Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by UN health agency expert advisory board, SAGE, which allayed concerns over...
Fresh water and a new desalination plant arrives in Banaba
The people of Banaba in Kiribati have received the much-needed fresh water supplies from the capital Tarawa on Sunday – after a year without...
Women leaders in Oceania paving the path for the future of basketball
Pacific Women basketball leaders are leading the way in the growth of basketball in the region with fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to developing...
Government of Kiribati prepares charter vessel to take water to desperate families in Banaba
The Office of the President in Kiribati has today responded swiftly to desperate pleas for fresh water supplies from the people of Banaba.
PACNEWS has...
Islands, rocks and tuna: Pacific nations draw new battle lines against rising seas
Small island states in the Pacific are opening a new front in the fight against rising seas, to secure rights to an ocean area...
First doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administered to 10 Fijians frontline workers
The first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 10 frontline workers at the Nadi International airport today.
Receiving the first ‘jab’,...
Severe drought and water crisis in Banaba, community elder call for humanitarian intervention from Australia, New Zealand and the international community
The people of Banaba Island in Kiribati are calling for humanitarian intervention from Australia, New Zealand and the international community to an on-going severe...
Severe drought and water crisis in Banaba, community elder calls for humanitarian intervention from Australia, New Zealand and the international community
The people of Banaba Island in Kiribati are calling for humanitarian intervention from Australia, New Zealand and the international community to an on-going severe...
Boosting maritime capability in pacific, Cairns lands $36 million maritime job boost
The Morrison Government has awarded TAFE Queensland a $36 million (US$27 million) contract to provide mariner training and support to the Navy crews of...
Private sector progress in women’s leadership in the Pacific
By Sarah Boxall
The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” –...
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Why small island states are driving the fight against climate change
Opinion by Payam Akhavan
“If you respect nature, nature will respect you.”
This is the ancient wisdom of the Indigenous people of Tuvalu, a small island...
Legge warns Drua against complacency ahead of final
Despite guiding the McDonald’s Fiji Drua Women into a historic home Super Rugby Women’s Grand Final, head coach Mike Legge believes there is still...
Pasifika Players supported by PacificAus Sports share their 2026 Super Rugby Women’s experience
As the 2026 Super Rugby Women’s Grand Final heads to Fiji for the first time, with the NSW Waratahs set to face the Fijian...