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With just one more home and away match to go in their debut season, the Fijiana Drua are on the brink of making the...
Solomon Islands new running track ready for use
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According to a...
Indonesia needs to allow OHCHR visit: NZ foreign Minister Mahuta
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SPREP’s new Director General Sefanaia Nawadra takes office
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Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied
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Pacific leaders concerned of China’s growing influence
Pacific development partners are determined that the region has become a contested space once again.
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UN rights body appoints Tuvalu negotiator as climate change expert
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Solomon Islands won’t allow Chinese military base, says PM’s office
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans...
NZ Foreign Minister says Pacific leaders may need to meet as Solomon Islands prepares to ink China security deal
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says Pacific leaders may need to meet as Solomon Islands prepares to ink China security deal
Foreign Minister Nanaia...
Tuvalu ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Tuvalu has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of Treaty ratifications to 172 and underscoring the Pacific island state’s commitment...
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UNODC urges Pacific to follow the money to disrupt organised crime
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to strengthen proceeds-of-crime laws, identify the real owners behind companies and share financial intelligence across borders to...
PINA eyes restructure for greater reach
By Anish Chand in Savusavu
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Kalafi Moala says the organisation needs to consider restructuring and expanding its reach...
New Zealand’s Pacific diplomacy has created new choices: Foreign Minister Peters
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand has undertaken the most intensive programme of Pacific diplomacy in its history, with the government...