Setbacks fail to deter Moana Pasifika as Super Rugby Pacific success story continues
The blows keep coming for gritty, gallant Moana Pasifika as they continue to prove their worth as a new addition to the Super Rugby...
Better to analyse Fijian Drua than play them: Taumoepeau
The Fijian Drua is getting better in Super Rugby Pacific according to Waratahs Assistant Coach Pauli Taumoepeau.
Taumoepeau says it’s scary to play the Drua...
Solomons PM says backlash to security negotiations with China ‘very insulting’
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the backlash to his country's security negotiations with China was “very insulting", in his first comments on...
Fiji and New Zealand sign Duavata Partnership
Fiji and New Zealand have entered a new era of bilateral relations with the signing of an expanded statement of partnership called the Duavata...
NZ Foreign Minister says China Solomon Islands security pact risks ‘destabilising’ Pacific, continues NZDF deployment
New Zealand soldiers and police officers will remain in the Solomon Islands as the Foreign Minister warns China's proposed security pact with the Pacific...
China calls NZ, Australia response to Solomons deal condescending
Beijing has issued a fierce rebuttal to concerns expressed by New Zealand and Australia over its draft security arrangement with the Solomon Islands.
Chinese foreign...
NZ Defence Minister ‘caught off guard’ by Solomon Islands-China security agreement
Defence Minister Peeni Henare says he was caught “off guard” by revelations Solomon Islands and China were forging a security agreement, as neither New...
Deal with China is another contentious policy by Solomon Islands govt
An anti-corruption group in Solomon Islands says the government's move to sign a security agreement with China is just another controversial policy decision it...
Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to...
Australia’s lost influence in Pacific on display in Solomon Islands-China deal, Anthony Albanese says
Australia has lost influence in the Pacific by failing to act on climate and cutting foreign aid, Anthony Albanese says, amid concerns about China’s...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...