NZ ‘should not be fazed’ by any objection from China to Pacific defence alliance
The Foreign Minister says China might call it an act of provocation to join the Ocean of Peace Alliance, but New Zealand should not...
Tuna Wars: one of the world’s most dangerous jobs
According to fisheries officials in the Pacific, one of the most difficult to pin down breaches when it comes to overfishing is the ability...
Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific
By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University and Jack Corbett, Professor, Politics and International Relations, Monash University
In the past week, Prime Minister...
Pacific Islands reject missile test in ‘blue continent’
Pacific Islands denounced China’s ballistic missile test because they say it landed in the heart of their shared “blue continent”, politicians and analysts told...
Vanuatu urged to strengthen defences against rising Pacific drug threat
A researcher from the Australian National University (ANU) has warned that while Vanuatu is not currently a major hub for Pacific drug trafficking, the...
Tuna Wars: Cracking down on illegal fishing
It's all systems go at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in Solomon Islands.
Around a long table, fisheries, maritime and law enforcement personnel from...
You’re not anybody’s friend’: In Jude’s line of work, you can be ‘disappeared’
The Pacific tuna fishery supplies more than half of the world's catch. But its abundance has made it a target for illegal fishing.
By...
‘Rugby league can be a religion in Tonga’: Legacy of 300-game stars
Isaiya Katoa admits he is still starstruck when he plays alongside Daniel Tupou and Jason Taumalolo but the legacy of the first Tongan players...
Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach elected New Caledonia Congress president
Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach has been elected as the new New Caledonia Congress president under a "governance" coalition struck on Thursday between the pro-France bloc...
NZ must consider cost of joining Pacific defence alliance
A geopolitics expert says before New Zealand asks to join a defence alliance with Australia and Fiji, it must first consider if it can...
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West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau – PNG foreign minister
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders...
Pacific Civil Society calls for Ocean protection, demilitarisation and regional control
Pacific civil society and regional leaders have called for stronger Pacific control over decisions affecting the ocean, rejecting deep-sea mining and warning against growing...
CNMI leader urges caution as U.S advances Pacific seabed mining plan
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor David Apatang says protecting Pacific waters and island communities must come first as the United...