Climate finance on list of Pacific thematic priorities as negotiators prepare for COP29
Pacific Climate Change Officials gathering in Fiji to firm up and consolidate the Pacific’s thematic priorities on the road to the 29th Conference of...
French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after months of unrest
France has dropped a divisive electoral reform in New Caledonia that triggered months of violent unrest and stoked concern across the region about Paris’...
Northern Mariana Islands leaders concerned about China missile test in the Pacific Ocean
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) leaders are worried about China's recent missile test after a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean...
FRU to investigate corruption allegations: Fiji Sports Minister
Fiji's Minister of Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru says Fiji Rugby Union trustees are prepared to investigate allegations of corruption and late payments if...
Tuvalu and Palau urge global action on Climate and Maritime decarbonisation at IMO
On Tuvalu Independence Day, the Pacific nation is calling on the global community to act decisively and swiftly to address the pressing challenges of...
Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion as big as ‘five underground nuclear bombs’
The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, and now, two years later, new research from The Australian...
PM Rabuka charts new global strategy with Fiji’s first foreign policy blueprint
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has set a new course for the country’s international relations with the unveiling of Fiji’s first-ever Foreign Policy White...
Kiribati boycott planned after presidential vote becomes a one horse race
Plans are being made to visit all islands in Kiribati to call on the people to boycott the presidential vote.
That national poll is to...
“Stop demonising Solomon Islands media,” says Fiji Journalist at Niue Summit
Stanley Simpson, a prominent journalist and representative of the Fijian Media Association (FMA), called for an end to the demonisation of Pacific media, particularly...
Acting Forum SG Nayasi calls for united Pacific voice at Climate Change Ministerial Talanoa in Nadi
Acting Forum Secretary General, Esala Nayasi, opened the Pacific Island Countries Climate Change Ministerial Talanoa in Nadi on Tuesday with a strong call for...
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World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate...
Countries are being “held hostage” by their reliance on fossil fuels, a former UN climate chief has warned, describing the health impacts of climate...
New Zealand asks U.S to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused...
New Zealand has called on the U.S to send fuel tankers to the Pacific to help alleviate some of the significant economic and fuel...
Winston Peters tells US secretary of state Marco Rubio of Iran war impact on...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says it's time for "cool heads" as the US President escalates his rhetoric on attacking Iran.
Peters met U.S...