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Brad Thorn was left smiling through gritted teeth after the sloppy Queensland Reds defied another fast Fijian Drua finish to hang on for a 27-24 Super Rugby Pacific win in Brisbane. The Reds led 24-3 midway through the second half on Sunday, but in a replay of last season's Suncorp Stadium clash, had to withstand a late Drua flurry and...

A heavy dose of lineout power has carried the Brumbies to a fourth straight Super Rugby Pacific win, seeing off Moana Pasifika in an entertaining, back-and-forth affair in Canberra. They were down 14-3 inside 10 minutes and couldn't shake off Moana until deep in the second half, winning 62-36 thanks to four tries off the back of their set piece. Flanker...

Penrith Brothers poured on the pressure in the second half to snatch a 17-16 win over the Kaiviti Silktails in the Leagues Clubs Australia Ron Massey Cup opening round at Cabramatta’s New Era Stadium. After scoring two unanswered tries midway through the second half, halfback Immanuel Tagaloamatua sealed the win with a 73rd minute field goal. The Silktails led 16-6 at...

Jennian Homes, a partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team since 2016, has launched the sale of the first of its two showcase properties, with all profits going to athletes preparing for Paris 2024. Two "New Zealand Olympic Houses" are being prepared - one of which is close to the Cambridge Velodrome and the other a short walk from Christchurch’s...

We, the Ministers and officials from the Kingdom of Tonga, the Republic of Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu, met for open, transparent and inclusive discussions with regional and international experts and civil society at the 2nd Ministerial Dialogue on Pathways for the Global Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels hosted in Port Vila...

By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila Civil society organisations in Vanuatu and the Pacific are calling on governments to set global example and declare the Pacific region free of fossil fuel exploration and extraction. The intervention from civil society echoes similar calls by a number of Pacific countries at the ministerial dialogue in Port Vila – for a...

Regional Ministers and officials attending the 2nd Pacific Ministerial Dialogue On Pathways for the Global Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels were Thursday given a demonstration of what the future of the Pacific could look like should leaders fail to find renewable alternatives to the use of fossil fuel. Organised by the Vanuatu Climate Action Network, the community action programme...

A regional multi-stakeholder mechanism has been set up by the Pacific Islands Forum to develop the implementation and monitoring plan for the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific continent. Members met for its first hybrid meeting this week at the PIF Secretariat in Suva Forum Members, development partners, CROP agencies and representatives from civil society organisations and the private sector make...

By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila As Pacific Ministers wrap up their three-day dialogue in Port Vila today, there’s strong calls for a fossil fuel free Pacific – and a push to transition away from oil and gas and explore safe and sustainable renewable energy sources suitable for the Pacific. Tuvalu’s Minister of Finance Seve Paeniu and one...

China and a group of South Pacific island countries could start talks this year toward their first formal trade agreement, according to an official from a regional network of nations. But while such talks could provide a boost to Beijing’s offshore economic ambitions as U.S influence spreads in the region, a potential pact is not expected any time soon. The idea...