Australia, New Zealand unite on China’s Pacific threat
Australia’s prime minister said Friday after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that the two nations are in lockstep in their policies toward...
Samoan PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa to meet NZ PM Jacinda Ardern this week
Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, is scheduled to meet her New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, this week.
After attending a special meeting of the...
Chinese role in Pacific communications prompts U.S concern
In the Kiribati capital Tarawa, internet and phone provider Oceanlink looks unremarkable.
But look a little deeper, and the ownership is revealed as Beijing-based Acclinks.
“All...
Tongan PM announces death of Cabinet Minister in NZ
A Tonga Cabinet Minister, Viliami Manuopangai Hingano, passed away Friday, at the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced.
Hingano...
Revised draft agreement on fisheries subsidies sets stage for pivotal negotiations at MC12
The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, on 10 June submitted to WTO members a revised draft agreement for...
Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific
Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics – especially in working for women rights.
By ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki
From the 1990s to...
Naiqama, Kikau to lead Fiji Bati in Pacific Test
Sydney Roosters back Kevin Naiqama will again captain Fiji Bati in the upcoming Pacific Test against Papua New Guinea, with Penrith Panthers strike forward...
Pacific Mini Games athletes from 6 countries arrive on Saipan
The athletes of six of the 20 countries and territories that will compete in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games 2022 arrived on island Saturday...
13,000 troops, 200 aircraft, 2 aircraft carriers: Massive exercise unfolds in Marianas, Palau
Residents of the Mariana Islands and the Republic of Palau are being assured that a major U.S military exercise being conducted in the region...
PM Ardern says there’s ‘power in collective’ when facing China in Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister has told Australian media there is “power in the collective” when dealing with China in the Pacific, calling on all...
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