PM Manele: Cabinet departures won’t bring down government
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the mass resignation of cabinet ministers and backbenchers from the government does not dissolve the Government for...
PNG PM Marape announces minor cabinet reshuffle
Papua New Guinea Member for Kairuku Peter Isoaimo was sworn in as new as Minister for Energy.
He takes over from Kerema MP Thomas Opa,...
Food and nutrition security a priority for ADB in the next four years – ADB President
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will prioritise food and nutrition security for its 69 member countries, pledging an additional USD$26 billion for the next...
Australia election win may strengthen Albanese’s hand with U.S
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is likely to work more closely with centre-left governments in Britain and Canada, as well as other democratic allies,...
Fiji PM Rabuka congratulates Albanese, Wong on election wins
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has congratulated Anthony Albanese for his re-election as Australia’s Prime Minister.
Albanese’s Labor stormed home to victory in a landslide,...
Kologeto new Solomon Islands DPM, Nori now a minister
Solomon Islands Member of Parliament for South Vella La Vella and Party Leader of Solomon Islands People’s First Party Frederick Kologeto was officially sworn...
New Caledonia bans ‘dangerous’ seabed mining for half a century
New Caledonia last week imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone – a rare and sweeping move that places...
All Blacks star as Moana Pasifika defeat Highlanders to propel themselves in Super Rugby finals contention
Moana Pasifika's season is well and truly alive following an high-scoring shootout with the Highlanders - the 34-29 victory seeing Tana Umaga's side defeat...
Reds frustrated with soft tries in Super loss to Drua
Tate McDermott is challenging his Queensland Reds to man up physically after having their Super Rugby Pacific finals ambitions dented in a thrilling try-fest...
World Media Freedom Day 2025 Statement by the President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), Kalafi Moala
On this World Press Freedom Day, we in the Pacific stand together to defend and promote the right to freedom of expression—now facing new and...
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El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, U.S...
Trump reopens Pacific marine monument waters to commercial fishing
U.S President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific to commercial fishing,...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...