Winston Peters points to Cook Islands as Pacific aviation model amid airline crisis
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters says the Cook Islands' airline experience shows what can be achieved in the Pacific despite the...
Who controls the Pacific’s communications?
By Sue Ahearn
The Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social media.
The region covers almost one-third of the Earth’s surface, with small...
Pacific COP process begins in Fiji with call to put communities at centre of climate action
The Pacific’s COP31 process has begun in Fiji, with communities, Indigenous Peoples, youth, farmers, chiefs and climate advocates gathering in Nadi to put Pacific...
‘We are leaders, not victims’: Pacific youth demand climate voice
Pacific youth are demanding a stronger role in shaping climate policies and decisions affecting the region.
They say their voices, traditional knowledge and lived experiences...
‘Disability voices must shape climate policy, not just be represented’
People with disabilities must have meaningful opportunities to participate in climate discussions and influence decisions to ensure policies reflect the challenges faced by communities...
PM Marape calls for new era of PNG-Solomon Islands economic partnership
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for a new era of economic partnership between PNG and Solomon Islands.
Marape said the two...
PM Wale calls for “Melanesian growth corridor” at inaugural PNG-Solomon Islands investment conference
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has urged Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to turn their long-standing Melanesian relationship into a “structured, bankable...
‘Teeming with life’: Cook Islands officials enthuse over NOAA deep dive
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific journalist/presenter
A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information...
PNG Weightlifter Baru sets sights on Tahiti
Papua New Guinea weightlifter Morea Baru says his next task is to add another medal to his collection at next year’s Pacific Games in...
Tonga nominates Ecuadorian diplomat in race to be next UN chief
Ecuador's Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the UN, the head of the...
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Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election
The Fiji Electoral Commission has adopted new campaign limitation rules restricting the use of State resources and government premises for election campaigning ahead of...
Mothers and babies pay the price as Fiji’s HIV emergency worsens
By Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver
Each beep of the heart monitor machines in Fiji’s biggest hospital's paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) signifies life.
But there is...
CNMI government shuts down due to lack of 2027 budget
The Northern Mariana Islands government suspended operations today, with an undetermined number of employees furloughed, after Governor David Apatang declared a shutdown due to...