Bringing COP31 Down Under will be an unprecedented opportunity
Australia could co-host the global climate meeting in 2026 well on the way to emissions targets, and ready to drive fresh momentum.
Opinion Kerry Schott...
Big teams headed to Fiji for 2025 season
An exciting and even more action-packed season of Super Rugby Pacific is instore for Fijian Drua fans as draws for season 2025 are released.
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Excitement builds as over 3000 prepare for Cook Islands Games
The excitement for the third Cook Islands Games will reach a fever pitch as the much-anticipated biennial event kicks off with a grand opening...
Vanuatu PM calls for Climate Justice, backs New Caledonia and West Papua self-determination at UNGA
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas delivered a hard-hitting address to the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York Friday, slamming...
PNG PM Marape warns of Climate, Calls for sea-level rise as standalone UN agenda item
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, used his address at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York...
Pacific leaders look for more support for its Pacific Resilience Facility
Forum Chair and Tonga’s Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni spent time promoting the benefits of the new Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) at a UN...
NZ Climate Minister Watts heads to Fiji for key talks with Pacific Ministers on climate action
New Zealand Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is travelling to Fiji on Monday to attend a Ministerial Meeting (Talanoa) with Pacific Island countries, Australia,...
U.S Congress finalises security pact with Pacific Island allies
Buried in the hundreds of pages of the continuing resolution passed Wednesday by U.S lawmakers to prevent a government shutdown are Washington’s final steps...
Kiribati to vote for president on 25 October
The date for the Kiribati presidential - or beretitenti - vote has been set for 25 October.
Notices were published by electoral districts across the...
From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
At the UN General Assembly on Friday, leaders from Asia and the Pacific underscored a dire reality: climate change is a clear and present...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...