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American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga all made a welcome return to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking following a challenging period for the Polynesian nations. The recent 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands provided the stage as all OFC member associations (MA) – other than New Zealand – lined up in the men’s and women’s football tournament at the quadrennial multisport...

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the government wants to resume and renew the Pacific reset strategy "with greater intensity". The deputy prime minister has been meeting with the leaders of Fiji and Tuvalu in Suva, as well as the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). Peters told Morning Report the new coalition government wanted to re-engage...

The head of the U.S Indo-Pacific Command said Monday he is “very concerned” about increased joint military actions by China and Russia in the region. Adm. John C. Aquilino spoke in Tokyo as another regional concern, North Korea, conducted its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, underscoring the advancement of its capabilities. Aquilino is meeting with Japanese defense officials ahead of a...

Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and Divonne-les-Bains Town Mayor Vincent Scattolin are pleased to announce that Divonne-les-Bains has been identified as a preferred training site for Oceania NOCs prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “This is a tremendous opportunity for our community to be able to support athletes and coaches from the Oceania region and the Pacific Islands prior...

The sun has just risen, the humidity is already sky high, and the heat is beating down, but the Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are barely bothered as the players sweat through a pre-season hit-out. Australian rugby league teams know these brutal training sessions well, but there is another level to it in Port Moresby's tropical climate. The club has...

Cook Islands’ profile on the international stage has never been higher than it is today, says Prime Minister Mark Brown. Speaking in Parliament last week, Brown cited the success of the COP28 climate change meeting in Dubai and the hosting of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this year. As key achievements, Brown highlighted the establishment of the Loss and Damage...

Cabinet has agreed that the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration collaborate with the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat on the final MSG Security Strategy (MSGSS) document. In a statement, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Fiji is chair of the Working Group on the MSGSS. Rabuka said the strategy is an overarching framework to allow members to formulate and align their key...

A gang known as the "wanted boys" were allegedly armed by Bougainville police and carried out robberies for officers, who are now attempting to arrest the men for those crimes. Chiefs and community leaders in the autonomous region in Papua New Guinea have called for the police officers to be investigated over their alleged involvement in organised crime. "These policemen do...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE The President of COP28 Sultan Al Jaber has announced that participating parties have endorsed the ‘UAE Consensus’ Wednesday in the climate change negotiations in Dubai. The consensus, supported by representatives from 197 countries that addresses fossil fuels for the first time. Al Jaber expressed satisfaction with the two weeks of efforts. “We have worked very...

By Elenoa Dimaira in Rarotonga A new Tropical Tuna Measure was adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 20th meeting which concluded early Saturday morning in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The measure will guide fishing controls for bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna in the WCPFC’s jurisdiction and was one of the key proposals of the 17 member countries of the...