Jasper Anisi sworn in as new Solomon Islands Chief Electoral officer
Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has filled the vacant position of the new Chief Electoral Officer following the swearing-in of Jasper Anisi by the Governor...
Former Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu is Fiji’s new Opposition leader
Former Fiji's Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu is the new Opposition Leader.
A motion was moved in Parliament today to nominate a new leader of the...
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister talks to the Vanuatu Government on Pacific issues
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta will travel to Vanuatu today, announcing that New Zealand will provide further relief and recovery assistance there,...
‘We are very vulnerable’: cyclone-hit Vanuatu pins climate hopes on UN vote
Last month, twin cyclones tore through Port Vila, the capital of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
The category-four storms left corrugated iron roofs crumpled like...
Japanese environment economist says ALPS-treated Fukushima radioactive wastewater still contains radionuclides, urging Tokyo to...
While stressing that the so-called treated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant still contains radionuclides that are not able to be removed, a...
AUKUS is ‘going against’ Pacific nuclear free treaty – Forum chair
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair, Mark Brown has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the US$250 billion nuclear...
Big picture vision conversations missing in the Pacific
Big picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, said one of the region’s foremost commentators...
Threats of sea-level rise and erosion of statehood very real: Tuvalu Foreign Minister Kofe
Legal experts from around the region are gathered in Fiji for the regional conference on Statehood, Protection of Persons affected by sea level rise.
The...
Pacific leader calls for European Union-style free movement across the region
Australia and New Zealand should make good on their rhetoric of being part of a “Pacific family” by creating a European Union-style common market...
Panuelo gears up for leadership transfer; candidates for FSM president named
After losing his bid for another term, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo has begun preparing for the leadership turnover to his...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...