Rugby league: NZ to host Australia, Tonga as Pacific Championships return for 2024
The Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns will return to action at the end of the year, as New Zealand Rugby League and the NRL have...
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital...
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders arriving in Nuku’alofa
The Pacific Islands Forum’s new Secretary General, Baron Waqa, arrived in Tonga Thursday, ahead of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which opens...
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting: Why does it matter?
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM53) kicks off next week in Nuku’alofa, and it has some Tongans asking what is...
Venue of the Forum Leaders meeting launched by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala
Thursday marked the grand opening of the Tonga High School Indoor Stadium, the main venue of the Forum Leaders Meeting - a state-of-the-art facility...
Tuitama and Lalomilo start for Manu Samoa
Manu Samoa debutants Lalomilo Lalomilo and Tuna Tuitama have been given the nod to start against the Flying Fijians in the Pacific Nations Cup...
Momo, Karawalevu to debut for Flying against Samoa
Vuate Karawalevu and Epeli Momo will make their FIJI Water Flying Fijians debut against Samoa in the opening match of the Pacific Nations Cup...
Indonesian President elect Prabowo wants to respect indigenous rights
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto says he wants to work with Papua New Guinea to seek advice and insights on how to respect the rights...
‘New Caledonia is France’: French diplomat says ‘this is how it is’ in tit-for-tat row
The French Ambassador to the Pacific wants to set the record straight reminding people the France is the “administering power” and in control of...
Depletion of Bikini Atoll funds sparks lawsuit against trust manager
From US$60 million to just US$89,000 in five years, and from US$59.1 million to just $28.7 million in six years.
That rapid depletion of funds...
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Wong backs Pacific-led regional security talks, says Forum will shape region’s future
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed discussions on a Pacific-wide security framework, saying regional security should be driven by Pacific nations as Forum...
Pacific ministers to debate China missile statemen as diplomats meet in Fiji
Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China’s July missile launch, with New Zealand...
Nuclear justice, climate resilience top Marshall Islands president’s parliamentary agenda
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...