New Caledonia to hold tense final vote on independence from France
The Pacific territory of New Caledonia goes to the polls on Sunday for a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning...
Pacific NGOs and movements call on France to defer referendum vote to 2022
A coalition of Pacific civil society organisations (CSO) and movement leaders, has called on the French Government to postpone the third independence referendum in...
The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM
By Megha Mohan and Yousef Eldin
There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world,...
Urgent appeal filed with French Court to postpone New Caledonia referendum
Lawyers of the petitioners demanding the postponement of the auto-determination referendum of New Caledonia on 12 December has filed an urgent appeal at the...
Tonga prime ministerial race now down to two
A dramatic new development in the race for the prime ministership in Tonga.
The incumbent, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, has pulled out and there are now two...
Digital residency ID bill dies in Palau Senate
A plan to pass a Digital Residency Identification law this weekend did not succeed when the bill failed to get majority votes in the...
Many voters to boycott New Caledonia referendum
By Nic Maclellan
Many New Caledonians will go to church this Sunday, or visit family or go fishing, and some of them will also...
Glasgow Climate Change Conference: A Glass Half Empty
By Ian Fry
For many, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a significant disappointment. Much had been promised by the UK...
PNG Government keeps Cabinet reshuffle list under wraps
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is expected to announce a major Cabinet reshuffle leading into the festive season and the 2022 National...
New Zealand quietly deploys navy ship to Solomon Islands
New Zealand has deployed a navy ship to the Solomon Islands to help peacekeeping efforts after political unrest in the capital, Honiara.
The decision to...
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Pacific leaders converge in Fiji for key Troika talks
Pacific leaders have arrived in Suva ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting, with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr and Solomon...
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns.
The Deep-Sea Mining Campaign...
Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revealed that the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to offer Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major-General Ro Jone...