COP31 still offers Australia and the Pacific a chance to reset global climate ambition
Three steps could turn the hosting compromise with Türkiye into real gains for the region and the world.
By Melanie Pill Georgia Hammersley Alexandre...
‘They don’t want us here’ – Moana coach Tana Umaga lashes out at rivals Blues
Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga has distanced himself from a story linking him with a job in Dave Rennie’s new All Blacks regime...
Fastest in Polynesia: Sāmoan sprinter wins 100m crown but the record still stands
Sāmoa’s Johnny Malua has claimed the title of the fastest man in Polynesia, winning the men’s 100 metres at the Polynesian Games in Auckland...
HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system,...
NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
New Zealand Prime Minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements...
Technology must be affordable, reliable for small islands,’ Palau President urges at World Ocean Summit
Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...
Pacific Ministers for Women Meet UN Secretary General
On the margins of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), Pacific Islands Forum Ministers and Senior Officials held...
Further NZ improvements to Pacific visitor visa settings
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford have announced further changes to visitor visa settings for Pacific people, making it...
Trump-aligned think tank proposes ‘Pacific Charter’, greater U.S involvement in the region
An American right-wing think tank is proposing a "Pacific Charter" that advocates for a greater United States presence in the region.
The Heritage Foundation, closely...
Pacific Finance Ministers to convene in Marshall Islands for key 2026 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting
The Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) will be held in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) from 22-24 June this year, and preparations...
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Proposed FijiansFirst Party files registration application
A new political party has filed nomination with the nation’s Elections Office in Suva.
The proposed FijiansFirst Party submitted its registration application at the Fiji...
Legal analysis raises questions over Pro-investor approaches to Deep-Sea Mining
A legal analysis released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) raises regional concerns for Pacific Island Countries exploring deep-sea mining through contentious contracts...
British and Lithuanian arrested in major cocaine haul in Vanuatu
A British national and a Lithuanian were arrested after the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) seized 1.6 tons of cocaine on board a yacht at...