Manawanui sinking: Fish covered in oil, huge leak confirmed
Fishermen on the coast of Safata in Samoa were told to discard fish covered in oil from the New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Manawanui...
Fiji Parliament to appoint new President on 31 October
The Fijian Parliament is set to appoint the nation’s next President on Thursday, 31 October 2024, following the endorsement of the Business Committee.
Current President...
The ongoing legacy of Pacific mobility in regional Australia
By Kaya Barry and Robert Mason
Marking the 30th anniversary of the National Recognition of Australian South Sea Islanders, two exhibitions in Queensland celebrate the...
Samoa to host oceania Anti doping Ministerial Meeting
The Samoa Minister of Sports and Recreation (MSR) will be co-facilitating the annual World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Oceania Ministerial Meeting on Anti-Doping in Sport...
Waisale Serevi in stable condition
Fiji 7s legend Waisale Serevi is currently admitted in India with chest pains.
Serevi, who is the head coach of the India men’s and women’s...
An ‘appalled’ New Zealand official says a navy ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman
New Zealand’s defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain...
‘Not sitting on our laurels’, says Pacific Ocean Commissioner Manoni
In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Leaders’ Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa this month, Pacific Ocean Commissioner Filimon Manoni asserts that Pacific Island countries and...
Marshall Islands wins UN Human Rights Council seat with climate, nuclear justice agenda
Marshall Islands was elected on Wednesday to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council from next year, with climate change and nuclear justice...
Fiji beats Solomon Islands at home
By Tony Hiriasia Jr
Fiji defeated the Solomon Islands 1-0 in a hard-fought Oceania Football World Cup qualifiers match at the national stadium in Suva...
Below average cyclone season tipped for Pacific region
The Pacific's eastern islands can expect an usual or below-par cyclone season, according to New Zealand's climate and forecasting agencies.
On Wednesday, NIWA and MetService...
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El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, U.S...
Trump reopens Pacific marine monument waters to commercial fishing
U.S President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific to commercial fishing,...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...