Five new Fijian Drua players for Super rugby announced
The Fijian Drua today announced a further five players who will join the squad for the club’s debut Super Rugby season.
Stepping onboard the Drua...
Strong Pacific voice needed at COP26
British High Commissioner to Fiji, George Edgar has emphasised the importance of a strong Pacific voice in Glasgow, Scotland during the global climate change...
Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change
Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), moments before switching to an impassioned plea for...
‘It really woke parliament up’: King of Tonga criticises government handling of drugs crisis
The king of Tonga has criticised the country’s parliament for what he says is a failure by the government to combat the country’s problems...
Fiji records 52 new cases of COVID-19, two new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 52 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,737 and 590 deaths...
‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism’, says UN chief
Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalised, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit...
Race to the bottom: the disastrous blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea
By Jonathan Watts
A short bureaucratic note from a brutally degraded microstate in the South Pacific to a little-known institution in the Caribbean is...
Pacific’s mission in Glasgow is clear: Fiji PM Bainimarama
Leaders who cannot summon the courage to unveil the commitments and policy packages at COP26 should not bother booking a flight to Glasgow.
Prime Minister,...
Samoa PM Fiame Mata’afa calls for more commitment from polluters
In her address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa called for more climate action to fight the...
PNG Prime Minister calls on world’s big carbon emitters to own up and apologise
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called on the big carbon emitters of the world to own up and apologise to small...
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Ocean of peace plan eyes treaty status
A new policy paper published by the Pacific Security College proposes evolving the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration into a legally binding regional...
Understand our story in full: Bougainville President Toroama
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has called for greater understanding of his people’s history and their journey toward achieving their political aspirations, economic development and...
Tuvalu receives the Planet Aqua Award for blue communities leadership at Venice Climate...
The Government and People of Tuvalu have received the PLANET AQUA Award – Blue Communities Category at Venice Climate Week 2026, in recognition of...