Timor Leste $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet
Australia is offering Timor-Leste a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track the Greater Sunrise offshore gas project, which promises generational wealth for the fledgling nation while...
UN Conference on Small Island Developing States delivers new era of resilience amidst SIDS’ crippling debt crisis
The Fourth United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) wrapped up last week in Antigua and Barbuda with unanimous support for a...
At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness
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NZ PM Luxon heads to Niue and Fiji
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FijiFirst no longer recognises 17 MPs
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Widespread meth addiction in Fiji cultivated by international drug syndicates – expert
By Barbara Dreaver
Mexican drug cartels are using Fiji as a storage hub of vast amounts of meth aimed at the New Zealand and Australian...
Fijiana XV secures direct qualification to Rugby World Cup 2025
Fiji became the ninth team to qualify for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 after winning the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship 2024 with a 27-13...
Fijian Drua book finals berth with bonus point win over Rebels
The Fijian Drua have defeated Melbourne Rebels 40-19 in their Round 15 Super Rugby Pacific clash in Lautoka to book Super Rugby Pacific finals...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 finals fixtures confirmed
The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals fixtures have been confirmed, with a Friday night showdown in Hamilton to set the stage for a...
SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’
The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the beginning of a new journey”...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
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