Human rights in the Pacific – milestones, challenges and the way forward
By Heike Alefsen and Miles Young
There have been notable human rights developments in the Pacific during the past four years since the joint...
Palau in further talks for travel bubbles; begins to vaccinate young people
The Palau Government is in talks with Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan to restart its tourism given Palau’s success and high rate of the vaccination...
Pacific nations with high vaccination rates delay opening borders amid concerns around herd immunity
Size isn't everything, but when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, being small certainly helps.
Niue, a Pacific Island nation with a population of 1,600, was...
COVID, weather on PIF Ministers’ agenda
The region's response to the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the Pacific Islands Forum's (PIF) Forum Foreign Affairs Ministers' forum held last week chaired by Tuvalu’s...
No jab, no job – Solomon Islands approves mandatory vaccination
The Solomon Islands Government has approved a mandatory vaccination to all Public servants, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Private employees undertaking frontline work.
Cabinet approved the...
Fiji records 1,100 new cases of covid-19, 13 deaths reported
-Fiji has recorded1,100 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths Monday increasing the total number of cases to 31,443 cases since the outbreak that...
Vaccination first priority: Samoa Health Minister
Samoa's Minister of Health has assured the new Government’s priority is to fully vaccinate the country's eligible population, before plans are finalised to open...
More ANZMAT personnel arrive to help Fiji’s Ministry of Health
An additional 10 members of the third Australia and New Zealand Medical Assistance deployment – Charlie team arrived in Nadi today.
ANZMAT Charlie will be...
Samoa PM urges Public servants to prioritise professionalism
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is urging all public servants not to let their support for a political party cloud their professional duties...
NZ Government to open travel corridor with Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu – allowing seasonal workers to skip managed isolation stay
Seasonal workers will be able to travel to New Zealand from Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu without undergoing a two-week stay in managed isolation, the...
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U.S-Cook Islands deal raises concerns over seabed-mining talks between a superpower and a tiny...
A new framework agreement between the United States and the Cook Islands heightens concerns about the accelerating plans to exploit the Pacific oceanfloor, with...
Tuvaluan legal scholars explore constitutional reform and storytelling at Auckland law event
Emerging Tuvaluan legal scholars are challenging aspects of their country’s constitutional process, calling for an independent review and urging a shift away from what...
Nadi International Airport named Best Airport –South Pacific Islands
Fiji Airports has been recognised at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards 2026 in Berlin, Germany, with Nadi International Airport...