Bitcoin dream brewing in Tonga
A Tongan member of parliament hopes the country can copy El Salvador in adopting bitcoin as legal tender and pave the way for other...
Cost of hosting events at UN climate summit surges on shortages
An array of organisations aiming to host events at November’s UN climate conference in Glasgow have raised concerns about delays and the unusually high...
COVID-19 transmission in PNG widespread: Data
Twelve provinces in Papua New Guinea are showing widespread community transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), according to reports and data from health authorities.
They are...
Target vaccination population is 400k plus: Solomon Islands PM Sogavare
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country’s target population to be fully vaccinated is 414,327 people.
The Prime Minister said this means we...
Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific
Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised.
By Nic Maclellan
Both the Australian Labour Party...
New Zealand supreme court blocks seabed mining consent
A New Zealand offshore mining company has lost its supreme court bid to overturn a decision preventing it from mining millions of tonnes of...
New Zealand ruling against deep-sea mining set a global precedent – now Ardern should ban it
By Phil McCabe and James Hita
The decision by New Zealand’s Supreme Court last week against a giant seabed mining proposal in the South...
Six more Fijian Drua squad members announced
The Fijian Drua have welcomed six additional squad members for its debut Super Rugby Pacific 2022 season.
Joining the team are Olympic Gold Medallist and...
PNG Rugby Patron Parkop wants to see rugby 7s teams compete in Olympics
Lifting rugby union and getting the national sevens teams into the next Olympics are the dreams of Papua New Guinea National Capital District Governor...
Kotsifas re-elected World Taekwondo Oceania President
John Kotsifas has been re-elected as President of World Taekwondo Oceania (WTO) and eight other members have been voted onto the organisation's Council.
Kotsifas first...
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Tuvalu says attaining global prosperity goals requires boost for poor nations
While vowing its commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Tuvalu cited the challenges hindering its progress.
For Tuvalu, sustainable development is inseparable...
New Zealand Foreign Minister to meet Ministers from Fiji, Niue and Samoa
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet Pacific counterparts from Niue, Fiji and Samoa in Auckland today.
“In these uncertain geostrategic times in our...
PM Wale sets to travel to U.S & Japan on eight-day trip
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will leave for the United States this weekend on an eight-day overseas visit that will also take him...