Forum hail election of Samoa and Palau representatives to UN Disability Rights Committee
The Pacific Islands Forum has congratulated Samoa's Faatino Utumapu and Palau's Villaney Remengesau following their successful election to the United Nations Committee on the...
Bougainville Speaker Pentanu disputes PNG Parliament sessional order process
Bougainville House of representatives Speaker Simon Pentanu has challenged claims made in Papua New Guinea’s National Parliament regarding the sessional order on the Bougainville...
Islands threatened by climate change ‘need to be compensated’ by CO2 emitters: Tuvalu PM
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, a Pacific Island nation facing the threat of submersion due to climate change-induced sea level rise, said that the...
Taiwan seeks to maintain “development partner” role at Pacific Islands Forum despite China pressure
Taiwan will strive to maintain its participation in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a “development partner,” Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said whilst visiting...
Majuro Marshall Islands to host Oceania Cup 2027
The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) has announced Majuro, Marshall Islands, will host the Oceania Cup from 14–18 June 2027.
The competition will be held at...
Bougainville Independence talks may feature in Marape-Wale meeting
Bougainville’s independence could be on the agenda when Pacific leaders meet in Palau later this year.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale – the current...
IPCC warns funding shortfall threatens Climate Assessment cycle
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that a major funding shortfall is raising concerns over the successful completion of its Seventh...
Israel to open representative office in PNG, FM Sa’ar announces after talks with PM Marape
Israel will open a representative office in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced after a conversation with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister...
IPCC chief says 1.5°C threshold near as scientists push ahead with new Climate assessment
IPCC Chair Jim Skea has warned that the world is now approaching a point where exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming is “almost...
New Zealand closes down Tokelau self-governance
The New Zealand Government has quietly killed off Tokelau’s bid for increasing autonomy, minutes of a crucial regional fishing body reveal.
They show that while...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...