We’ll resolve Samoa’s crisis using ‘Pacific way’: Puna
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says they are using the “Pacific Way” to assist Samoa resolve its two-months-running constitutional crisis.
In his...
FAST swearing-in unlawful but Parliament must sit: Supreme court
The Samoa Supreme Court has declared the swearing in of the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party on the lawns outside Parliament...
Forum Secretary General welcomes civil society forum 2021
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary general Henry Puna has welcomed the input of civil society leaders to regional policy, saying that regional stakeholders must...
COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to...
How do we stop the plunder of the Pacific? A panel of experts give their solutions
Over the last month, the Guardian has run a major investigative series examining the extractives industries – mining, logging, fishing and the nascent industry...
Fiji 7s team crowned Oceania Champions
Fijian 7s team was crowned the PacificAus Sports Oceania 7s champions after remaining undefeated and urging All Black 7s 17-7 in their final match...
Maori All Blacks too strong for rusty Samoa
A rusty Samoa suffered a setback at the start of their preparations for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Tonga when they were trounced...
$300m ‘Budget of Revival’ approved by Cook Islands Parliament
The total budget summary of $300,049,742, (US$212,051,709) just over $11 million (US$7.7 million) more than the original tabled Budget, was passed in the Cook...
New PIF head Puna says unity in the region will be a priority
The new Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Henry Puna said he will continue to champion for unity in the region, amid the...
Chinese envoy counters Japan’s decision to release nuclear-contaminated water
A Chinese envoy has urged Japan to reverse its decision to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea.
Geng Shuang, China's...
Latest article
Pacific push for ocean protection as BBNJ PrepCom 3 opens in New York
The third and final session of the Preparatory Commission for the BBNJ Agreement under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)...
“Climate chaos is rewriting the rules of weather”: UN SG Guterres
"Climate chaos is rewriting the rules of weather,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on World Meteorological Day, as new data confirmed accelerating global warming...
China’s grip grows on fragile Solomon Islands’ media
Since the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific archipelago has become a strategic arena for Beijing’s influence.
By capitalising on...