has declared a 90-day state of economic emergency in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which...
Niue heads to the polls as leadership changes and challenges loom
Niueans will head to the polls on 02 May after the country’s parliament was formally dissolved.
A notice in the Niue Gazette confirmed the dissolution...
Samoa deputy PM Toelupe Onesemo resigns
Samoa deputy Prime Minister Toelupe Maoiautele Poumulinuku Onesemo has resigned following the Election Court’s decision last a week that voided his seat for the...
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
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Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
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