China accuses U.S, UK and Australia of trying to build Asia-Pacific NATO
China has accused the U.S, UK and Australia of trying to build an “Asia-Pacific version of NATO” after the three countries announced that they...
2°C not an option for the Pacific, decarbonisation a must!
The publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III report on climate mitigation only confirms what vulnerable and marginalised communities,...
Third mobile operator enters PNG
Vodafone has made its entry back into the Papua New Guinea market as of last night as Digitec-Vodafone to operate as the third mobile...
Pacific Elders’ Voice statement on Oceans
The Pacific Elders’ Voice welcomes the convening of the 07th Our Oceans Conference in Palau on the 13-14 April.
We congratulate the Republic of Palau...
Palau readies for Our Oceans conference
Palau says it’s ready for the 07th ‘Our Oceans Conference’ next week, and that it will co-host with the United States.
80 countries and over...
UN Oceans Forum to chart course for ‘Blue Deal’ on economic recovery and sustainable growth
The ocean is a source of opportunities to sustain livelihoods, trade and mitigate climate change. But the health of the ocean is deteriotrating and...
Australian spy chiefs meet with Solomon Islands PM Sogavare over draft security deal with China
Two of Australia’s top intelligence chiefs have quietly travelled to Solomon Islands to meet Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and raise the government's deep concerns...
NZ defence secretary raises Solomon Islands concerns with Chinese general
At a January meeting between a Chinese general and New Zealand’s defence secretary, there was one Pacific issue that New Zealand wanted to speak...
Rabuka’s coup was racist, mine was not: Fiji PM Bainimarama
Don’t compare my actions to the coups perpetrated by Peoples’ Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka.
That’s the reaction from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama after critics likened...
Island nations sit down with their creditors to iron out new ways of tackling debt
An unprecedented conference organised by the Pacific Islands Forum has opened in Suva, and it's bringing together island governments and their creditors to tackle...
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‘Imminent threat’ of drought in Niue, Yellow alert declared
Niue is under a yellow alert for an imminent threat of drought.
Niue’s disaster management Office says wildfires have already happened in several areas –...
Gender will not change ministerial standard: Fiji PM
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the standard applied when Lynda Tabuya was removed from Cabinet in 2024 will also apply to the male...
More Than Matcha: Discovering Trust and Respect in a Japanese Tea Ceremony
PACNEWS Editor in Chief Makereta Komai shares her experience from the tea-making ceremony in Asakusa, Tokyo
Five visiting journalists from the Pacific and Caribbean...