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By Tony Hiriasia Jr In Fiji's coastal regions, a flourishing octopus’ fishery, primarily supported by women, provides a vital economic advantage for local communities, according to a recently published report on Octopus harvesting. Apart from harvesting, these fisherwomen are essential to the processing and the marketing of octopus, a product that has become a more sought-after commodity in the local markets. The...

Papua New Guinea security personnel shot six people – one fatally – and arrested dozens of illegal miners in an operation to crackdown on lawlessness in the country’s volatile highlands region, police said. Authorities deployed additional officers and authorised the use of lethal force last month to quell fighting between illegal miners and landowners in the area surrounding the Porgera...

The process of salvaging the sunken HMNZS Manawanui has begun as diesel continues to leak from the wreck. "The recovery efforts will take time, but New Zealand is committed to doing the right thing. We're committed to working with the Samoan government and we will continue to work on site and back from New Zealand in supporting the overarching operation...

England, Canada, New Zealand and France have confirmed their place in the top band of teams entering Thursday's draw for Women's Rugby Cup 2025, which can be watched live on the BBC's One Show, airing from 19:00 (GMT +1), and globally (including the UK) it will be streamed live at 19:20 (GMT +1) on RugbyPass TV. After becoming back-to-back WXV...

Tonga has endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative or PSI, a U.S-led global movement that seeks to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction. The U.S Department of State welcomed Tonga’s participation in the initiative. The U.S government “looks forward to working with Tonga to advance the counterproliferation goals of the PSI and its Statement of Interdiction Principles,” the State Department...

The UN Secretary-General on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed, following the deliberate breach of a UN peacekeeping position by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) armoured vehicles in southern Lebanon. The incident took place early on Sunday morning (local time), when two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and forcibly entered...

The UN’s new carbon market will have a compulsory mechanism that aims to prevent developers of carbon credit projects from breaching human rights or causing environmental damage with their activities – a first for the UN climate process. Developers of projects under the UN’s new Article 6.4 carbon crediting system will be required to identify and address potential negative environmental...

Air New Zealand has increased its capacity to Samoa by nearly a third to carry delegates from around the world to the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Between 14 and 31 October, Air New Zealand will operate 25 return flights to Apia, the Samoan capital. The increased capacity represents a 29 percent boost compared with typical operations over...

An investigation into the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui will “get to the nub” of what happened when the ship sank, Defence Minister Judith Collins says, as she warns against a "rush to judgment" about last week's incident. Collins recounted details about the incident in an interview with Q+A, where she also spoke on New Zealand's “very significant” credibility gap...

Fishermen on the coast of Safata in Samoa were told to discard fish covered in oil from the New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Manawanui as authorities confirmed leakage of 200,000 litres of diesel. The ship struck a reef last Saturday and sank the next morning. The incident has raised concerns about an impending ecological disaster. Fishermen from various villages in the...