Moresby’s hosting duties for OFC U16 championships
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under-16 Men’s Championship, starting on Sunday to 25 July, in Port Moresby, is a major event for Papua New...
Pacific opposition grows: Tuvalu, Palau and Vanuatu condemn China missile test
Three more Pacific governments have condemned China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific, adding to growing regional pressure for major powers to respect...
Marape calls for the Pacific to remain an Ocean of Peace
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has urged major powers to keep the Pacific out of military rivalry after China fired a nuclear-capable...
Solomon Islands PM Wale condemns missile test over Pacific Region
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has strongly condemned a recent missile test that traversed parts of the Pacific region, describing it as inappropriate and concerning...
Main electoral roll open for inspection ahead of 2026 general election
With just over five weeks until the 2026 General Election on 12 August, Cook Islands Electoral Office is encouraging all eligible voters to inspect...
Australia’s PM pressured to confront China over missile test
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been urged to call the Chinese president after a widely condemned missile test that has outraged Pacific leaders.
The...
Pacific pushes back after Chinese missile test backfires
New Zealand may become one of the first nations to join a historic defence alliance between Australia and Fiji as alarmed Pacific capitals prepare...
‘We are family now’: Sāmoa, Tonga leaders strengthen Pacific bonds with Australia
Sāmoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt says Pacific ties with Australia have moved beyond friendship, describing the relationship as one built on family,...
Pacific cannot be treated as a theatre for force – Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has sharply condemned China’s reported submarine-launched missile test in the South Pacific, saying the region cannot be treated...
ADB’s first non-soverign investment in Cook Islands backs sustainable Pacific fashion
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Frontier Seed initiative in the Pacific has announced a USD$130,000 growth capital investment in Manini Wear, a Cook Islands-based contemporary...
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Tonga stun hosts as Pacific athletes light up Commonwealth Games
Pacific athletes delivered another memorable day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Tonga pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
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Samoa says Geneva Weeks strengthened its voice in global trade
Samoa says its participation in the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Geneva Weeks helped strengthen its role in global trade discussions and laid the foundation...
Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...