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The government has secured 90 seats on the first flight to assist New Zealand and Pacific people to leave Israel, the Foreign Minister says. The government is partnering with Etihad Airways to secure places on special flights out of the conflict zone. It has also asked New Zealanders who can get seats on commercial flights out of Israel, to leave now. Israel...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a bilateral meeting with the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Wesley Simina followed by a bilateral meeting with the Premier of Niue, DaltonTagelagi at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center on Wednesday. Both bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum Summit. “As fellow island nations, we...

By Aden Miles Morunga When will the world stop colonising the Pacific? The Pacific Ocean is home to species of cultural and environmental importance. The Fukushima radioactive water discharge and the emergence of deep sea mining have raised new concerns about neocolonialism in this region. Fukushima radioactive water discharge In 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, leading to a meltdown at the...

Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has expressed gratitude for the prayers and support of friends, family and well-wishers following his acquittal in court Thursday. He also extended his thanks to his legal team and Magistrate Seini Puamau, whom he credited with clarifying what he described as the “confusion” caused by the Criminal Investigations Department’s alleged “trumped-up charges.” “We want to thank...

Concerns of political interference in the command and control of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force is among the grounds that will be pursued by suspended Chief of Defence, Major General Mark Goina in his appeal against his suspension if the court grants him leave to appeal. Goina seeks leave to review the decision of the National Executive Council (NEC)...

The first Archipelagic Island States (AIS) Forum High Level Meeting (HLM) has concluded at the Bali International Convention Centre, in Bali, Indonesia. Fiji's delegation was led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications Manoa Kamikamica. In his contribution to the meeting, DPM Kamikamica highlighted the enormous challenges Fiji faces as Small Island...

China is to deploy its first neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean, to decipher the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. The relative blueprint was released by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), who led the research, at a press conference on Tuesday. Carrying out the first expedition in the South China Sea in 2021, the team found a favorable site...

Following the second release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant (5 October), a team of international researchers have addressed concerns and misinformation. Beginning in August and continuing for the next 30 years, treated water contaminated by the 2011 meltdown of the plant is being slowly released into the Pacific Ocean. Several nations and international groups have raised concerns...

England have been using some of their players at training to play the role of the man known in France as ‘La Machine’, Levani Botia. The Naitasiri man is a threat at the breakdowns in this World Cup and this is one of the reasons England coach Steve Borthwick will try to minimise the involvement of the Fiji Water Flying...

The back row was plucked from obscurity – and a job in a high-security prison – and hopes to drive Fiji to their first World Cup semi-final At times on the pitch, Levani Botia’s mind drifts. The flanker thinks back to his childhood, walking up mountains to find enough reception to watch the Flying Fijians, whom he will represent...