MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...
Tonga Media warns drug threat demands stronger reporting, Journalist protection
The growing threat of illicit drugs across the Pacific is increasing pressure on Tonga's law enforcement and exposing journalists to greater risks, speakers told...
New Zealand, Fiji renew Duavata Partnership with focus on Trade, Security and Climate
New Zealand and Fiji have renewed their Duavata Partnership for the next five years, committing to closer cooperation on democracy, economic growth, security, social...
OACPS Ministers begin Brussels meeting with focus on Samoa Agreement
The 121st Session of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Council of Ministers has opened in Brussels, with leaders shifting attention...
Solomon Islands PM Wale to welcome PNG’s Marape on official visit to Honiara
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will welcome Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to Honiara.
The visit highlights the close and enduring relationship...
Tokelau and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement react to New Zealand fisheries action
Analysis by Giff Johnson, RNZ Pacific Marshall Islands correspondent
Tokelau - made up of three atolls with a total population of about 1500 people -...
Papua New Guinea says it will shut Taiwan’s rep office, winning praise from China
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister said the government had decided to close Taiwan's representative office in the country immediately, winning praise from China, although...
West losing battle for influence in Asia-Pacific, warns Australian envoy
The United States and its allies are “gradually losing” the contest against China’s campaign of military pressure and economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific, Australia’s...
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Pacific must stay united as Climate threat grows, Solomon Islands Minister tells regional meeting
Forum Chair representative and Solomon Islands Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Wayne Ghemu has called on Pacific countries to maintain...
Pacific Climate Ministers advance united regional agenda ahead of COP31
Pacific Climate Ministers convened Tuesday for the sixth Pacific Climate Ministers Talanoa, strengthening regional climate cooperation and advancing a united Pacific agenda ahead of...
French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
The government of French Polynesia plans to challenge an American startup’s proposal to explore the waters just beyond its maritime borders for seabed mining.
“We...