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.
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‘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...
Emerging Pacific leaders tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis
In the Pacific, the triple planetary crisis, the interconnected threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a significant existential risk, and young...
Nominations open for Pacific Meteorological Council Awards 2026
The call for nominations for the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) Awards 2026 is officially open.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as...
Chiefs demand PM Napat resign over Nakamal name
Paramount chiefs representing five of Vanuatu’s six provinces have called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat to resign before 30 July 2026, over the use...
Bilateral negotiations over, time for next step – Vanuatu’s DPM
The Vanuatu Government has declared it will pursue international legal avenues after the second round of talks with France failed to resolve the long-standing...
China’s ballistic missile launch was a message for the U.S
When China launched a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, it was a rare test of a nuclear-capable weapons system that...
NZ to discuss joining Fiji-Australia alliance
New Zealand has announced it will begin discussions with Australia and Fiji on the possibility of joining the newly established Ocean of Peace Alliance.
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Three Permanent Secretaries sworn in to lead key government ministries
Solomon Islands Government on Tuesday swore in three new Permanent Secretaries to lead the Ministries of Finance and Treasury, Police, National Security and Correctional...
Fiji says COP31 must put ocean at centre of climate action
Fiji will push for greater recognition of the Pacific Ocean as central to climate action at the upcoming UN climate negotiations, saying COP31 must...
Tourism industry ready to host Pre-COP 31 summit: Minister Gavoka
Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says Fiji’s tourism industry is fully prepared to host an influx of world leaders for October’s Pre-COP31 summit, drawing on...