UN body makes ‘breakthrough’ on carbon price proposal for shipping
Countries have agreed on the need to put a carbon price on shipping emissions after more than a decade of resistance, which campaigners have...
Force, Moana Pasifika confirm teams for mid-week fixture
Moana Pasifika and the Western Force have confirmed their teams for Tuesday's clash at Mt Smart Stadium.
The game was originally slated to be played...
Pacific Mini Games preparations ‘going down the wire’
With exactly 23 days to go before the opening of the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, the CNMI is rushing to complete the...
London 7s pools drawn
The pools for the London 7s tournament has been drawn.
Fiji is in Pool A with USA, Spain and Wales.
Toulouse 7s silver-medalist Ireland has been...
Anthony Albanese officially sworn in as Australian PM
With an oath to “well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia”, and the flick of a signature, Anthony Albanese has officially become Australia’s...
John Rosso announced as PNG deputy PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced Member for Lae and Minister for Lands John Rosso as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister...
Labor leader Anthony Albanese to be sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister
Anthony Albanese will today be sworn in as Australia's 31st prime minister, as his incoming Labor government takes power after almost a decade of...
Pacific leaders congratulate Labor’s Albanese on election result
The Solomon Islands has congratulated Australia's Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, on his election victory, saying much “remains to be done” in the bilateral relationship,...
China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific
China is intensifying its drive for influence in the Pacific by negotiating security deals with two additional island nations following a pact with the...
Nuclear expert reaffirms harm of dumping nuclear-contaminated water into ocean, calls on Japan to stop pressuring opposition voices
Experts have reaffirmed the inevitable radioactive pollution to be caused by the dumping of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...