Pacific police stepping up the fight against economic crime in the region
Pacific police are stepping up the fight against organised crime groups attempting to launder illicit cash and facilitating other economic crime throughout the region,...
Kiribati Women Minister highlights progress on gender equality achievements at CSW68
Kiribati's Minister for Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs, Martin Moretti, has declared the island nation’s dedication to gender equality and the empowerment of...
Pacific leaders say they need more funding to compete with China
America’s military leaders in the Pacific are asking Congress for a surge in funding to keep their edge against China.
The request comes in the...
Q&A: Tuvalu’s new leader Feleti Teo opens up about issues his nation faces
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific Senior Journalist
The existential threat posed by climate change remains the biggest concern for the new Tuvalu administration.
The government is...
Samoa champions Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment at UN CSW68
Samoa reaffirms its commitment to accelerate the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and eliminating...
Papua New Guinea ratifies nuclear test ban treaty
Papua New Guinea has become the 178th State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
“A ban on nuclear testing is one of the...
Palau President Whipps announces U.S Congress Passage of Compact review agreement
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr briefed Palau’s leadership this week on the successful passage of the Compact Review Agreement through the United States Congress.
This...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama’s political career in limbo
Fiji's Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will be ineligible to contest any General Election until 2032.
He was found guilty Thursday of one count of...
Manasseh Sogavare – Master of Mayhem in the Solomon Islands
Analysis by Professor Jon Fraenkel
In the Solomon Islands, an election in April will decide whether a Chinese allied prime minister keeps his job. Manasseh...
Fiji 7s coach Kolinisau wants team to dictate tempo
New Fiji 7s coach Osea Kolinisau wants the national side to dictate the tempo of the game.
As the team prepares for the Asian leg...
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New report warns of Solomon Islands health system under strain
Australia is being accused of draining skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries to fix its own shortage of care workers, pushing fragile health...
Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...