Devils made to fight against PNG Hunters with 38-22 win
Three new faces joined the Norths Devils as the team recorded another win, this time a 38-22 win over PNG Hunters at Bishop Park.
The...
Palau backs Japan’s effort to stage Tokyo Olympics
Palau is supporting Japan’s plan to proceed with hosting the Tokyo Olympics next month, despite calls to cancel the games.
President Surangel Whipps Jr told...
NZ 13 tonnes of shark fins exported overseas each year
New Zealand is exporting 13 tonnes of shark fins each year despite the practice being banned in the country's waters since 2014.
New figures obtained...
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern announces apology for dawn raids targeting Pasifika
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government has agreed to make an official apology for the dawn raids targeting Pasifika people in...
200 infections mark critical point for Fiji’s Ministry of Health: Dr Fong
Fiji's Ministry of Health is working on greater contingency measures after the COVID-19 cases soared to 105 Sunday.
This is Fiji's biggest daily toll since...
Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study
Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers usually credited with discovering the frozen continent, a new study has concluded.
New...
FSM President Panuelo congratulates new Israel PM Naftali Bennett
President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)David W Panuelo Monday sent a letter of congratulations to Naftali Bennett, the newly sworn-in Prime Minister...
Supporters keeping Samoa caretaker PM in Office: Tuilaepa
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says it is supporters’ encouragements and pleads not to concede that is keeping him in office.
Speaking on...
Why the world’s most fertile fishing ground is facing a ‘unique and dire’ threat
By Michael Field
Since long before the steel-hulled fishing boats from foreign countries arrived in the South Pacific its people have had their own...
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders Issues Summit Communiqué
Leaders identify pandemic recovery, climate change, sustainable development as top priorities
The leaders of 11 nations and territories across the Pacific have issued a group...
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Pacific leaders seek US$500m resilience fund as climate impacts worsen
Pacific leaders are calling on governments, development partners and private investors to help raise US$500 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), warning that...
Forum Chair backs Australia’s COP31 role as Albanese defends conference spending
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the cost of hosting and participating in COP31, saying climate action is a matter of Australia's national...
Multilateral Development Banks commit US$103 billion in climate finance as COP31 pushes implementation
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) provided US$103 billion in climate finance to low- and middle-income countries in 2025 and mobilised a further US$35 billion in...