From overfished to sustainable harvests: Pacific Bluefin Tuna rebound to new highs
The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule.
The rebuilding of Pacific bluefin...
Ocean Currents Bringing Plastic Waste to Tonga
By Malia Kavai
Ocean currents across the vast Pacific Ocean are bringing plastic wastes to Tonga. This is the warning from two visiting scholars from...
Fiji PM Rabuka content with test results on Fukushima nuclear waste water released into the Pacific ocean
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is satisfied with Japan’s test results on the Fukushima treated nuclear waste water released into the Pacific ocean more...
Assange spies Pacific end to 14-year fight over leaks
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will finally face a United States court 14 years after he leaked troves of secret state information and ended up...
Fijian children at risk of forced labour and trafficking: Report
The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report by the United States government states that Fijian children are at risk of forced labour in agriculture, retail,...
AUD$14.7m grant to boost Pacific trade
The Pacific Islands Forum, through its Geneva Office, proudly announces the signing of a transformative AUD$14.7 million(US$9.67 million) grant agreement with the Australian Department...
New Caledonia: France’s way or the Pacific way?
By Denise Fisher
France’s action in transporting eight indigenous New Caledonian detainees to metropolitan France can only fan the flames of ethnic and political difference...
All Blacks squad: Hoskins Sotutu urged to play for Fiji after selection snub
Fresh from missing selection in Scott Robertson’s first All Blacks squad, Hoskins Sotutu is being urged to switch his international allegiance to Fiji.
Despite a...
Solomon Islands PM in Australia for bilateral talks, visit China to ‘reaffirm’ ties
Solomon Islands new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is in Australia on his first state visit since taking office.
A meeting with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese...
New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France
Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...