There’s no new plus to joining PACER-Plus
By Adam Wolfenden
Fiji's consideration of joining the regional free trade agreement known as PACER-Plus, raises critical questions about what it realistically expects to get...
Tonga’s political turmoil reflects deep fault lines
By Lopeti Senituli
The second Vote of No Confidence (VONC) in Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni and his Cabinet was tabled when Parliament reconvened...
Palau’s president invites Donald Trump to ‘visit the Pacific’ to see climate crisis impacts
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr is inviting United States President-elect Donald Trump to “visit the Pacific” to see firsthand the impacts of the climate...
Big polluters fear UN court case will fuel compensation demands
As a landmark climate change case reached its halfway mark Friday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, clear divisions have emerged...
Fiji appeals to the World Court for climate Justice
Fiji is calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, to support justice for communities vulnerable to climate...
South Africa and New Zealand crowned HSBC SVNS Cape Town champions
Hosts South Africa beat Olympic champions France 26-14 to win a thriller of a men’s final and claim their first HSBC SVNS title in...
Manu Samoa beat Fiji to claim Oceania 7s, Fijiana crowned women’s champion
Manu Samoa 7s clinched the Oceania 7s Championship with a try in extra time to beat the Fiji Development side 17-12.
Samoa led 5-0 at...
Collapse of government in Paris sends shockwaves to Noumea
By Nic Maclellan
A no-confidence motion in the French National Assembly has ousted the government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. But for New Caledonians,...
Pacific nations demand Climate Justice at The Hague press for accountability on global emissions
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has become a battleground in the global fight against climate change, as the Cook Islands,...
Climate crisis demands urgent mitigation action and finance for community-led action grounded in Indigenous knowledge, says expert
Climate change has radically impacted the basic human rights of ni-Vanuatu people, and the international community must urgently implement its mitigation and finance obligations...
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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...