NZDF personnel deploy to Solomon Islands as part of inter- agency stability mission
An advance party of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel left today on a C-130 Hercules from Ohakea bound for the Solomon Islands to...
Fears of further violent protests prompt offers of mediation now in Solomon Islands
After days of violent protests, Solomon Islands' capital city Honiara is calm for now, but only after dozens of businesses were burnt to the...
Omicron did not come as a surprise: Dr Fong
Policymakers in Fiji are leaving the situation to the health experts to draft the country’s next course of action.
This as the new Omicron variant...
‘The fear of this vaccine is real’: how Papua New Guinea’s Covid strategy went so wrong
By Jo Chandler
Public confusion and distrust over vaccination have been fuelled by what experts say are crippling failures in authorities’ response to the pandemic
In...
Fans ready for action as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series continues in Dubai
The second Emirates Dubai 7s event in succession follows last weekend’s series opener which saw South Africa and Australia win the men’s and women’s...
Former rugby player Sorovaki named Fiji Chef de Mission for Birmingham 2022
Former Fiji rugby union player Sale Sorovaki has been named as the Pacific country's Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The 52-year-old...
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop urges PNG to take tough stand on West Papua
Papua Guinea National Capital District(NCD) Governor Powes Parkop has called on the government to revise and adopt a more courageous policy on West Papua.
He...
Britain re-joins major Pacific body
The United Kingdom has re-joined the Pacific Community, 17 years after severing ties with the regional organisation.
It was one of the six founding members...
COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact – “We didn’t come home empty handed”
By Opinion by Tagaloa Cooper
The odds are always stacked against the Pacific region in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
Emmanuel Macron’s dangerous shift on the New Caledonia referendum risks a return to violence
By Rowena Dickins Morrison, Adrian Muckle & Benoît Trépied
With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to...
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Fiji PM Rabuka to bypass Committee recommendation with new Parliamentary motion on Australia Treaties
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has expressed disappointment with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence for recommending that ratification of two major...
WCPFC narrows options for bigeye Tuna management
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has narrowed options for managing bigeye tuna, setting the stage for further negotiations at its annual...
Pacific Met Services and media build skills to get climate information to communities as...
National Meteorological Services and media representatives from Fiji, Cook Islands, Tuvalu and Tonga, together with regional and national media, are in Rarotonga this week...