Kiribati elects Pro-China President Maamau for third term
New Zealand congratulated Kiribati's Taneti Maamau after the pro-China president was elected on Saturday to a third term in charge of the low-lying Pacific...
PNG will not attend UN COP29 summit
Papua New Guinea dropped the bombshell by announcing it will not attend the upcoming 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of...
Kanaky leader advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia
A Kanak leader from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa, says connecting with Pacific activists has...
Pacific nations spotlight Biodiversity successes and challenges at CBD COP16
In a demonstration of regional solidarity at the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), Colombia, the...
Another woman takes Commonwealth SG role
Commonwealth leaders convened in Samoa on the final day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Saturday and announced Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as...
Solomon Islands Government and Oceania Rugby announce historic Oceania Rugby 7s tournament in Honiara
In a landmark moment for rugby in the Pacific region, the Solomon Islands Government in partnership with Oceania Rugby and the Solomon Islands Rugby...
“We’re here as family”: Forum delegation arrives in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan, in Noumea, New Caledonia
After months of delay, a high-level Pacific Islands Forum mission has arrived in New Caledonia for three...
Is Fiji losing its global standing?
Op-ed by Maureen Penjueli
Fiji’s noble banner blue has always flown high at the international level. We have enjoyed the status of a country...
King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history with slavery on summit agenda
Britain's King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for...
Kiribati election drama: Ruling party candidate defects to challenge incumbent president
Late drama has unfolded in the Kiribati presidential election with one of the three candidates from the ruling party breaking away to form his...
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“Those blocking climate science are not our friends”: Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn...
Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that...
“When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn...
Pacific civil society organisations have warned that attempts to weaken the role of science in international climate negotiations risk undermining climate justice and the...
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...