Forum opens with songs of resilience, followed by earthquake
By Nic Maclellan
As delegates gathered in Nuku’alofa for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, the new Indoor Stadium at Tonga High School resonated with song...
Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
The Pacific Islands Forum got underway in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, with leaders hoping to draw global attention to the region's worsening climate plight.
“We really...
PNG PM Marape meets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has met with the Secretary-General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on the margins of the 53rd Pacific...
New weather radar for Tonga a lifesaver
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“We can achieve biggest goal together”: Australian Foreign Minister on Pacific Islands Forum
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Dramatic final day sees Samoa win East Asia-Pacific Sub Regional Qualifier A
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Six takeaways from round one of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup
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Pacific leaders meet for ‘pivotal’ climate change, decolonisation and security talks
Pacific island leaders and top diplomats from key partners including China and the United States have gathered in Tonga for a week of talks...
French Polynesia hits Paris approach to New Caledonia
French Polynesia says France failed to heed warnings of unrest in New Caledonia and Paris needs to soften its diplomacy in the crisis-hit Pacific...
‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest...
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