Mapou to welcome Australia’s foreign minister to New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is scheduled to travel to New Caledonia this week, to meet with President Louis Mapou, the...
Palau President Whipps supports Australia in AUKUS
“Australia is the largest island in the Pacific… they have responsibility for the protection of the Pacific,” said Palau President Surangel Whipps Jnr supporting...
Australia to host ‘largest ever’ Exercise Talisman Sabre with ADF, U.S military
A massive military operation – described as the “largest ever” in its history – involving some 30,000 military personnel will be hosted across multiple...
Cook Islands Parliament decriminalises homosexuality
Cook Islands Parliament has repealed provisions in its Crimes Act that criminalised homosexuality.
The Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2023 which, among other things, aimed...
Candidate list for Niue General Election released
At the close of nominations at midday Friday, 25 nomination forms for the 14 village seats and 17 candidates competing for the six common...
Fiji and China relationship tested as PM Rabuka skips meeting with top Chinese diplomat
A diplomatic spat has broken out between China and Fiji after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka skipped a meeting with a top Chinese diplomat.
Chinese Vice-Minister...
NZ Deputy Prime Minister lead Pacific Mission
New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Associate Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region) Minister Carmel Sepuloni is leading a Pacific Mission to Solomon Islands, Fiji and...
French Polynesian voters head to the polls to cast ballots
Voting has started in French Polynesia in the first round to elect a territorial assembly for a new five-year term.
The polls opened at 8am...
Marshallese foreign minister reinforces support for Taiwan, condemns ‘intimidation’
Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kitlang Kabua said Thursday that her country will continue to support Taiwan's bid to join the...
UN handover of US$1.7 million in funding to Vanuatu Government
The UN Resident Coordinator to Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu, Sanaka Samarasinha, paid a courtesy visit to Vanuatu Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau,...
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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...
WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
By Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe and...