“Ocean is our grandmother, and it is reminding us where true power lies” – Pacific Navigator Larry Raigetal
“Ocean is our grandmother, and it is reminding us where true power lies” - Pacific Navigator Larry Raigetal.
For Master Navigator Larry Raigetal, the Pacific...
Moana Pasifika can still be saved as new backers show interest in club: Winston Peters
The future of Moana Pasifika may not be as bleak as some fear with New Zealand's Foreign Minister revealing new potential supporters have come...
Pacific still at the heart of Commonwealth Games despite its Rugby Sevens axe
Rugby Sevens may be missing from the Commonwealth Games but organisers say Pacific nations remain at the heart of the event.
The decision to remove...
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments
The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that fossil fuel dependency is...
Pacific nations strengthen climate response as tuna stocks shift beyond their waters
Pacific Island countries are strengthening efforts to respond to the growing impacts of climate change on tuna stocks, economies and livelihoods, with projections of...
Time to decide on Bougainville, Debate on 2019 referendum result to start
Bougainville Affairs Minister Manasseh Makiba is expected to table a draft sessional order on the ratification of the 2019 referendum results when Papua New...
State of Pacific Ocean Convening opens in Suva: “Let an old story die so a truer story can live”
The State of the Pacific Ocean Convening began Monday in Suva with a call for Pacific people to fundamentally renew their relationship with the...
‘If there is a shadow of doubt, you are out’: PM Wale issues hardline corruption warning
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has warned that any public official suspected of corruption or misuse of funds will be removed from office.
The...
Mangrove restoration at heart of Fiji’s Climate adaptation effort
Fiji’s coastal communities are set to benefit from a new climate adaptation approach that combines seawalls with mangrove restoration, as rising sea levels continue...
Deep-sea mining (DSM1) and deep-seated mischief (DSM2)
By Dr Robert Underwood
In the past few years, Pacific Island leaders and thinkers have organised future planning around the concept of the Blue Pacific...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...