Pacific boards can lead by example
New Zealand’s Pacific organisations need to lead by example when it comes to providing governance opportunities for the many ideal Pacific candidates in our...
Report shines light on Pacific contribution to business
The contribution of Pacific people in business across Aotearoa New Zealand and their economic impact has been highlighted in a new report jointly released...
Loggers defy protections to take Solomon Islands’ rare Tubi trees
By Ofani Eremae
At the Korona logging camp on San Jorge Island in the Solomon Islands’ Isabel province, the logging machinery lay quiet. Except...
Early school break for PNG, as government plans to arrest current surge in Covid-19 cases
Term one of the school year has been cut short, and a four-week holiday begins on Monday, as the Papua New Guinea Government implements...
PNG could already have Covid vaccines if Australia and others had not blocked waiver, says MSF
Papua New Guinea could have received Covid-19 vaccines before its current crisis if Australia had not been part of a group of countries that...
We are in the crisis of the century’: Europe threatens to seize AstraZeneca factories
Europe has threatened to seize AstraZeneca factories and strip the pharmaceutical giant of its intellectual property rights in a fresh escalation of the bitter...
Democratic Party reject calls for decade-long ban on seabed mining in policy flip
Following a recent public consultation in the northern group and an internal policy review, the Cook Islands Opposition Democratic Party has come out against...
PNG welcomes Australia’s promise of 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses as infections increase at ‘alarming’ rate
One of Papua New Guinea's leading doctors says Australia's promise to share COVID-19 vaccine doses is of vital importance.
“We desperately need the vaccine because...
Fiji affirms commitment to building resilient infrastructure
Fiji is at the forefront of global efforts to strengthen disaster and climate resilience by pursuing resilient infrastructure development.
This message was conveyed at the...
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...
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The United States has warned Fiji of a suspected cyberattack on a Suva-based regional organisation, alleging hackers linked to China maintained access to its...