Tongans left soul searching after heavy defeat to Kiwis in Pacific Championships
Tonga have been left soul-searching after a crushing 40-14 defeat to the Kiwis at Eden Park on Sunday.
The loss has exposed deep cracks in...
Pacific Ocean at a crossroads as BBNJ Agreement moves from ratification to implementation
The Pacific region is entering a crucial moment in ocean governance as the landmark Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, covering nearly two-thirds of...
WTO Fisheries subsidies deal fails to protect small-scale Pacific fishers, warns PANG Deputy Coordinator
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) new fisheries subsidies agreement has drawn sharp criticism from Pacific civil society groups for failing to address the real...
Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development Strengthens Collective Commitment to the 2030 Agenda
The 9th Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (PFSD) met at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva, Fiji on 29 and 30 October.
Co-hosted...
Carbon markets a new form of colonialism in the Pacific, warns Pacific advocate
Pacific climate justice campaigner India Logan-Riley has warned that carbon markets and blue carbon schemes are creating new forms of exploitation across the region,...
Bomb explodes at Townground area in Honiara, one injured
An unexploded ordinance (UXO) went off Thursday evening, at Town Ground, West Honiara in Solomon Islands causing a huge bang and fear within the...
AFP Commissioner to sign new security agreement in PNG
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett will sign a new policing agreement in PNG on Saturday (01 November, 2025) to boost the security...
Treated but not safe: Experts warn Fukushima treated wastewater “poses grave risks to human rights”
The ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continues to stir deep concern across the Pacific, with legal experts...
PNG PM Marape escapes no-confidence challenge under new constitutional rule
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has been spared having to face a motion of no confidence thanks to a constitutional amendment passed...
Pacific islands at risk of becoming ‘narco-states’, NZ crime advisor warns
Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming "narco-states", the chair of New Zealand's Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organised crime says.
Steve...
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